Healing Worthlessness

For several decades, Desiree Leigh Thompson lived beneath the shadow of trauma and abuse. Having grown up in a violent, dysfunctional household and experiencing her first sexual assault at age twelve, she went on to suffer from several mental health disorders and self-destructive behaviours, forever trying to hide herself out of shame and self-loathing. As a result, she lost all sense of self-worth, self-identity, and belonging. However, all of this began to change when she found the bravery to begin psychotherapy and walk along the path to healing. Through a supported process of gaining awareness and letting go, she was able to emerge, at last, into self-love. In Healing Worthlessness, a courageous book about trauma and recovery, Thompson shares her story in detail in hopes of helping other survivors find their own healing paths. She also addresses the global issue of intimate partner violence, the oppression of women under patriarchy, and the social and cultural reasons why society at large often suppresses and denies stories of abuse. She also overviews the research behind childhood trauma and its links to adult dysfunction, repeated victimization, and chronic health repercussions. As Thompson herself discovered, it is never too late to escape the legacy of abuse and change your life; if, as a survivor, you have a desire to change—to heal your wounded relationship with yourself, and subsequently, your relationships with others—then what you need (and deserve) is encouragement and support to help you get there. Healing Worthlessness is a multifaceted restorative tool, a call to action, and an invaluable resource for helping survivors escape toxic patterns, push past their limitations, feel joy again, and connect deeply with themselves and those they love.

In Shame Interrupted, bestselling author Edward T. Welch empowers readers to live in light of the gospel of God's grace, which breaks the lingering power of shame. Providing immediate application to every reader's spiritual journey, Welch's book guides men and women to seek freedom from the shame of their own relational and sexual brokenness. Shame controls far too many of us, and the Bible addresses the issue of shame from start to finish. Shame Interrupted reminds readers that God cares for the shamed, and that through Jesus, they are covered, adopted, cleansed, and healed. Shame Interrupted creates a safe place to deal with shame, shining a light on the dynamics of sin and how it is overcome through the power of Christ. By identifying with our shame on the cross, Jesus gives believers freedom from the paralyzing effects of sin and shame. As someone who is familiar with the effects and crushing weight of shame—and the overwhelming freedom found in Christ—Welch invites readers to find confidence in the cleansing work of Christ in this raw and brutally honest book. By examining the depths of the human heart, Welch has made accessible invaluable tools for counseling, soul care, and pastoral work. Shame Interrupted dwells on hope and healing, providing gospel answers to difficult questions.

The Worthy Woman Workbook: Build Lasting Self-Worth for Survivors is an interactive book that explains why healing from trauma is important to increasing self-worth. The Worthy Woman Workbook came about after publishing Healing Worthlessness: Coming into Self-Love as a Trauma Survivor, a courageous book about trauma and recovery where Desiree Leigh Thompson shares her story in detail about developmental and sexual trauma in hopes of helping other survivors find their own healing paths. The Worthy Woman Workbook analyzes several concepts for healing that were shared in Healing Worthlessness. Thus, The Worthy Woman Workbook, is an educational tool that is self-reflective, thought provoking, and engaging so that the reader can gain insight into their own patterns of thought, emotions, and behaviors that are keeping them stuck in unhealthy habits and coping strategies. The workbook explains the fundamentals of trauma, the underpinnings of worthiness, the seven steps to building lasting self-worth with insightful questions, activities, and inspiration that lead to a more intentional and fulfilling life.

Embrace the Freedom Confidence Brings How would your life change if you suddenly felt confident about every aspect of your existence? Don’t wait to find out. Bestselling author, Kristin N. Spencer, wants to help you see the truth about who you are: a beloved child of God. Do you long to feel loved and cherished? Look no further. By employing the principles set forth in this transparent and practical book, you will finally understand and will be able to work past all of the obstacles that have kept you from living in the fulfilled freedom that godly confidence creates. Do you want to know if this book is for you? • Have you ever felt worthless? • Has anyone ever told you that you have low self-esteem? • Do you ever wish that you were someone else? • Are you curious about why God put you on Earth? • Have you ever felt like there has to be more to this life? • Has your lack of confidence ever stopped you from pursuing an opportunity you desperately wanted to take? Whether you have been labeled as having low self-esteem, or are exhausted from dealing with the pain of feeling unloved and unnoticed, You Aren’t Worthless will help you learn and embrace the truth that leads to real and lasting confidence. Make Your Brain Believe In order to understand God’s plan for you and how to be confident in who you are and the calling on your life, you will walk through chapters that teach you how to do the following: Learn the truth about your identity in Christ. Realize of the two most powerful lies Christians believe about themselves. Walk through a proven path to freedom from pride. Follow a guide to understanding God’s plan for humility. Learn how to embrace confidence concepts that are biblical while avoiding those that aren’t. Understand God’s love for you and why that matters. Overcome damaging parental expectations and relationships. Along with these empowering skills, you will also be able to go through a 30-day challenge at the end of the book that will help you turn every low-confidence moment into an opportunity for personal growth through a proven four-step process. Don’t delay your quest to unlock the truth to godly confidence. Order your copy of You Aren’t Worthless today.

Healing the Wounded Heart exposes negative emotions such as fear, rejection, worthlessness, shame, insecurity, defilement, and hopelessness that prevent us from living in the grace and peace God intends for us. Uncover the lies embedded in emotional wounds and discover peace and truth in the presence of the Living Christ.

In Deep Self-Healing, Louise Armitagea professional natural therapistdescribes her unexpected journey of mind/body/spirit healing and personal transformation through mindfulness meditation. Her story explores how she faced healing the many faces of hard-personal circumstances and bitter emotional pain common to many peoplelike relationship breakdowns, grief, worthlessness, powerlessness and anxiety. As well as providing an in depth-account of her own self-healing process, woven through her story are thoughtful discussions of important spiritual-healing concepts such as the role of karma, past-lives and soul evolution. Deep Self-Healing is therefore a unique blending of an intimate and honest personal story, with the important spiritual-healing principles underpinning it. For both healers and all who seek personal growth, Deep Self-Healinga Personal Story and Spiritual Guide offers a rare and highly useful resource This is a book to be read, re-read, and well-studied. Scott Mandelker Ph.D. Teacher, counsellor and author of From Elsewhere and Universal Vision.

In Midlife Redesigned: Women Reshaping Their Future by Leveraging the Power of Their Heart, Desiree Leigh Thompson urges women to re-examine their lives before it is too late. Thompson encourages women to deeply reflect on the life they have chosen and the one they may wish to have moving forward. Thompson outlines the many obstacles’ women face in achieving their goals and how to overcome them and encourages women to slow down and take time to heal and unclutter the mind so that they can intentionally and with integrity lead the second stage of their life from the heart.

The world is witnessing a rapid rise in the number of victims of human trafficking and of migrants—voluntary and involuntary, internal and international, authorized and unauthorized. In the first two decades of this century alone, more than 65 million people have been forced to escape home into the unknown. The slow-motion disintegration of failing states with feeble institutions, war and terror, demographic imbalances, unchecked climate change, and cataclysmic environmental disruptions have contributed to the catastrophic migrations that are placing millions of human beings at grave risk. Humanitarianism and Mass Migration fills a scholarly gap by examining the uncharted contours of mass migration. Exceptionally curated, it contains contributions from Jacqueline Bhabha, Richard Mollica, Irina Bokova, Pedro Noguera, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, James A. Banks, Mary Waters, and many others. The volume’s interdisciplinary and comparative approach showcases new research that reveals how current structures of health, mental health, and education are anachronistic and out of touch with the new cartographies of mass migrations. Envisioning a hopeful and realistic future, this book provides clear and concrete recommendations for what must be done to mine the inherent agency, cultural resources, resilience, and capacity for self-healing that will help forcefully displaced populations.