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If the Gospel Is True, Why Do I Hurt So Much?: Help for Dysfunctional Latter-Day Saint Families
If the Gospel Is True Why Do I Hurt So Much Help for Dysfunctional LatterDay Saint Families Author:Carroll Hofeling Morris You attend church regularly, hold family home evening, read the scriptures, and otherwise try to live a good life. Yet you and your family are in pain. What could be going wrong? — If the Gospel Is True, Why Do I Hurt So Much? Help for Dysfunctional Latter-day Saint Families cuts directly to the basic personal and family probl... more »ems that can cause bitterness and disappointment. The author, Carroll Hofeling Morris, identifies some of the most common difficulties in negative family relationships, then offers suggestions for dealing with them effectively. She discusses how some misguided beliefs can hinder one's healing and how the gospel can truly help.
Sometimes the problems of dysfunction are tragic and severe: abuse, depression, addiction, compulsive behavior. Sometimes they are more subtle: perfectionism, fault-finding, repression. What they share is their disabling effect on normal family life.« less