Restore your emotional health!Have you felt trapped in an endless cycle of fear, anger, guilt, and other negative emotions? Has depression, anxiety, fear of rejection, or the inability to let go of past hurts robbed you of peace?No matter how hopeless or discouraged you feel, freedom is possible. It’s time to get to the root of your pain so you can heal. In Soul Mend: Discovering Spiritual and … Discovering Spiritual and Emotional Health, author Luann Dunnuck shows you how to uncover the source of your emotional struggles and experience wholeness with the help of God’s Holy Spirit.
See the connection between your mental and physical health. Find scriptural truths to help you work through emotional struggles. God has answers for you and declares in Jeremiah, “Is there anything too hard for Me?” Let Him do the impossible in you as you apply the concepts in this book, rely more heavily on God, and regain the joy of living!
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I recommend Soul Mend for anyone who needs help relieving stress or overwhelm, overcoming depression, letting go of anger, stopping panic attacks from recurring, or stopping the endless pain from their own actions or other people’s. Consistent use of the techniques in this book will help you gain peace and joy.
I have caught a glimpse of God helping me to let go of trauma and negative thoughts in much the same way. I loved reading about Luann Dunnuck’s experiences which were similar to my own but she has been working through this much longer than I. Her book spoke to me and showed me how to release even more generational issues. She explains very clearly how emotions and negative thought patterns can be handed down like DNA. The healing techniques are easy and the process is rewarding.
“Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.”
Psalms 90:16
If you are new to this, don’t worry! Luann helps make the process of getting out of stress mode and healing from trauma clear. I suggest to pay attention to what stands out as you read. Highlight or underline these phrases so you can return to work on them later, if not immediately, as you read through the book. God has an individualized message for each of us.
As Luann demonstrates, God desires with His whole heart to help us. I first started learning this as I read and worked with another great book, Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol K. Truman, which is a great accompaniment but does not replace Soul Mend.
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28
As you work through Soul Mend, you will also learn to pray more intently and will see God’s hand aiding you. It’s a process I am still perfecting. Reading Soul Mend has helped me discover new ways to support my healing relationship with God. I encourage you to get a copy and begin your own healing journey or take a new step on your healing journey today. For those who already work on clearing emotions, this book is an excellent addition to your collection! I plan on purchasing my own printed copy and several as Christmas gifts.
I received a free advanced reader copy of this book. All opinions are completely my own.
Review first appeared on BookofRuthAnn.com
In Mark 2:17, Jesus says, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” The Bible is full of examples demonstrating physical and emotional healing, and much of Jesus’ earthly ministry included healing. We all need healing in one way or another, even if we don’t necessarily realize it, and Luann Dunnuck’s “Soul Mend” concentrates on emotional health as the foundation for physical health.
Dunnuck begins by setting forth three steps toward healing from negative emotions: ascertaining why you are struggling with that particular emotion, working through the emotion until it no longer plagues you and then releasing it to God, and refusing to fall under the influence of that emotion again. She addresses many of the common negative emotions that we all tend to fall prey to at one time or another and offers an academic breakdown of terms and examples before entering into their spiritual impact. I appreciated how she interweaves science and Scripture, explaining how our body’s responses to our emotions influence our spiritual health and vice versa, and how the enemy of our souls plays on our fears and past experiences to keep us in bondage. One of the best points Dunnuck makes, in my opinion, is that we need to come out of agreement with the enemy and come into agreement with God by turning to God’s Word and His promises. After all, as she points out, “Our true identity is found in God and what He says about us.”
Each chapter concludes with questions to reflect on and a prayer, and there is a section at the very end that contains all of the prayers given throughout the book. One issue that I had was the number of grammatical errors. This is one of my pet peeves, and while I know that books will have errors, I admit that I struggled with a lack of necessary commas and periods, as well as some significant misspellings (“relieve” instead of “relive” and “alter” instead of “altar”, for instance), which disrupted and slowed my reading experience. I also didn’t agree 100% with the Pentecostal viewpoint. However, I thought that she truly did a skillful job of keeping “Soul Mend” centered around Scripture, at times explaining the original meaning of certain Hebrew words to emphasize their meaning. In so doing, she highlights an essential practice for overcoming negative emotional health: “A principle that I advocate throughout this book is to acquire scriptures that replace the lies with the truth.” Regardless of our individual hurts and sicknesses, our God, Jehovah Rapha, is the God Who Heals. Praise God for that!
I received a complimentary copy of this book through CelebrateLit and was not required to post a favorable review. All opinions are my own.
Soul Mend
Soul Mend talks about your emotional health. It discusses Worry, Anxiety, Fear, Depression, Etc. The book also discusses on how to overcome those things. At the end of each chapter there is a prayer that is related to that subject.
The book was written to be easily understood. I like how the last chapter has a summary of the prayers. Then there is the notes section that seem very helpful.
Overall I found the book very interesting and recommend reading it.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the publisher through Celebrate Lit. This book review is my own opinion.
I don’t know how many times I have said “Where is God? “Why is He allowing me to suffer?’ Those questions haunted me all my life as I suffered from abuse . If God loves me so much, why is He letting me endure pain daily? I picked up this book and my answers started to come. “God is waiting to perform an even greater miracle in our lives.” Through all the things I have been through, God had a plan that I couldn’t see.
What we don’t realize is that God is trying to get to the root and make us stronger. As we deal with anger, depression, anxiety, bitterness , unforgiveness and rejection., He is there to help us. We may be physically ill, but God wants to heal us emotionally as well. I have wondered over the last several years why I seem to be ill a lot. I can pinpoint when it started but at the time didn’t recognize it. My brother came to live with me about three years ago. It was a blessing because we were able to talk about our childhood and help each other with the pain we went through. He became a shoulder to lean on. I did start to see my anxiety pick up a little as the days went on. What God was doing was allowing me to finally open up all the hurt I had carried . He gave me a person who understood it and comforted me.
The book talks about how your emotional state can affect your physical state. Finally, I understood that all this emotional turmoil was making me sick. I wasn’t imagining headaches, colds, aches or pains. The enemy tries to be clever and trap us emotionally and before we know it we believe we have a dreaded illness that could be devastating. How many times have you gone from doctor to doctor trying to get answers? We keep seeking doctors waiting for bad news. God wants us to take a deep breath and allow Him to heal our thoughts.
I found it very interesting to learn about the three stages of stress. The author explains what they are and offers advice to overcome them. Eating better, taking vitamins and exercising are a few tools we can use to overcome stress. Stress seems to be part of our everyday lives. We need to take steps to not let it take over and find ways to become more relaxed and less anxious. In a spiritual sense we can pray and read our bible. What better way to feed our soul then to fill it with His word.
One of the chapters I really liked was about anxiety and panic attacks. The author shares what they are and how to get to the root of what is causing it. For me it is the pain of my childhood. “When hurts are buried so deep in our soul it is almost a shock when that pain is exposed.” One of the steps is to forgive. I can say that just in the last few months I have been able to say that I forgive the people who abused me. I can’t tell you what freedom I felt as I honestly was able to speak those words. After all these years, I finally feel peace.
The author includes questions and a prayer at the end of each chapter. I liked the questions because it helped me get a better grasp of what I read. The book is easy to read and I think is very helpful. Our job is to take the first step to healing. Seek God and ask for his guidance. Allow Him to direct your steps and heal you from the inside out.
“When we surrender our heart and soul to God, He comes to our rescue.”
I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.