Disrupted Journey: Walking with Your Loved One Through Chronic Pain and Illness Nate Brooks (Brooks)

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Brooks, Nate

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9798887791098

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Pages:

128

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Whether you’re a parent, spouse, child, or friend, when your loved one’s life is wracked by illness and pain, your life changes too. This honest, deeply personal book helps caregivers and companions of hurting people to process their own upended lives, relationships, and spiritual walk—while keeping their gaze on the comfort and hope offered by Scripture.

Contents

Introduction

When Suffering Isn’t a Season
I Didn’t Sign Up for This
A Stranger in a Strange Land
God, Interrupted
We Are Dust
Renegotiating Relationships
Cloud of Witnesses
The End

Acknowledgments
Appendix A: For the Non-Christian Reader
Appendix B: Sexual Intimacy and Chronic Pain and Illness
Notes
Further Resources

Endorsements

“Real. Relatable. Compassionate. Full of hope. If you or someone you love has experienced chronic pain or illness, the pages of this book will not only leave you feeling seen and less alone but also bolster your faith and relationship with very real hope amidst very real struggles.”
—Jeff and Sarah Walton, Authors, Together Through the Storms: Biblical Encouragements for Your Marriage When Life Hurts

“Nate Brooks helps caregivers navigate the complicated world of vicarious suffering, walking through the pain of the present and discovering the future joy that will make it all worthwhile.”
—Dave Deuel, Senior Research Fellow Emeritus, Joni Eareckson Tada Disability Research Center

About the Author

Nate Brooks serves as an associate professor of counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theology Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He counsels at Courage Christian Counseling, focusing on abuse, trauma, grief, and chronic pain and illness. His writing has been featured by Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and other outlets. Disrupted Journey is his third book.