Hope for Healing From Domestic Abuse: Reaching for God's Promise of Real Freedom

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By: Karen DeArmond Gardner

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God's love is steadfast for survivors who chose to leave an abusive marriage but still suffer the aftershocks

When someone leaves an abusive marriage, life isn't instantly fixed. Women who have experienced domestic violence feel shattered. Because of the trauma they've been through, a bond with their abuser has formed that keeps them tied together long after they've physically left.

Karen DeArmond Gardner understands these difficulties all too well. She tackled all the same struggles when she left her own abusive marriage. And she intimately knows what women in this situation need in order to gain freedom from the lies of abuse-to be reborn as the people God longs for them to be.

Hope for Healing from Domestic Abuse isn't a how-to book with a few easy steps. Instead, it's a biblically based map for a long journey to healing. By recounting her own history--as well as the faithfulness of God when she was willing to follow His direction--Karen helps readers:

discover there is life beyond abuse
recognize God's relentless pursuit of their heart
gain courage to release the trauma of their past
regain life, hope, and wholeness in Jesus's healing love

Gardner's inside perspective, strong voice, and incredible, vulnerable story of deliverance from the bonds of abuse allow readers to find themselves in her words and feel heard at last. She puts hope back in their hands, with the assurance that God loves them deeply and wants them to know they aren't defined by their trauma, their past, or their brokenness.

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Title: Hope for Healing From Domestic Abuse: Reaching for God's Promise of Real Freedom
By: Karen DeArmond Gardner
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 192
Vendor: Kregel Publications
Publication Date: 2021

Dimensions: 8.5 X 5.5 (inches)
Weight: 9 ounces
ISBN: 0825446945
ISBN-13: 9780825446948
Stock No: WW5446948

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God's love is steadfast for survivors who chose to leave an abusive marriage but still suffer the aftershocks

When someone leaves an abusive marriage, life isn't instantly fixed. Women who have experienced domestic violence feel shattered. Because of the trauma they've been through, a bond with their abuser has formed that keeps them tied together long after they've physically left.

Karen DeArmond Gardner understands these difficulties all too well. She tackled all the same struggles when she left her own abusive marriage. And she intimately knows what women in this situation need in order to gain freedom from the lies of abuse-to be reborn as the people God longs for them to be.

Hope for Healing from Domestic Abuse isn't a how-to book with a few easy steps. Instead, it's a biblically based map for a long journey to healing. By recounting her own history--as well as the faithfulness of God when she was willing to follow His direction--Karen helps readers:
• discover there is life beyond abuse
• recognize God's relentless pursuit of their heart
• gain courage to release the trauma of their past
• regain life, hope, and wholeness in Jesus's healing love

Gardner's inside perspective, strong voice, and incredible, vulnerable story of deliverance from the bonds of abuse allow readers to find themselves in her words and feel heard at last. She puts hope back in their hands, with the assurance that God loves them deeply and wants them to know they aren't defined by their trauma, their past, or their brokenness.

Author Bio

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Thirty years, four months, and two days after she said, “I do,” Karen DeArmond Gardner left an abusive marriage. Today, she’s a trauma advocate for women who have experienced abuse. She also facilitates Mending the Soul, a group that leads survivors through their trauma. She is the founder of AnotherOneFree.com, and owns a private security company in Hurst, Texas, with Tom Gardner, her second husband of ten years.

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“Wherever you find yourself—whether you’re a victim, survivor, overcomer, or conqueror of domestic abuse—you'll find DeArmond Gardner is a trustworthy guide on your journey to hope and healing. This book is immensely practical and deeply spiritual. Anyone who engages with the steps outlined here and does the hard work of processing what has happened to them will benefit. Please do yourself a favor and have your pen and journal handy when you begin. Then watch with expectation as God meets you right where you are and draws you along the path to where you were always meant to be.” -- Anna LeBaron, author of The Polygamist's Daughter: A Memoir

“With compassion, wisdom, and a proper understanding of Scripture, Karen will convince you that God loves you more than he hates divorce. Let her lead you through the healing that awaits you as you trust God with your betrayal and pain. You will boldly face your future knowing that, as Karen writes, ‘Your life will not be defined by what was done to you, but by what God does with what was done to you.’” -- Cindi McMenamin, national speaker, Bible teacher, and author of When Women Walk Alone

“God abhors evil and hates abuse toward his children. While the world heaps guilt, shame, and condemnation on those who have endured abuse, Karen DeArmond Gardner shares God’s unconditional love. She understands that secrets no longer hold their power when they are exposed to the light. God has brought beauty from ashes as he has used Karen to speak up for others and show how she learned to live again after escaping an abusive marriage, and how you can have a voice too.” -- Dr Michelle L. Bengtson, clinical neuropsychologist and award-winning author of Hope Prevails

“Domestic violence does not have to be a life sentence, and leaving a harmful relationship is only the first step of a journey toward hope, and the warmth of God's love. Testimonies from survivors and suggested activities to aid in one's transition round out this uplifting guide. . . . Highly recommended, especially for domestic abuse survivors.” -- Midwest Book Review

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Author: Karen DeArmond Gardner
Submitted: January 01, 2022

Tell us a little about yourself. Thirty years, four months, and two days after I said, "I do" I left an abusive marriage. I thought leaving was the end. It wasn't. Leaving was just the beginning of hard and wonderful as I learned to survive the one who vowed to love me.

I am a Trauma Advocate for women coming out of domestic abuse, helping women walk through the wilderness of pain into the Land of More.

My husband and I own a private security company and reside in Texas.

What was your motivation behind this project? After I left my abusive marriage I found resources that told me what happened to me but no resources on healing. I thought I had to just get over it. Only there is no just getting over abuse and trauma. I wrote Hope for Healing from Domestic Abuse to help other women discover there is life after abuse. Domestic abuse isn't a life sentence, that there is hope and healing.

What do you hope folks will gain from this project? My hope is that more women will heal from the one who vowed to love them and discover there is One whose love is relentless and dependable.

How were you personally impacted by working on this project? Even as I wrote the book, God lead me into deeper healing, which impacted how I see God and read scripture.