The Secure Soul: Finding Inner Strength and Connection When Trust Doesn't Come Easy - Softcover

Cook, Dr Alison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1400352606 ISBN 13: 9781400352609

Verlag: Thomas Nelson, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Many of us long for closeness and intimacy in relationships while simultaneously fearing rejection, abandonment, or being overwhelmed. Blending attachment theory with spiritual formation, Dr. Alison Cook helps us restore our soul to a place that can process past traumas or hurts in order to be fully alive and present.

In The Secure Soul, psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Alison Cook offers a compassionate path toward emotional healing, secure connection, and spiritual wholeness through stories of her own journey and personal struggle.

We overthink conversations, people-please, shut down emotionally, or work endlessly to feel worthy of love. Beneath these patterns are often hidden attachment wounds—places within us still longing to feel safe, secure, and connected. These "soul ruptures" are traumas that happened to us long ago and which left unhealed wounds that inhibit our daily life.

We feel the need to build up protective walls, to avoid, which Dr. Alison identifies as your inner "Controller" that is guarding your heart or making you feeling distant from God.

The Secure Soul shows you how to build emotional and spiritual security from the inside out. You will learn how to:

• understand why you feel empty, anxious, or alone—even when life looks full
• identify the patterns keeping you stuck in over-functioning, self-neglect, and self-criticism
• care for the wounded younger parts of yourself with compassion instead of shame
• experience deeper emotional connection in your relationships
• rediscover God as a safe and loving presence rather than a distant authority
• cultivate lasting peace, resilience, and a more secure sense of self

 

The Secure Soul is for anyone who feels exhausted from holding it all together—and longs to feel truly known, loved, and secure.

You were never meant to do life alone.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr. Alison Cook is a therapist, psychologist of religion, bestselling author, and host of the top-ranked The Best of You podcast. Widely recognized for her ability to bridge faith and psychology in a way that is both deeply practical and spiritually alive, Dr. Alison has spent over two decades helping people move from feeling disconnected to feeling secure, grounded, and loved. Her books, including Boundaries for Your Soul and The Best of You, have sold over 150,000 copies. She and her husband, Joe, are the parents of two adult children and call both Boston and Wyoming home. Connect with Dr. Alison at dralisoncook.com.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Thomas Nelson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1400352606
• ISBN 13: 9781400352609
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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