{"product_id":"growing-after-trauma-9-steps-toward-renewed-peace","title":"Growing After Trauma: 9 Steps Toward Renewed Peace","description":"\u003ch6\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCounselor Brad Hambrick offers a comprehensive 9-step guide for navigating the aftermath of a traumatic experience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrauma is an intense past experience with lingering effects in the present. It is futile to minimize trauma’s impact, but trauma should not have the last word on our lives. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing After Trauma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e seeks to help readers strike this balance. As we understand and counter the impact of trauma, we can live satisfying and fruitful lives. Hambrick outlines a process for finding peace after trauma by establishing an environment of safety, processing painful memories, and reengaging the life God designed for you to live.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis biblically-rooted plan can be used as a personal study, with a counselor, or in a group. Whether your experience of trauma is from military service, serving as a first responder, abuse or human trafficking, a natural disaster, or a mass violence event, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing After Trauma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e helps readers understand the impact of their trauma and identify ways to become increasingly free from its impact. It emphasizes patience, self-care, and reliance on God’s care while encouraging individuals to move forward at their own pace, while celebrating each marker of progress. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9-step model helps participant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003es understand the struggles that accompany trauma \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand gives actionable strategies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor overcoming \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith the hope of the gospel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn-depth resource for churches and individuals to use for support groups to heal from trauma \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein a faith-filled and safe way. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA resource in the Church-Based Counseling series, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebuilt on the G4 model of subject-specific, lay-led counseling groups,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edesigned to help churches create sustainable lay counseling ministries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrad Hambrick\u003c\/strong\u003e, ThM, EdD, serves as the Pastor of Counseling at The Summit Church in Durham, NC. He also serves as Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, a council member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, and has authored several books, including \u003cem\u003eMaking Sense of Forgiveness, Angry with God\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Church-Based Counseling\u003c\/em\u003e series, and served as general editor for the \u003cem\u003eBecoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused\u003c\/em\u003e curriculum. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrowing After Trauma\u003c\/em\u003e, Brad Hambrick offers a thoughtful, gospel-centered framework that honors both the weight of suffering and the slow work of healing. Designed for use in the church, this resource meets people in the ‘in-between,’ helping them face their story honestly and walk at a wise and gentle pace toward renewed life and hope.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDarby Strickland,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCCEF Faculty; author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen It’s Trauma\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrowing After Trauma\u003c\/em\u003e, Brad Hambrick compassionately and clearly identifies the symptoms and harmful effects of trauma, then offers a biblically grounded pathway to healing—rooted in reflection, lament, and a Christ-centered hope. Practical, theologically sound, and pasto­rally sensitive, this book will be a valuable resource for church lead­ers and congregations seeking to walk with survivors toward renewed peace.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeth Broom, LPC-S, CCTP-II,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eExecutive Director, Bridgehaven Counseling Associates; founder and director, Christian Trauma Healing Network; podcast host,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCounsel for Life\u003c\/em\u003e; author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e10 Questions About Pain and Suffering\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Brad Hambrick has provided churches with a thoughtful, practical, and biblically grounded resource for caring well for those who have experienced trauma. This guide offers both wisdom and structure for churches seeking to provide a group setting focused on helping move people toward healing with patience, safety, compassion, and hope.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEliza Huie, LPC,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAuthor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eI’m Stressed\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrauma Aware\u003c\/em\u003e, and other counseling resources\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This book provides an excellent framework for addressing the issues that arise from having significant trauma in one’s story. It takes the embodied and psychospiritual consequences of suffering in a fallen world seriously and recognizes the necessity of mourning, while point­ing Christians to recovery through their relationship with God, their identity in Christ, and their place in the gospel story. Highly recom­mended!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric L. Johnson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDirector of Training, Christian Psychology Institute\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“After piloting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrowing After Trauma\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ewith a support group, I can highly recommend it as a thoughtfully organized, scripturally and clinically sound curriculum that compassionately guides participants to acknowledge, understand, and grieve the impacts of trauma. It gently fosters and encourages growth and healing, understanding of identity beyond trauma, holding onto hope, and moving toward joy and freedom in Christ’s redemptive love.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLisa DeBoer, MS, LLPC,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCounselor, The Dwelling Place; advocacy coordinator, HAVEN of Mercy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 240\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Growth Press\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: August 10, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hambrick, Brad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48776320712945,"sku":"9781645076117","price":19.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/8731\/8425\/files\/9781645076117.png?v=1789674136","url":"https:\/\/reformedbookservices.com\/products\/growing-after-trauma-9-steps-toward-renewed-peace","provider":"Reformed Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}