Sometimes I had to go back and check that I was on the right chapter because I felt I was reading a chapter that I already read, some of the chapters are exactly the same lesson but just written with different words.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I encourage you to read it, especially if you have suffered from life's heartbreak, and honestly, what woman hasn't?Joyce Meyer also shares her story and others stories of their broken pasts along with scripture and Bible stories to help make the points and cornerstones of the book. Joyce has authored more than 100 books, which have been translated into more than 100 languages and over 65 million of her books have been distributed worldwide. In the back of the book, she has two appendixes: The first gives a lot of information on women's rights and treatment and abuse around the world. I love how Joyce explained how we build walls to keep others from hurting but in the process we lock ourselves up in the process, because we want to be in control of who and what we will allow to hurt us.

I subconsciously seemed to replace terms to fit my own beliefs but all in all, l found the title misleading. Dave and Joyce Meyer, who’ve been in ministry for more than 40 years, founded Joyce Meyer Ministries in 1987 as a Christian, non-profit organization that is financially supported by the contributions of its friends and partners. Our souls are wounded from the terrible things that others do to us, but often we are also wounded from our own sin. I grew up in a very religious, evangelical Christian home, and, quite honestly, I can't stand that bullshit now. I'll continue to put my faith in the Universe, I feel more connected believing in my power in that sense.I wish I had had Healing the Soul of a Woman when I was going through counseling many years ago and healing from some pain that I had gone through. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Now, with the passage of more time, HEALING THE SOUL OF A WOMAN delves deeper into Joyce's story and the journey of healing for all women.

Meyer made two great points in this book: that we should not see ourselves as merely survivors because of the negative connotation it leaves behind and that we can receive “beauty from ashes. p>Sign up to the Little, Brown newsletter for news of upcoming publications, competitions and updates from our authors. This book helped me to see areas of my life that I need to allow God to heal-these areas weren't easily identifiable to me before reading this book. Internationally renowned Bible teacher Joyce Meyer draws on her own history of abuse to show women how Christ's redeeming love heals emotional wounds and brings joy to life.I highly recommend this book and study guide if you’ve been through any kind of emotional turmoil, brokenness, or pain that hasn’t quite healed yet.

I also found it encouraging when Meyer says that people who've suffered abuse or some other tragedy don't have to believe their lives will never be "as good as.

I also find it curious that author Joyce Meyer rarely gives specific examples of trials in her life. She will say, "I recently went through something that was troubling me and stealing my peace," but she doesn't like to reveal details.