Healing is a Choice by S Arterburn

I received this book free from BookSneeze inexchange for posting a review.
The author is a preacher who also hosts a self-help talk show on the radio - he is divorced and remarried.
It seems from this book he would make a good marriage counselor. It is the only book by S. Arterburn that I have read.
Because the workbook is integrated into the book it is a little over 450 pages but the print is large and it uses regular words so it is a smooth read.
One thing that made me snicker was when he spoke about 2 Corinthians 7:8-11..about how Paul had written a letter that he regetted writing at first but later was glad he had written it because the intended audience actually took his words to heart and made some improvements. The writer also said that when we tell people the truth about themselves they will often shut us out and isolate us and treat us as if we have something bad when actually we have tried to help them; he tells this story to make the point of the letting people know that healing is a choice and thats why Jesus asked the paralized man if he wanted to be healed.
The book offers ways for a person who has been in an abusive relationship to realize that they can recover and then encourages them to understand that they need a group, a friend and a professional in some cases to heal.
One of the nice features is the built in workbook and also he ends each chaper by offering a prayer that the reader can offer up to God and also he ends the chapters with a song that has meaningful lyrics to help uplift the readers spirit.
If you enjoy Rick Warren, you will likely enjoy this writer.
"God will make the best of the worst if you let Him" was one of the things he said on page240.
"The bigger the challenge the more God can do with it, even when the worst outcome occurs." He said a few pages later.
He goes through 10 concepts: connect with other people, feel your emotions, investigate your issues, heal your future, help your life, embrace life, forgive, take risks, serve and persever.