A Broken Mind Redeemed: How Faith, Commitment, and Love Restored a Mind Overcome by Mental Illness

by Sandra Dowling Housley

Overview

She Stayed. He Tried. God Restored. A Story of Faith, Determination, Healing and Hope.

Are you frustrated and careworn striving to make sense of a family member's battles with addiction, bipolar disorder, or other mental challenges? A Broken Mind Redeemed reveals a wife's heart-wrenching struggle to keep her marriage together as her husband's mental illness and alcoholism threatened to tear their relationship apart. Sandra Dowling Housley chronicles her compelling thirteen-year journey to trust God to save her marriage and to heal her husband, Mark. Loving someone struggling with emotional instability triggers feelings of desperation, anger, dysfunction and loss. Sandra holds nothing back about the overwhelming dilemmas she endured: marital battles, a threat of prison, financial ruin, betrayal, serious illness, psychotic behavior, and even death. She shares excerpts from her personal journals and passages from Scripture that guided her during times of crisis.

God's loving, life-giving responses to her desperate prayers offer hope to others suffering from the confusion and anxiety of dealing with the unpredictable complexities sabotaging an intimate relationship. Both alarming and inspiring, Sandra's spiritual odyssey will ultimately bring the reader a smile of joy at what a faithful God can do in answer to earnest prayer and a commitment to follow Him. Readers are encouraged to contact Sandra to share their stories and how the chaos has affected them and those they love. Facebook: Sandra Dowling Housley, Author

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532742682
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	04/13/2016
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

Sandra Dowling Housley is an author of inspirational non-fiction. She lives in Colorado Springs, CO and is a mother of two daughters and proud grandmother. The passion for her writing comes from a deep love for her Savior, and a desire to encourage others to turn to God for the answers to life's trials.
Through her church, Sandra facilitates a faith-based support group for family members and friends of those with mental health issues.
She is available to speak to your group or church about her story and/or how to start a support group. She hopes to encourage churches to come alongside the nearly-forgotten segment of our churches who suffer from mental challenges and their family members.