Where have you put your pain? Do you ever feel the pressure to hide your struggles in order to look like a "good Christian"? The truth is, we all face battles and hurts in our lives. Scripture is full of God-fearing men and women who tried to cover up their problems. For Mary and Martha, the death of their brother, Lazarus, was the ultimate devastation. They put his body in a dark place and rolled a stone in front of it. But God knew where they buried their pain, and He knows where you bury yours too. Jon Chasteen explores Old and New Testament examples of people whom God invited to begin the healing process by confronting their secret pain. Through this book with an included study guide, you will learn to: Acknowledge the struggles you've been avoiding Let go of shame and regret Partner with God in your healing Find freedom and lasting peace God wants to visit the place of your pain, redeem your past, and set you free. Will you let Him? Dr. Jon Chasteen is President of The King's University in Southlake, Texas. He and his wife, Michele, also serve as the Lead Pastors of Victory Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jon's greatest passion is to empower and equip the local church to live, move, and be in the fullness of Christ.

Healing the Hidden Hurts: Transforming Attachment and Trauma Theory into Effective Practice with Families, Children and Adults provides a unique collection of professional and personal responses to the challenges that arise in dealing with attachment difficulties. With contributions from social workers, adoptive parents, adoptees, psychologists, therapists, counsellors and other related professionals, this book provides a varied and expansive approach to explaining attachment theory. The authors speak from personal experience to deliver explanations of theory, how they relate to practice and to provide practical guidance on how to improve the physical, emotional and psychological development of children in care across a broad range of professional settings. This book provides valuable insights relevant to practitioners within the fields of social work, health, education, the criminal justice system and any independent and voluntary sectors working with children and families.

As you read Healing Hidden Hurts, the simplistic message of forgiveness becomes relevant.Your total healing and restoration is possible! Prior hurts and unjustified wounds that scarred you mentally and kept you bound in personal prisons are finally released to reveal the true inner beauty and wholeness that you were created for. Lasting inner peace is possible. Complete wholeness and healing can be yours as you learn these simple and easy steps to applying forgiveness. Don t hide or bandage your pain any longer. It s time for you to be as whole, free and healed as Jesus died to make you.

Healing in the Hurting Places is a personal experience story and outreach for victims of childhood sexual abuse, and those who want to help them. It sensitively focuses on the healing journey—how to recognize symptoms of abuse and offer help. Victims often feel alone, they don’t know where to turn or may believe no one will understand. Author Karen Riley speaks to that place of pain and takes you on the healing journey that transformed her life. “This is not about the tragic event, but about where to go now. I want them to know that they are not alone, and there is One who can heal their broken hearts,” writes the author. Others who will benefit from this story of hope and healing: those affected by alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic, and other physical or verbal abuse—and those who are involved with them. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7). Many victims share similar characteristics and traits as a result of abuse, which often manifest in the same behavior patterns—Healing in the Hurting Places is a springboard to empowerment and better understanding.

Because God is yet speaking, it shall come to pass. The need for healing in women was at hand and the fact that women hoarded their unspoken hurts inside of their hearts was beginning to show up in the new generation. As we passed on the tradition of the unspoken hurts, it began to breed and birth a new generation of hurt, broken and unhealed women in the land. I asked a question: As a woman, what would you say your top ten experiences of hurt (spoken of or unspoken of) was that has kept you in bondage, that you desire to be liberated from? Many women replied, Betrayal in Friendship, Divorce, Being Sexually Violated, The Loss of a Loved One, Rejection, Cheating, Abandonment, Depression, Suicide, Low Self-Esteem, Being a Motherless or Fatherless Child, Etc. At the height of these responses, a decision was made; it was time to take our lives back and be INTENTIONAL about our healing! In this book you will venture on a journey that many have experienced, but have been too ashamed and embarrassed to face their hidden hurts. It is my intent that women and girls of all ages, backgrounds and cultures will pull from this book whatever resonates with them. Most importantly, give them a guide and provide them with the tools to attempt to move forward by being INTENTIONAL about their healing. There is nothing new under the sun and there is nothing that you have faced or endured that is too hard for our God to bring you through! PLEASE, allow me to help you peel back the layers of your hidden hurt so that you can begin the healing process!