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

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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.

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.

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.

True stories, true hope . . .

In the face of confusing messages in a chaotic world, teens and young adults need to know they don't have to get caught up or stuck in pain and brokenness. There is hope and a story God wants to unfold far greater than any they can imagine. Through her writing and speaking, Jan Kern encourages that discovery.

"I want to stop . . . I feel like I did something to deserve this. When is it going to be over?" These are the words of Jackie, a young girl caught up in the horror world of self-injury, commonly known as "cutting".

As Jan points out, the journey out of this nightmare is not an easy one, but with love and support, it can be achieved. I highly recommend this book for families of self-injurers as well as for youth pastors and others who work with young people.

This book was amazing. I have had a personal struggle with the topics covered in this book. I was really moved and touched in a healing way while reading this book. For anyone that has struggled with self-mutilation I would say this is a great read. I am recommending this book to my friends that have had similar struggles, and will continue to recommend it to anyone wanting a healing touch.

This is a touching story that explains so much behind the need to cut. It have me an understanding that I had lacked and a starting point for talking with my daughter about her hurting herself. It seemed to help her to be able to express her pain in verbal ways rather than cutting. I highly recommend this book for anyone who cuts themselves and for their families and friends. A true way to help.

I've read several books on SI and this is my least favorite. It's way too concerned with the religious factor and not on facts and help for understanding SI. If you're looking for a book to tell you God doesn't want you to SI (although isn't that obvious?), then this book is for you. If you're looking for a book on understanding SI and ways to help yourself or others, then I'd recommend A Bright Red Scream by Marilee Strong, or something else besides this book.

The book talks about Jesus all the time, it's only for Christians and talks much more about god than cutting. Worst book on self-mutilation I've ever read!

This book uncovers the secret world of a self-harmer that so many never know or understand. As you read you understand Jackie's pain and why she turned to cutting. I really believe this book is perfect for a self-harmer to read and find healing. God is going to use this book to help so many who struggle, parents who don't know what to do, friends that want to help, and people who just don't understand it. Buy this book for yourself and many other copies for everyone you know. Every youth pastor should read it and have all his staff read it too!!