Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing

by Stringer, Jay
ISBN: 9781631466724
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Outreach magazine 2018 Resource of the Year--Counseling & Relationships
Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing is a ground-breaking resource that explores the "why" behind self-destructive sexual choices. The book is based on research from over 3,800 men and women seeking freedom from unwanted sexual behavior, be that the use of pornography, an affair, or buying sex.

Jay Stringer's (M.Div, MA, LMHC) original research found that unwanted sexual behavior can be both shaped by and predicted based on the parts of our story--past and present--that remain unaddressed. When we pay attention to our unwanted sexual desires and identify the unique reasons that trigger them, the path of healing is revealed.

Although many of us feel ashamed and unwanted after years of sexual brokenness, the book invites the reader to see that behavior as the very location God can most powerfully work in their lives. Counselors, pastors, and accountability partners of those who experience sexual shame will also find in this book the deep spiritual and psychological guidance they need to effectively minister to the sexually broken around them.
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Stringer, Jay
  • ISBN: 9781631466724
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.80
  • Number Of Pages: 288
  • Publication Year: 2018
Language: English

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  • Highly recommend, Very healing

    Mark V. - 5 years 4 months ago

    Fantastic book. Really digs down and gets at the root of it. Tremendous healing is available through this.

  • AWESOME BOOK! Title is great

    Alessandra S. - 6 years ago

    I highly recommend this book. It was beautiful, provoking, insightful, and transformative. This is one of those books where I felt restored after reading it and I’m sure you will too even if you have no prior knowledge of the content. I feel more equipped to have difficult conversations with others and delve into the maps of our lives through the destinations that have deeply impacted us. I love the Biblical truth that was sprinkled onto each subject, as it was piercing but also delicate. The exterior wall someone puts up on display is only a fraction of their inner life/world. We all want to know and be known and Stringer makes that point very clear. Stringer addresses, explores, and weaves in the stories of men and women who’ve struggled with unwanted sexual behaviors. His incorporation of their stories and his research offers a smooth transition through sensitive issues. TW⚠️: Topics may be difficult to read, so please exercise caution if they’re triggering. The topics ranged from addiction, dysfunctional family systems, abandonment, trauma, sexual abuse, and the sex industry. At the end of almost every chapter, Strayer leads you into a time of reflection. Stringer wants us to understand how we got here, where is it that we come from, and where is it that we want to go. It is easy to get entrapped in the vicious cycle of our “core life experiences”. He emphasizes the need for a heart change while practically pursuing vulnerability through a supportive community. Instead of running away, run towards what you want to hide from, and rewrite your story. Fav quotes: “Empathy is the glue to human connection” “Your sexual behavior is unwanted because you intuitively know it does not bear the beauty you were made for. #BannedBook

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    Drew H. - 6 years ago

    It is an amazing book that gets to the heart of what fuels addiction.