"Biblically solid and psychologically sound, this helpful mental health resource is loaded with eminently practical workbook ideas, guided exercises, and useful strategies to provide help, hope, and healing to the hurting." -Dr. Jared Pingleton, clinical psychologist, minister, author, and speaker
Trauma and mental illness can feel like opponents who knock you out, hold you down, and laugh at your inability to rise. But the fight is not over-and victory is possible. In This Corner: Battling Trauma and Mental Illness from Inside the Ring by Caroline S. Cooper invites readers into a powerful journey of faith, resilience, and transformation. Using the vivid metaphor of a boxing match, she shares her personal battle with depression and trauma, offering practical strategies and spiritual encouragement to help others rise strong in Christ.
Readers will discover:
Christian encouragement for mental illness: hope for those struggling with depression, trauma, or anxietySpiritual growth and personal transformation: biblical practices that build resilience and faithPractical exercises and guided reflections: tools to equip readers for life's toughest battlesWritten with authenticity and compassion, In This Corner is both a testimony of survival and a roadmap for recovery. Whether you are fighting in your corner or coming alongside someone in theirs, this book offers the courage to stand, the strength to endure, and the hope to win through Christ.
"All this I do for the gospel's sake, in order to share in its blessings ...] that is why I am like a boxer who does not waste his punches." (1 Corinthians 9:23, 26, GNT)