Going Within to Heal: Stories of Courage, Connection, and Community

Going Within to Heal gathers the voices of 31 authors, each sharing a raw, real, and transformative story of what it means to turn inward and find healing.Through essays, personal reflections, and teaching chapters, this collaborative collection invites readers to witness how grief, awakening, and courage become pathways to peace.Inside, you’ll find:Personal journeys of loss, resilience, and renewalTools for emotional and spiritual healingPractices for inner child connection and self-forgivenessStories of faith, transformation, and hope from women and men around the worldGentle guidance on how to turn pain into purposeThese stories remind us that healing is not a linear process; it’s a sacred work. Each author reveals how returning to one’s own heart opens a doorway to grace, freedom, and love.Whether you are navigating grief, awakening your spiritual gifts, or simply seeking to feel whole again, Going Within to Heal offers a space to breathe, reflect, and remember that you are never alone.Because the journey home begins within.Table of ContentsForewordby Elias PatrasMake This Year, Your Yearby M. BennettThe Power of Being You: Navigating Life’s Challenges with Confidenceby April BullFinding My True Happiness: Not My Circus, Not My Monkeysby Patricia CoboFinding My North Starby Erica CookThe Edge of Darkness: When I Almost Let Goby Mandy CovingtonThe Dream that Opened the Doorby Diana Latham Skeba DelaneyI Am Strongby Elnaly EvangelistaAshes to Awakeningby Kathleen FleischerThe Light Never Leftby Susan FullerThe Constant Presence of My Mother’s Loveby Tina GaffneyPieces of Me: Assembling the Puzzle of Lifeby Gary GruenewaldI Am Tiredby Venu GuptaThe Part I Couldn’t Buryby Cameron HeathUp in Smokeby Hugh ImhofUnraveled but Not Brokenby Lynne ImhofUnmasked: From Isolation to Unapologetically Meby Danielle KortFamily Gap Year: How I Traded My Daily Grind for Authentic Connectionby Sheila MaloneyThe Way Station: Finding the Platform Beneath the Painby Carson McDThe Rodeo of Change — Yee Hah!by Sarah MerlinAnchored in Spirit – Healing Through Divorce, Cancer and the Path to Loveby Lisa Noland-ShaloskyTrue Northby Anne NorrisFrom Grief to Grace: A Journey Back to Myselfby Pandora PappasSacred Scars and Soul Lessonsby Ginger ParrackThe Healing I Didn’t See Comingby Elias PatrasHealing is a Never-Ending Journeyby Ibis SardinasDifferentby Rose SchulzSurrendering to Sorrowby Moira ScullionHealing Through Life’s Game Showsby Karen StringerThe Healing Chair: From Holding Space to Holding My Ownby Jaime WilliamsThe Power of Three: David, Paul, and Meby Christine WrightSacred Waters: Transforming Myself Through Water, Wisdom, and Self-Worthby Janet Zavala