Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing

?Without rival, the best book on broken sexuality I have ever read.? ?Dan B. Allender, PhDMany of us feel ashamed and undesirable after years of sexual brokenness and addiction. The guilt and stigma surrounding sexual struggles can paralyze us and keep us from seeking help and healing. Author Jay Stringer approaches these sensitive subjects with gentleness and understanding.Based on original research from over 3,800 men and women, Unwanted is a groundbreaking resource that explores the ?why? behind self-destructive sexual choices in order to help readers work towards freedom. Addressing difficult issues with compassionate insight, this book discusses:Abandonment and broken relationshipsTrauma and sexual abuseThe sex industry and pornographyViolence against womenLearning to love and care for yourselfHealthy conflict and repair in your relationshipsInvesting in communityCreating healthy boundariesA perfect resource for those seeking self-help or those working to minister to the sexually broken people around them, Unwanted offers life-changing, practical guidance rooted in clinical evidence to light the way on a path to wholeness.?If you?re hungry for deep healing or searching for practical ways to help others heal . . . this will be an incredibly sharp tool in your tool belt!? ?Shannon Ethridge, MA, author of Every Woman?s Battle?Unwanted demonstrates a depth of insight and wisdom that I found stunning! It will truly help many come out of their shame and finally be free.? ?Dr. Ted Roberts, cofounder of Pure Desire Ministries?Unwanted is a courageous, insightful work that will undoubtedly equip many on the journey to freedom.? ?Dr. Juli Slattery, cofounder of Authentic Intimacy and author of Rethinking Sexuality Review Unwanted is, without rival, the best book on broken sexuality I have ever read. It is heartbreaking and hope-restoring, and with immense kindness, it proceeds to where most work stalls and refuses to enter. Jay?s research is groundbreaking. No one has pursued these dark waters with as much light-offering, data-bound research. Even more, Jay offers the heart of the gospel in a manner that doesn?t trivialize sin or addiction but lifts the battle up to the ambivalence we have about freedom. This book will be a classic that anchors us in brilliant research, soul honesty, and biblical reflection. Dan B. Allender, PHD, author of Healing the Wounded HeartOver the past twenty-five years of ministry, I?ve witnessed many men and women floundering in a sea of hopelessness due to their own (or a spouse?s) sexual brokenness. That?s why I?m so excited about and grateful for Jay?s work in the field of sexual addiction and restoration. If you?re hungry for deep healing, or searching for practical ways to help others heal from unhealthy emotional entanglements and sexual dysfunction, Unwanted will be an incredibly sharp tool in your tool belt! Shannon Ethridge, MA, author of Every Woman's BattleJay Stringer?s Unwanted demonstrates a depth of insight and wisdom that I found stunning! I have been counseling men and women in the church who are battling with sexual brokenness for over thirty years and have written fifteen books on the subject. Yet I found Jay?s grasp of the subject profound, and the graphic illustrations he used to summarize various points were worth the price of the book alone. It will truly help many come out of their shame and finally find freedom. Stringer is a top gun, and I would fly with him into combat anytime! Dr. Ted Roberts, cofounder of Pure Desire Ministries InternationalAs bleak as the landscape of sexual brokenness may appear, God always raises up his people to proclaim a path to healing and redemption. Jay Stringer is one of those voices. Unwanted is a courageous, insightful work that challenges us to look beyond the what into the why of our sexual sin. This book will undoubtedly equip many on the journey to freedom. Dr. Juli Slattery, cofounder of Authentic Intimacy a