Scars That Wound, Scars That Heal: A Journey Out of Self Injury (Live Free) [Paperback]

Jan Kern (Author)

Book Description

Series: Live Free | Publication Date: September 5, 2007

This is Jackie's story of repeated self-injury and how relationships with those who came alongside her—together with a deeper understanding of God's love and patience—brought her to a place of hope and healing.

The Live Free series for teens and young adults tackles real questions about real life—questions about sex, family problems, relationships, body image, and the future. You’ll discover firsthand stories of teens and their personal struggles, journeys, and spiritual healing that comes with real freedom. Each chapter includes Scriptures, journaling prompts, tips for supporting the person seeking help, and questions designed for personal reflection or small group discussion.

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About the Author

Jan Kern writes and speaks from her passion to know God deeply, as well as from her personal journey of struggle, loss, pain, and questioning. For more than twenty-five years she has worked with ministries and groups with which she has had the privilege of mentoring and encouraging teens, young adults, and parents. She and her husband live and work at a ranch for at risk youth in California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Standard Publishing; Perfect Bound edition (September 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0784721041
• ISBN-13: 978-0784721049
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #693,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book covering all angles, November 11, 2007

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Che - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scars That Wound, Scars That Heal: A Journey Out of Self Injury (Live Free) (Paperback)

This book is great as it covers the issue of self-harm from all angles. From the perspective of the self harmer, from an external viewpoint and even gives pointers to those trying to help the self injurer. It also provides direction for holistic healing as it demonstrates God's role in the healing. Struggling with self harm myself I really appreciated that this book had raw honesty. It wasn't this fairy tale book of recovery. It was the hard slog of years of work and effort with a hope-filled ending.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much needed resource, October 9, 2007

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T. Suzanne Eller, Author "Suzanne Eller, Author" (beautiful NE Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scars That Wound, Scars That Heal: A Journey Out of Self Injury (Live Free) (Paperback)

I've worked with teens for over two decades, and Jan Kern addresses the issue of self-injury with compassion and insight, as well as provides tangible help for the teen (or those who love them) seeks answers and help.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Moving, January 18, 2009

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Debra A. Weiss - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scars That Wound, Scars That Heal: A Journey Out of Self Injury (Live Free) (Paperback)

In Scars that Wound: Scars that Heal, author Jan Kern chronicles Jackie's story, a young woman that turned to cutting and self-injury to release her pain. Through Jackie's heartbreaking journey, Ms. Kern offers hope and healing to any teen that has ever struggled with self-injury.

But as Ms. Kern notes in the introduction, healing is not an easy journey nor is it meant to be taken alone. In a gentle, comforting tone, Ms. Kern explores things that lead many into self-injury and how to get help.

Powerfully descriptive, Scars that Wound: Scars that Heal is not only a good read for those who self-injure but also for youth pastors, friends and family members of someone that self-injures. From how to pray for a friend that is self-injuring to ways you can be there for your friend, Ms. Kern's suggestions cover many different aspects of self-injuring.

Like the other books in the Live Free series, Scars that Wound: Scars that Heal is not an easy, light-hearted read. But it is a beautifully moving story of one young woman's journey to freedom.