Though we say God is loving, trustworthy and all-powerful, our actions and thoughts reveal the subtle and not-so-subtle lies we're believing. Written with compassion and conviction, this eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study brings to light our distorted thinking and points us to the truth of who God is—the great healer who knows us intimately and pursues us with love.
Jeff VanVonderen, Dale Ryan and Juanita Ryan offer help in understanding abusive spirituality, addictive spirituality, codependent spirituality, anorexic spirituality and how to build a healthy, balanced spirituality.
Recovery: A Lifelong Journey is part of a 15-title series entitled Life Recovery Guides, in which Christian counselors Juanita and Dale Ryan provide help and encouragement for people hurt by life.
Opening each reading with a passage from Scripture, Dale and Juanita Ryan aim to relate the Bible to our everyday struggles to find wholeness and balance in life. 168 pages, paper
Racecar driver Earnhardt was at the top of his game—until a minor crash resulted in a concussion that would eventually end his 18-year career. In his only authorized book, Dale shares the inside track on his life and work, reflects on NASCAR, the loss of his dad, and his future as a broadcaster, businessperson, and family man. It was a seemingly minor crash at Michigan International Speedway in June 2016 that ended the day early for NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. What he didn’t know was that it would also end his driving for the year. He’d dealt with concussions before, but no two are the same. Recovery can be brutal, and lengthy. When Dale retired from professional stock car racing in 2017, he walked away from his career as a healthy man. But for years, he had worried that the worsening effects of multiple racing-related concussions would end not only his time on the track but his ability to live a full and happy life. Torn between a race-at-all-costs culture and the fear that something was terribly wrong, Earnhardt tried to pretend that everything was fine, but the private notes about his escalating symptoms that he kept on his phone reveal a vicious cycle: suffering injuries on Sunday, struggling through the week, then recovering in time to race again the following weekend. In this candid reflection, Earnhardt opens up for the first time about: The physical and emotional struggles he faced as he fought to close out his career on his own terms His frustration with the slow recovery from multiple racing-related concussions His admiration for the woman who stood by him through it all His determination to share his own experience so that others don’t have to suffer in silence Steering his way to the final checkered flag of his storied career proved to be the most challenging race and most rewarding finish of his life.
Recovery from Guilt is a volume in the 15-title Life Recovery Guides series in which Christian counselors Juanita and Dale Ryan offer help and encouragement for people hurt by life in one way or another.
These six studies on recovery from addictions comprise a Life Recovery Guide from a series by Christian counselors Juanita and Dale Ryan designed to help and encourage people who have been hurt by life in one way or another.
Recovery from Family Dysfunctions is a six-study guide that is part of the Life Recovery series, a series in which Christian counselors Juanita and Dale Ryan provide help and encouragement for people who have been hurt by life in one way or another.
Recovery from Broken Relationships is part of the 15-title Life Recovery Guides series in which Christian counselors Juanita and Dale Ryan provide help and encouragement for people hurt by life in one way or another.
These six studies on recovery from loss comprise a Life Recovery Guide from a series by Christian counselors Juanita and Dale Ryan designed to help and encourage people hurt by life in one way or another.
Recovery from Spiritual Abuse is part of a 15-title series, Life Recovery Guides, in which Christian counselors Juanita and Dale Ryan provide help and encouragement for people hurt by life in one way or another.
The First of Twelve Steps designed to help those suffering from dependencies of any kind - alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, co-dependency, shopping, etc. In Step One the participant wrestles with acknowledging their dependencies and the negative impact these compulsions have had on their life. However a person starts compulsively using, no one's intent is to end up controlled by the drug or behavior that eventually leaves the user with an overwhelming compulsion to use despite negative consequences. Some folks report that their addiction started as a coping strategy that offered a solution to a problem (chronic pain, anxiety, depression, awkward social interactions, low self esteem, trauma and stress). Inevitably, if a problem habit develops into a full blown Substance Use Disorder, the promised solution does not deliver and ends up robbing us of our dreams. In a respectful and thoughtful way this study guide provides structure for the reader to explore the depths of unmanageable living that inevitably accompanies compulsivity issues in all its many forms. Written from a distinctly Christian perspective, participants may find this workbook uniquely well-suited if they wish to approach their recovery from a Christian framework. The format includes daily meditation and prayer readings, personal stories and insights from those who have gone before them on this path to recovery. It also provides an in-depth guided self-reflection section intended to give the participant an opportunity to consider how the contents of this material intersect with their own personal experiences. This workbook considers the First Step from several distinct perspectives by exploring questions like - What does it mean to have moved from a bad habit to a dependency? What does the science say about Substance Use Disorder? How do people craft an effective recovery experience? What do we need to do differently if we want to move from bondage to freedom? Why is spirituality a key component of healthy recovery? This guide is both thorough and thought-provoking, useful for family members as well as those who struggle with a Substance Use Disorder. Anyone who is confused, curious or caught up in the disease of addiction will find resources and guidance in this material.
Do you fear that God is angry with you? Do you wonder if God is really FOR you? If God really loves you? Deep down many of us believe that we are not good enough, and never will be good enough, to have a meaningful relationship with God. This is because we have been spiritually trained in ways that have left us with distored and inadequate spiritualities of four different kinds: abusive, anorexic, addictive, and codependent. And we are left with a toxic combination of fear and shame. We may try to get it right. We may try to control ourselves and others. We may try to please God and to earn God's love. After a while we find ourselves exhausted and discouraged, and we may feel even more alienated from God. Jeff VanVonderen, Dale Ryan and Juanita Ryan understand this problem because they have been there both personally and professionally. And they are prepared to help you rebulid your spiritual life. If you find yourself living out a burdensome and unfulfilling spirituality, this book is for you. If you are longing to have a relationship with God that works, this book can show you the way.
Fortunately, recovery is possible. Not easy. Not quick. But people who have been abused can know God is on their side. He is committed to justice, yet full of comfort and compassion. This Life Recovery Guide helps put the broken pieces of your life back together again.
Hopelessness can hit anyone. It may arise when difficult events in life come our way-broken relationships, death of a loved one, unemployment or other crisis. Sometimes we are not able to work through our feelings alone. We get stuck in a cycle of sadness and suffering. We need t o be pointed toward the source of hope. This guide will show you the way.
Recovery from Distorted Images of Self is part of the Life Recovery Guides series in which Christian counselors Juanita and Dale Ryan provide help and encouragement for people hurt by life in one way or another.
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