Released from Shame: Moving Beyond the Pain of the Past [Paperback]

Sandra D. Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 22, 2002

Do you feel

• that your problem is not what you do but who you are?
• caught in patterns of destructive relationships?
• that you never get enough affirmation?
• afraid you'll pass bad patterns along to your children?
• that God probably loves you less than others?

If these questions fit you, you may be experiencing shame. Often shame comes from being raised in a family that has an impaired ability to provide its members with healthy nurturing. As a result, you carry emotional scars into adult life, longing for happiness but feeling unworthy of it. Sandra Wilson knows much about "shame-based" families--both from personal experience and from her years as a family therapist. Drawing from this background, she teaches you biblical principles that have helped her and many others work through painful issues and learn new, healthier ways to live. In this revised edition, Wilson also includes help for parents who want to break the intergenerational cycle of shame and give their children a "grace-based" foundation for life.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"God's perfect love certainly can cast out fear, but I never truly understood how God does that until learning more about being a shame-based person. Sandra Wilson has written an incredibly needed resource--especially for those of us from shame-based cultures--on how finally to experience exquisite freedom in Christ." (Rev. Ken Fong, senior pastor, Evergreen Baptist Church, Los Angeles )

"In the midst of a veritable flood of books on the subject, this one stands out. It is a balanced blend of keen therapeutic insights, effective illustrations from counselees and a warm sharing of the author’s own personal story. I recommend it highly and intend to use it extensively." (Dr. David A. Seamands, author of Healing for Damaged Emotions )

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: IVP Books; Revised edition (January 22, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830823344
• ISBN-13: 978-0830823345
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, December 4, 2004

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Dianne B. (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Released from Shame: Moving Beyond the Pain of the Past (Paperback)

Sandra Wilson does an excellent job in constantly referring you to pray for enlightenment and healing throughout the entire book. Her use of scriptures inspired me to put down the book and pick up the Bible...more validation that this book truly reveals a Christian approach/guidelines to healing past issues. While difficult facing the realistic pictures of your past, this book inspires you to pray for healing and to lean on God to help you through this time. Through many tears and much anger, it took me about a month to finish the book. But once I picked it back up, my perception changed and truly found this to be one of the better books I've read during my journey of healing.
Again...it's a difficult process to begin, but you will not be disappointed in the end.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Released From Shame..., May 13, 2003

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This review is from: Released from Shame: Moving Beyond the Pain of the Past (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book to anyone who has grown up in a dysfunctional family (specifically abusive families), and is interested in learning about the psychology of their past experiences. It took a while to read, as there were many times of prayer, reflection, and tears. I would also highly recommend this book to you if your spouse grew up in a dysfunctional family. Sometimes its hard for us to talk about our past experiences, and this is a great way to hear, see, and feel the hidden emotions we have and dont always want to talk about.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Released from the Same Moving beyond the pain of your past, February 2, 2003

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Janet O'Connell (Marshall, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

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Painful to read but so necessary to identify the wrong thinking that occurs when one has been shamed. It helps you to face the truth and make a commitment to practical and necessary changes in wrong thinking. It took a long time to finish because it took episodes of courage to pick it up again. It would be so easy to stuff all those emotions under. Without God's love and care that is where they would remain. Thank you for Sandra Wilson for giving him a voice....