When it storms in your life
Trauma recovery with
the ancient Job and modern therapy
What to expect?
In “When it storms in your life”, you are taken into Job’s struggles when he lost everything, including his health. Job was traumatized!
The way Job dealt with his traumas and how God was present gave Laurens much support in his own trauma processing, and he shares this candidly.
Additionally, Laurens struggled with the question of how trustworthy modern therapy was, fearing that it would take him further away from God. To his surprise, he found many principles of current therapeutic practice reflected in the biblical story. Laurens shares these discoveries in 60 short contemplations, consistently providing you with something practical to apply in your life.
Topics
- Job’s physical, emotional, and spiritual losses
- Where is God’s love in suffering?
- How can people help you?
- God’s answer to Job
- What if things don’t end well?
- Handling your strong feelings
- Learning to take care of yourself in a healthy way
- The strength God has placed within you
Because God is love …
He has done something about evil
Unique elements
- Laurens’ personal story during the most intense period of his own trauma processing
- Integration of pastoral care and psychology with contemporary therapy in light of Job’s trauma processing
- 60 contemplations, based on Bible texts from Job. Each reflection ends with a practical application or helpful principle
For whom?
Are you struggling with questions surrounding major losses in your life and wondering where God is? Or have you been traumatized by intense events? Then you will find help in this book.
Are you involved as a family member, friend, or caregiver with someone who has been traumatized? This book gives you more insight into his or her struggles and offers a number of valuable tips on how best to support them.