From Trauma to Transformation - by Debra Laaser (Paperback)

About the Book

There are few greater hurts than the betrayal by a loved one. With practical guidance and personal experience, author and counselor Debra Laaser offers hope-filled practical steps that can set you on the journey of healing and transformation.

Book Synopsis

God will not waste your pain

We have all heard of post traumatic stress, but few of us think about the possibility of post traumatic growth--the positive ways in which we can be transformed by our trauma. Yet this is precisely what can happen when we face our hurts, struggle through the rubble of our broken relationships, and unearth the ways God wants to use our trials to refine and mature us.

With compassion born from personal experience and insights gathered from years of counseling others, licensed marriage and family therapist Debra Laaser helps you stop asking "Why me?" and start asking "Lord, what would you have me learn from this?" She offers tangible steps you can take to move beyond daily survival toward a future in which you can thrive.

God does not waste our pain. With Laaser's expert guidance, you can experience positive life change not in spite of the hurt, loss, or betrayal you have undergone but because of it.

From the Back Cover

God will not waste your pain

We have all heard of posttraumatic stress, but few of us think about the possibility of posttraumatic growth--the positive ways in which we can be transformed by our trauma. Yet this is precisely what can happen when we face our hurts, struggle through the rubble of our broken relationships, and unearth the ways God wants to use our trials to refine and mature us.

With compassion born from personal experience and insights gathered from years of counseling others, licensed marriage and family therapist Debra Laaser helps you stop asking "Why me?" and start asking "Lord, what would you have me learn from this?" She offers tangible steps you can take to move beyond daily survival toward a future in which you can thrive. With Laaser's expert guidance, you can experience positive life change not in spite of the hurt, loss, or betrayal you have undergone but because of it.


"Debra Laaser's latest book delivers a powerful and hopeful message--you can not only survive trauma but also thrive after trauma. This book is a blessing."--Daniel G. Amen, MD, author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

"Deb shares her intimate and powerful thirty-year personal journey in this book, filled with practical tools for anyone ready to take their next right step on their path from trauma to transformation!"--Tim Clinton, EdD, LPC, LMFT, president, American Association of Christian Counselors, and cohost, Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk

"This is no trite self-help. This is a deep dive, no-holds-barred, gentle journey with the Holy Spirit. I just wish it had been available when I first started working with my couples many years ago!"--Dave Carder, MA, MFT, author of Torn Asunder and Anatomy of an Affair

About the Author

Debra Laaser is a licensed marriage and family therapist and cofounder and director of Faithful & True. She was involved in recovery with her husband, Mark, for 30 years and is committed to helping couples find healing and transformation from the pain of sexual addiction and relational betrayal. Debra has facilitated therapy groups for wives for over 20 years and now devotes her time to counseling spouses who have been relationally betrayed. She is the author of the highly acclaimed book Shattered Vows and, together with Mark, coauthored The Seven Desires of Every Heart. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Learn more at www.faithfulandtrue.com.