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by Linda J. MacDonald
Her books are not just theoretical; they are based on real-life experiences and extensive research, making them invaluable resources for anyone navigating the difficult journey of infidelity recovery.
Practical Expertise in Infidelity Recovery
Linda J. MacDonald, M.S. brings decades of experience in infidelity recovery, providing readers with profound insights and practical tools through her books. As a specialist in this challenging area, Linda has authored several acclaimed works that delve into the complexities of healing and rebuilding trust after infidelity.
COMMENTS BY READERS:
"I want to thank you for all the work you have done for those recovering from betrayal. Of all the books and podcasts I have found while working through my own recovery, your materials have been the most helpful."
~Note from a Reader
"My husband’s therapist recommended your book after D-day. He read it, and then gave it to me to read and asked me to highlight the parts that resonated for me. It made me feel that I wasn’t crazy, and it gave us a place to start."
~Note from a Reader
“I’ve read a lot of material [on affairs] and yours is the only one that I connected with.”
~Note from a Reader
Beta Users Comments:
“My group members often expressed how much more effective it is to have Jesus as our guide in healing, rather than relying on other coping mechanisms for the pain we’ve endured.” ~Danielle, PhD
“Working through the Workbook and sharing with my group, I have experienced healing and watched others’ freedom unfolding before my eyes.” ~Anonymous Group Member
"We each walked through some serious healing moments and got to see how God is for us, protects us, and withholds no good thing from us. Now we see how God has used our terrible circumstances to refine us and make us into beacons of love to others."
~Anonymous Group Leader
A Journal, Bible Study, and Group Discussion Guide
Linda found that both infidelity and unwanted divorce are often experienced in isolation, as our culture doesn't seem to know how to come around hurting spouses who've gone through such double betrayals, including in the Christian community.
For her own recovery, Linda found her greatest solace in three ways:
- God's Word (along with journaling)
- Small Group Support
- Trauma-informed Therapy
That's why she developed the Redeeming the Post-Affair Divorce Workbook--a place for people to process their pain, delve into relevant Scriptures, and share their experiences with other wounded and recovering believers. Available NOW!
In it she takes you through Biblical lessons and practical exercises on:
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Processing the grief
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Finding comfort from God
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Understanding God's character
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Find truths that liberate you from the lies
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God's healing presence
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Navigating the scriptures on divorce
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Letting go of the angst
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Finding new purpose for your life.
More than two-decades in the making, and three years of concentrated effort, this Workbook is a compilation of the Scriptures, Truths, and Exercises that helped Linda in her own recovery. This 196-page Workbook is packed with comforting and thought-provoking tools to use during your devotional time, and hopefully share in a group setting. Even though God didn't redeem your broken marriage, He longs to REDEEM your broken life.
Don't allow the shame, loss, and lies that stole your confidence to linger for one more day! tools for recovery.
Healing Alone is Difficult.
We were designed by God to attach to our mothers at birth and later to a life-partner as adults. When such relationships are torn apart by betrayal, abuse, and abandonment, the trauma and grief we experience is profound and can lead to despair, depression, and post-traumatic stress.
When infidelity is followed by an unwanted marital break-up, the combined stressors create tremendous psychological, emotional, spiritual, and financial injuries.
We need the help of God and safe people to overcome the shame, the harm to our self-esteem, and our distrust in ourselves, the world, and sometimes even God.
After helping many couples repair their marriages in the aftermath of an affair, Linda unexpectedly experienced an infidelity crisis in her own marriage, which changed her husband's heart toward her, forever. She thought her life and career were over. But it was only a new beginning.
Linda has written the book and an accompanying Workbook that she wished she'd had more than two decades ago, to help others pull out of the pit of rejection and find new purpose for her life.
Her upcoming book, THE POST-AFFAIR DIVORCE, covers such pertinent topics such as: Complex Grief, The Shame of Divorce, Post-Traumatic Stress, Missing the Red Flags, Healing from Trauma, Restoring Your Faith, and steps to Rebuild Your Life.