Hurt People Hurt People: God's Hope and Healing for You and Your Relationships - Softcover

Wilson, Sandra D., Dr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1640703985 ISBN 13: 9781640703988

Publisher: Our Daily Bread Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

Find healing for your past and present relationships!

It’s true that hurt people hurt people. We’ve all been hurt by other people who were hurting, and in turn those wounds condition us to treat ourselves and others in hurtful ways. 

But it doesn’t have to continue that way. Family therapist and seminary professor Dr. Sandra Wilson wants to help you identify emotional scars and heal from painful past experiences such as childhood abuse or family dysfunction so you can bring health to your adult relationships. She addresses the shame you may feel from your scars head-on, and reminds you of God’s loving care and His Spirit’s presence in your journey toward wholeness. 

Discover that physical, verbal, sexual, and spiritual wounds can be healed and forgiven through God’s grace, and start making consistent choices toward flourishing relationships with God, others, and yourself.

About this title

About the Authors

Dr. Sandra D. Wilson is a spiritual director and the author of six books, including the best-selling Released from Shame. For years she was a family therapist and seminary professor. She and her husband of more than fifty years live in Tennessee.

Dr. Sandra Wilson is a retired family therapist and seminary professor, and the author of six books including Released from Shame and Into Abba's Arms. She is also a certified spiritual director and currently ministers in that capacity. She lives with her husband of sixty-six years, Garth, in Franklin, Tennessee.

From the Back Cover

“Wounds leave scars. And even the scars factor into God’s divine equation.” —Sandra Wilson

We all have been hurt by other hurting people, and in turn those wounds condition us to treat ourselves and others in hurtful ways. It’s called Wilson’s Law of Relationships: “Hurt people hurt people.” 

Whether you survived childhood neglect or abuse, or experienced the normal emotional hurts of our fallen world, this book helps you

     • See God’s biblical design for healthy relationships

     • Be realistic about the good and bad of your family of origin

     • Acknowledge your difficult emotions

     • Reclaim your ability to make new, life-giving choices

     • Learn to be the friend, spouse, leader, follower, and parent you want to be

Dr. Sandra Wilson addresses head-on the shame we often feel for our injuries—whether inflicted by others or ourselves. Rejecting that script, she reminds you of God’s loving presence in your journey toward wholeness. With empathy and biblical insight, Wilson is the perfect guide to emotional healing for you or others in your life who have experienced family dysfunction or ongoing struggles in their adult relationships.

Dr. Sandra Wilson is a retired family therapist and seminary professor, and the author of six books including Released from Shame and Into Abba's Arms. She is also a certified spiritual director and currently ministers in that capacity. She lives with her husband of 66 years, Garth, in Franklin, Tennessee.

Edition details

• Publisher: Our Daily Bread Publishing
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1640703985
• ISBN 13: 9781640703988
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242