Sacred Wounds: A Path to Healing from Spiritual Trauma
Brand: Chalice Press
Categories: Books, Christian Books & Bibles, Christian Living



Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.6 x 8.4 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0827235373
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0827235372
Publisher: Chalice Press
Print length: 184 pages
Publication date: October 20, 2015
subtitle: Paperback – October 20, 2015
author: Teresa B. Pasquale Richard Rohr
review: Editorial Reviews Review "Wise teachers and reliable paths are so hard to find. In Sacred Wounds and in Teresa Mateus, you have both. ... Hurt people hurt people , I've frequently observed. Sacred Wounds shows us how to honor our hurts so that we become healing people healing people ." --from the Foreword by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM "So many people have been wounded by religion. So few understand the personal, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of these wounds. As a pastor and a professional therapist, Teresa Pasquale Mateus is the first person I would go to for help in processing spiritual pain. Now, her gentle wisdom is available widely through Sacred Wounds. It is beautifully written and pastorally rich. Highly recommended!" -- Brian D. McLaren , Author/Speaker " Sacred Wounds is an incredible tool of hope! Teresa Mateus is an amazing guide, tender and wise, and offers her own experiences, other's powerful stories, and practical, gentle, and meaningful exercises for healing. I will be sharing it with the many people I know longing for hope after experiencing religious trauma." -- Kathy Escobar , pastor and author of Faith Shift: Finding Your Way Forward When Everything You Believe Is Coming Apart About the Author Teresa Pasquale Mateus is Clinical Director of RECO Intensive, a trauma and addiction intensive and ouBCatient treatment program on eight acres of sprawling horse farm near Delray Beach, Florida. She is also a yoga instructor, meditation and retreat facilitator who brings mindfulness and healing into her work for social justice. Teresa serves on the leadership team of Transform, a contemplative missional activist network.