Open Eyes, Happy Heart: A Story of Healing from Sexual Abuse and Childhood Traff

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A hope-filled, page-turning account of recovery from childhood sex trafficking. Join Carolyn as The Good Shepherd takes her on a miraculous journey out of her darkness and into His light. Suitable for teens and adults (no graphic content).

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"I had been living with suppressed unanswered 'why' questions for years: why would God have allowed my abuse? Why would He have sent me back home when I was 12, rather than rescuing me?" - Carolyn Thompson, Open Eyes, Happy HeartAfter surviving a hidden history of childhood sex trafficking, Carolyn had a major problem with the idea of God as a loving Father. But God had a purpose in her pain and a plan for her life.God planted a desire in her heart for a better life than she was living, and He guided her there one step at a time. Walk with Carolyn through her miraculous journey and be amazed at what a good Father God truly is!Open Eyes, Happy Heart is a bright and hopeful book suitable for teens and adults (no graphic content). Whether you have survived sexual abuse or childhood trafficking, know someone who has, or just need to hear a great story of God and His love...this book is for YOU!"An amazing story of healing and a woman's journey on the road to recovery, reconciliation, and realization that with God all things are possible. Carolyn takes the reader with her on the journey, and allows them to feel and learn from her pain and healing process. The reader is left looking at their own life for their own hurts that need to take to Jesus. This book is worth the read and I highly recommend it to anyone! And I loved the artwork!!!" - Pastor William Stevens, Vetchurch.org, Sexual Abuse Survivor/Activist

Author Biography

Carolyn Thompson is the author of Open Eyes, Happy Heart: A Story of Healing from Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trafficking. The story is intensely personal, much like her relationship with God. But neither her story nor her relationship with God was ever meant to be private. She hopes that by sharing what God did for her, other survivors will be prompted to reach out for healing. Carolyn lives in Little Rock, Arkansas with her husband Will and her son Daniel. She leads a women's prayer ministry at The Church at Rock Creek. And she has open eyes and a happy heart! Carolyn Thompson is the author of Open Eyes, Happy Heart: A Story of Healing from Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trafficking. The story is intensely personal, much like her relationship with God. But neither her story nor her relationship with God was ever meant to be private. She hopes that by sharing what God did for her, other survivors will be prompted to reach out for healing. Carolyn lives in Little Rock, Arkansas with her husband Will and her son Daniel. She leads a women's prayer ministry at The Church at Rock Creek. And she has open eyes and a happy heart!

Review

D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book ReviewIt's rare to see a subject embracing sexual abuse and childhood trafficking arranged in such a way that teen audiences can absorb the details without graphic, inappropriate descriptions, but Open Eyes, Happy Heart: A Story of Healing from Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trafficking is designed for this audience. This is an even more important note because, of all the age groups of reader for this subject, teen audiences are the most vulnerable to these threats and need to read about them-albeit in an appropriate manner, represented here.Spiritual questions about God's intentions and purpose (in allowing Carolyn Thompson's childhood abuse) intersect in a memoir that presents her hidden history sans the graphic descriptions that usually keep this subject far from teen hands.The Biblical references and religious foundations of this book thus will appeal to Christian audiences who want materials appropriate for young adults.Broader issues of God's purpose, forgiveness, and finding not just freedom but joy from life after such experiences are addressed in the course of reflecting on these religious questions: "That Scripture started life change. I was now sure of my Heavenly Father's purpose: my childhood suffering wasn't for nothing. While He grieved it because He loved me, He could also see the path that presented the greatest opportunity to minister to others. If I was willing to share my testimony, He could use that to save lives. That rocked my world down to its core. When the dust settled, I had a completely new perspective on the Holiness of God."Through adult experiences of love and divorce, Thompson searches out and presents discussions of patterns of behavior that "create a positive loop," both in interactions with others and through self-analysis and processing trauma.Open Eyes, Happy Heart provides specifics on healing on many different levels: psychologically, spiritually, and socially. As Thompson reviews her life's ups and downs, she creates the connections between Scripture and God and adversity and joy that allow the entire family to come together to consider how life challenges may better be absorbed.The result is highly recommended for a variety of collections, from those geared to teen audiences to religious, psychology, and self-help holdings. BookLife ReviewTargeted at readers who have faced sexual abuse or sex trafficking, Thompson's debut-a memoir about her own healing, written from a Christian perspective-reveals the story of suffering sexual abuse as a child that, in her words, "blinded the eyes of my heart." Through church counseling, self-investigation, and her own relationship with God, those eyes, she writes, have been healed, not by her but by God. She's crafted the book to share her path with readers, recounting how through prayer she found the courage to face these traumatic memories and the feelings of guilt that came with them...Her accounts of breakthroughs and setbacks as she undergoes EDMR therapy and other forms of counseling is frank, direct, and moving. When discussing abuse, Thompson's never graphic, though the horror is clear. Her emphasis, instead, is on trauma recovery, with a focus on inner strength, the power of forgiveness, and the therapeutic techniques and intense, at times contentious prayer that helped her. While she offers some practical advice suited for Christian readers, Thompson has the humility to declare "This isn't intended to be any kind of self-help guide." Instead, it's an act of witnessing and healing, a believer telling her story to an audience who might need encouragement to face their own.Takeaway: This Christian memoir and guidebook focuses on nurturing the strength to heal after sexual abuse.

Details ISBN1735440132 Short Title Open Eyes, Happy Heart Language English Year 2021 Illustrator Carolyn Thompson ISBN-10 1735440132 ISBN-13 9781735440132 Format Paperback Subtitle A Story of Healing from Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trafficking Pages 124 Imprint Carolyn Thompson Publisher Carolyn Thompson Publication Date 2021-10-12 UK Release Date 2021-10-12 Author Carolyn Thompson Audience General We've got this

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