Endorsements

"Every woman who worships the god of perfection
can come to know the God of the universe while
discovering the wonder of who God has made you to be."
-Stephen Arterburn, author of Healing Is a Choice

"This book will make you think and feel and grow.
Kim Gaines Eckert draws on her extensive knowledge in
Christian theology, spiritual formation and
psychology, and yet makes it practical for everyday
life. This is not just a helpful book for women,
but also for the men who walk alongside women as
friends, colleagues and lifelong partners."
-Mark R. McMinn, Ph.D., professor and author of
Finding Our Way Home: Turning Back to What Matters
Most

"This excellent woman's guide, Stronger Than You
Think: Becoming Whole Without Having to Be
Perfect, offers a much-needed message to the
women I know. Regardless of age, relational
brokenness leads to internal pain and a profound
longing for wholeness. Kim Eckert uses sound
psychological insight and biblical truth to provide
tools for the journey of growing inward and outward.
It's an amazing experiece to accept and love the you
God created through healing relationships."
-Judith Balswick, marriage and family therapist, and
coauthor of A Model for Marriage

"Solid, thought-provoking, healing, challenging. These
four words describe my reaction to Stronger Than You
Think. With the mix of the straightforward teacher and
the insightful therapist, Kim Eckert gives women a
book that speaks to our heads and our hearts. If it is
time for you to take a positive, life-altering
journey, this Woman's Guide is for you. I loved it."
-Jan Silvious, author of Foolproofing Your Life and Big
Girls Don't Whine
 
"Stronger Than You Think offers to women and
men sound theology and practical psychology on
managing many of the perplexing dilemmas of being
human. If you struggle with self-esteem, body
image or relationship matters, then this book will
help you to grow into the whole person that God
created you to be."
-Virginia Todd Holeman, Ph.D., professor of counseling,
Asbury Theological Seminary
"The battleground for women's souls is in the
mind. Stronger Than You Think equips women with the
armor they need to combat society's messages, Satan's
deceptions and our own internal misgivings."
-Cara Davis, editor, Radiant magazine, and  editorial
director, RELEVANT Media Group

Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
This is not a self-help manual with the obligatory
seven steps for growth or spiritual renewal. This is
a book about women's brokenness. Eckert, an assistant
professor of psychology and counseling at
Tennessee's Lee University, says that failed
relationships, body issues, sexual wounds, low
self-esteem and dormant anger conspire to keep women
from the wholeness they desire. In the first half,
Eckert draws on the work of Mary Pipher and Kathleen
Fischer to highlight the damaging messages women
internalize, and the "negative self-talk" that can
cripple them. These chapters are well done, with
Eckert bringing the message home through various
"tools for the journey" — practical suggestions of
things that women can do to enjoy greater authenticity
and wholeness. The book's second half really sings as
Eckert tackles specific issues like anger, depression,
self-image and—in the book's most poignant chapters —
beauty and women's sexuality. Drawing on her own
stories and those of women she has counseled (and
mixing in song lyrics from Dar Williams and Natalie
Merchant), Eckert asserts that women are stronger than
they think they are: emboldened by Christ, they can
find spiritual healing and emotional wholeness. (Feb.)

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