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"I left Mom's house stripped, whipped,
naked, and destroyed."
"Heal & Forgive is the author's potent account of the raw abusive underbelly of human nature and the triumph over it."
- Excerpt from Midwest Book Reviewer, Sherry Russell
Whether you are fed up with hearing that you have to forgive, or you are ready to consider forgiveness,
Heal and Forgive will empower you.
At some point in each abuse survivors healing journey, rests the question of forgiveness.
Are there some abuses too atrocious to forgive? Is it possible or even healthy to forgive some one who has never asked to be forgiven; somebody who has never even acknowledged any wrongdoing and someone who continues to do the same thing?
Any of us who have heard the words, "You have to forgive" knows that this added burden can actually impede our recovery.
Sometimes it is necessary to set aside the notion of forgiving at least temporarily. This affords us the opportunity to validate our stories with sympathetic listeners, express our anger in appropriate ways, mourn for our losses, and to protect others and ourselves from re-injury.
Surprisingly, it is often the very process of not forgiving, of acknowledging the pain, and taking the steps to heal that can free the abused to forgive.
A realistic, and compassionate blueprint
for coping with family estrangement
and reconciliation.
Anyone who has heard the devastating words, “I never want to see you again!” from a parent, sibling, or child, knows the torment of family exile.
All one needs to do is search the web for sites dealing with family estrangement to find endless choices for the countless individuals seeking help with family cut-off’s. From celebrities, to friends, co-workers, and neighbors we find people everywhere dealing with the effects of family rifts.
After a painful fourteen-year estrangement, author Nancy Richards and her family reunited. Heal and Forgive II: The Journey from Abuse and Estrangement to Reconciliation, presents a first-hand description of the journey towards healing and offers a blueprint for coming to terms with the past.
Nancy Richards, draws the reader in with examples of coping with – and healing from – the effects of estrangement. Further, she offers hope and realistic measures to consider when attempting reconciliation.
This thought provoking work is sure to help many individuals navigate the often painful and confusing arena of family estrangement and reconciliation.