Express, explore, and reflect on your inner and outer worlds to deepen, support, and enhance your wellness journey. Let them flow through you, awakened by the magic of Josephine Wall's enchanting imagery and guided by the lived wisdom of Angela Hartfield. Here, you have a soft and sacred place where you are safe in surrender, free to rest and replenish, and can remember the natural wonders of your whole and glorious being. Uplifting messages, quotes, and 44-full-page color art reproductions are interspersed throughout for additional inspiration.

Studies confirm what avid journalers have always known: that writing about difficult experiences helps the writer move forward. In Journalution, Sandy Grason combines the writing guidance of Julia Cameron with the emotional nurturing of Shakti Gawain.

Healing from trauma begins with the courageous act of telling your story. Yet many survivors of trauma are afraid to tell anyone about their deeply painful and personal experience(s). Trauma survivors often feel shame, guilt, fear, and anger. They may also carry deep spiritual wounds, such as feeling abandoned or punished by God. They may wonder how they can ever trust God. In Beads of Healing, Kristen Vincent shares her story of childhood trauma and how she eventually found God’s peace, healing, and wholeness. She tells how, over 35 years after the trauma, she encountered God as never before in the presence of a Christian community. In this setting where she felt safe and loved, and through the help of spiritual practices like scripture reading, prayer, group sharing, and reflection, she finally found the peace she had been seeking since age 7. Vincent models how to name feelings of grief, anger, abandonment, shame, and fear. She gives readers ideas for ways to use prayer beads as a safe way to enter conversations with God, to talk honestly with their Creator, and open themselves to God’s love. This powerful story of one woman’s journey to spiritual healing offers hope for all trauma survivors, as well as those who have experienced loss, hurt, or other spiritual wounds. Each chapter includes a scripture passage that supports the chapter theme truth-telling (the author talks about the chapter theme from her perspective) reflection questions a prayer bead experience a listening focus (a line to repeat with your prayer beads) an opportunity to check in with yourself before moving forward NOTE: The author recommends that readers study this book with someone: a therapist, pastor, spiritual director, or support group. Beads of Healing features a Leader’s Guide with an outline for 16 sessions, links to instructions for making prayer beads, and a guide to using prayer beads. This book will be a valuable resource for pastors, counselors, and others who provide support for trauma survivors.

There is a whisper that cannot be heard but by the one it was meant for. There is a smell that will take you back to the first time you ever took a whiff. There is a feeling of a touch that can only be described as affection. These are the moments I want to remember for the rest of my life. These are the places God has taught me more about my value than anywhere else.

The whispers of our hearts often tell the most profound tales. In the midst of the turbulent currents of history, amidst the deafening roar of war and the hushed silences of sorrow, love finds a way to make itself heard. This story, born from the echoes of a world in upheaval, is a testament to the enduring power of love to heal, inspire, and transform. It is a story of two souls, Gladys and Coy, who find solace in each other amidst the chaos. It explores the tapestry of human emotions, the intricate dance of hope and despair, and the resilience of the human spirit. Through the lens of their journey, we encounter themes of societal prejudice, the complexities of disability, and the sacrifices demanded by conflict. Yet, amidst these challenges, love shines through, illuminating the path toward acceptance, self-discovery, and a shared future. This book is an invitation to delve into the depths of their hearts, to witness the raw emotions that shape their journey, and to discover the enduring power of love that transcends all boundaries

This illuminating book weaves personal stories of a multilingual upbringing with the latest scientific breakthroughs in interspecies communication to show how the skill of deep listening enhances our curiosity and empathy toward the world around us Third Ear braids together personal narrative with scholarly inquiry to examine the power of listening to build interpersonal empathy and social transformation. A daughter of Holocaust survivors, Rosner shares stories from growing up in a home where six languages were spoken to interrogate how psychotherapy, neurolinguistics, and creativity can illuminate the complex ways we are impacted by the sounds and silences of others. Drawing on expertise from journalists, podcasters, performers, translators, acoustic biologists, spiritual leaders, composers, and educators, this hybrid text moves fluidly along a spectrum from molecular to global to reveal how third-ear listening can be a collective means for increased understanding and connection to the natural world.