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  • Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are
  • By: Lysa TerKeurst
  • Narrated by: Lysa TerKeurst, Jim Cress
  • Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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By: Lysa TerKeurst
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Relationships are wonderful . . . until they're not.

Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst as she helps you stop the dysfunction of unhealthy relationships by showing you biblical ways to set boundaries—and, when necessary, say goodbye—without losing the best of who you are.

Is it unloving or selfish to set a boundary? Are Christians ever called to walk away from a relationship that’s no longer safe or sustainable? Lysa TerKeurst deeply understands these hard questions in the midst of relational struggles.

But after thousands of hours of counseling intensives and extensive theological research that transformed the way she defined healthy relationships, Lysa is now more committed than ever to loving people well without losing the best of who she is. She wants to help you do the same. In this book Lysa will help you:

  • Understand the five factors to remember when implementing healthy boundaries.
  • Determine the appropriate amount of personal and emotional access someone has to you based on how responsible they'll be with that access.
  • Stop being misled and emotionally paralyzed by wrongly interpreted or weaponized scriptures that perpetuate unhealthy dynamics in difficult relationships.
  • Overcome the frustrating cycle of ineffective boundary-setting with realistic scripts and practical strategies to help you communicate, keep, and implement healthier patterns.
  • Be equipped to say goodbye without guilt when a relationship has shifted from difficult to destructive and is no longer sustainable.
  • Receive therapeutic wisdom you can trust directly from Lysa’s Christian counselor Jim Cress, who weighs in throughout the book.

You'll be relieved to learn that boundaries aren't just a good idea, they're a God idea.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Lysa TerKeurst (P)2022 Thomas Nelson

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So helpful and encouraging! Highly recommended.

This book is literally where my life is at. It has helped me significantly with what I need to try and do next to stop the repeated cycles and dysfunction I am currently experiencing. I took 26 pages of notes that I will now be living out. The book is helpful, practical and most importantly scripturally sound. I love how Lysa reads it herself, it personalises it and you fully know the heart of the author.

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Fantastic

Beautifully written and spoken by Lysa!!
Amazing content. So very helpful. Perfect timing for me

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Such a beautiful healing book

I am thankful to have a wonderful marriage but I have struggled with some other relationships. This book has helped me to recognise the boundaries I put up are biblical and I can have confidence to press on. Thank you Lysa!

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Life changing book

This book is a beautiful resource for Christians in situations which are so very challenging. You can feel Lysa’s heart as she reads. It has changed my life

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an unexpected ugly discovery about myself.

This is such a great book.
I love Lysa's link back to scripture throughout.
I loved Jim's helpful physiological insightful nuggets.
I cried with Lysa as she shared her lived good bye and how God had been preparing her for this even as a teen. So many emotions and thankfulness to Gods sovereignty.

I think the think I found the hardest about this book is realizing that I have been a person that is unsafe and uncaring in relationships.
I need to let my heart be gutted (house analogy) so I can learn to love and trust the way God intended.
I definitely recommend this book even if relationships seem good.

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Book if you want Christian literature

Majority of the book speaks about versus in bible, suited for Christians.
Author herself is not prefected on her boundaries and also mentions this.
Waste of time and no value gained.

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