Becoming a Family that Heals: How to Resolve Past Issues and Free Your Future (Focus on the Family)

Many individuals enter marriage with deep soul wounds from their families of origin. Having little or no skill in conflict resolution, communication, and problem-solving, these couples then wound each other, and eventually, their children. This marital and family conflict leaves individual family members feeling alone and isolated, which can lead to divorce. These patterns are then repeated down through the generations. Working with countless families in their counseling practice over the years, the authors developed a model of relationships that has been used successfully to heal individual and family brokenness. They call this the Soul Healing Love model of relationships, and they?ve taught the concepts to ministers, counselors, marriage mentors, and lay leaders around the world. They now want to share these principles with as many families as possible. Review For those who are seeking healing and health, Drs. Beverly and Tom Rodgers point the way. I highly recommendBecoming a Family that Heals. (Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages)Every family, no matter how healthy, needs healing. And Tom and Beverly?s book is sure to be a catalyst for helping you heal the hurts that might otherwise fragment your bonds. (Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, authors of Love Talk) From the Back Cover Healing a family takes more than a cosmetic makeover.Living in a fallen world, no one escapes the sting of emotional injuries. These scars are often bandaged quickly?only to manifest themselves later in life as painful jabs that cut into your spouse and children. How can you stop this cycle?Licensed counselors since 1980, Drs. Tom and Beverly Rodgers have seen countless families be truly healed even after decades of hurting each other. The Rodgers? practical healing process, based on authoritative research, will dispel your fears of a broken family and allow God to heal past wounds.This step-by-step model goes beyond discovering negative patterns of behavior?you?ll learn tosolve the problems that plague your family?s psychological, interpersonal and spiritual lives. Though this process may require some pain,Becoming a Family that Heals is worth the effort.