I wish this book was available in English. I'd give it to my mother.
I wish this book was available for children. I'd give it to my daughter.
It took me over a year to work through this book. Not because it's not good, but because it is. There is so much to think about and chew on. Having been in (very helpful) therapy for a couple of years, this book has helped me look at many of the same themes from a Christian perspective. Interestingly, many of the methods of CBT have a lot in common with the biblical approach, I think we've just forgotten as Christians how to actually get down to brass tacks with our theology and how to find room in the day to day to think about it.
My main takeaways are that some of my wounds and protective strategies go deeper than I thought. But the faithfulness and love of God goes deeper still. I am amazed, looking back, at my life how that relationship gave me so much inner grit I didn't even know I had. This book helped me intentionally look at where I'm still relying on crutches, whips, and walls and at what God is calling me to beyond them.