Take a deep, raw and intimate look into the experience of four brave women devoted to their personal growth and healing as they embark on the most intimate journey of their lives, coming home to themselves.

The author's personal experience of breaking through the darkness of complete despair to find herself and a new version of life that was awaiting her.

Frances Moore Lappé-author of the million-selling Diet for a Small Planet-and Jeffrey Perkins offer the radical notion that our fears can be a source of energy to create the lives and the world we want. Now more than ever, it seems, our lives and the lives of our loved ones are at risk. Our normal response is to retreat. But what if fear were not a negative force but a positive one-a source of energy and strength? Sharing their own intimate journeys with fear, as well as the experiences of others, the authors offer seven liberating notions that can help unleash your power to walk into the unknown and create a more fulfilling, authentic life.

Life can deliver many one-two punches, and before you know it, you're ready to throw in the towel. Many people have faced some type of trauma in life that has caused them to want to give up until they allowed God to help us process the pain. Such traumas can cause you to be fearful and prevent you from having the courage to go forth. Enda Jones uses her life experiences to share the healing power of self-acceptance and trusting in God. This book is a true testament to God's grace manifested in Enda's strength and courage. The concepts that she applied to her life can be used to move toward healing. Enda shows that the journey to freedom does not come without heartache and sacrifice and it does not happen overnight. Although your journey may look different, the principles and concepts shared can help you along your journey.

When we are born, we are free. Somewhere, however, the joy is lost; somewhere along the way we allow our souls to slip into bondage. At times our bondage can be so full of hurt and pain that it seems we never knew the feelings of love, joy and inner peace. The key to returning to happiness and both physical and emotional balance and health lies in greater self-awareness and a better understanding of the energy of the soul and the divine. In Freedom from Within: A Gift of Love, author, counsellor and teacher Teresa Alexander invites us to witness and join her inspirational journey to inner freedom, escape from the bonds of the ego and embrace faith and total love. Teresa seeks to help us discover and open our hearts to the divine presence within ourselves. Her comforting, energetic poems and prose, which she began writing in 1990 after witnessing and aiding miracles of healing in herself and three other people, challenge us to embrace newness in our lives, embrace freedom and follow our hearts paths of joy, confidence, courage and faith. Once we are free from ego and the fears it brings, the love, beauty and glory of each day can be ours. Put aside all these things, For God has promised more. The joy, the laughter and the learning Must be behind another door. Money cannot buy it, Not any amount of wealth. The joy we seek is in our heart, Deep within our self.

This book is not for the faint hearted! If you choose to embark upon this journey toward intimacy you will find yourself moving from a passive victim to an active participant in life. You will discover intimacy is a journey, not a destination. Everyone wants intimacy, but time and disappointing relationships have dulled its meaning. This book is about: and Discovering intimacy is a journey, not a destination and Understanding expectations and creating the life you want and Principles that matter in building an intimate lifestyle and Overcoming myths that destroy relationships Courage to Connect will help you to open the doors of your heart and receive God's promise of an abundant life. It will bring you a deeper understanding of who you are and how to freely receive God's gifts.