LONGWOOD, FL-Wendy J. Mahill is, first and foremost, a survivor. While growing up, she had to learn to overcome deep shame resulting from childhood sexual abuse and learned valuable life lessons from her painful past. Now, in Growing a Passionate Heart: Help, Hope, and Healing for Women Wounded by Childhood Sexual Abuse ($16.99, paperback, 978-1-60266-461-6), she uses her redemptive story to support women who have similar stories and have chosen to face their past. By doing so, they can become passionate about life, their relationships with others, and their devotion to God.
Says Mahill, "My book is a useful tool for therapists and support groups to use with women who desire to deal with the pain of childhood sexual abuse and overcome the self-protective patterns that prevent them from forming healthy relationships."
This Christ-centered curriculum for women who are victims of abuse will provide them with clear definitions for their experiences, helping them establish responsibility where it rightfully belongs. The curriculum helps women assess and overcome the damage caused so they can move from being victims to being survivors, uncover the core beliefs developed as abuse was occurring, gain an understanding of how these beliefs have driven their choices and actions, and replace faulty beliefs with biblical truth.
Wendy J. Mahill serves in the People Encouraging People Ministry of River Lakes Community Church as a lay counselor. She and her husband, Joel, reside in Bakersfield, California.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Growing a Passionate Heart through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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