My self-help awakening...

Back when I was in college, I was fascinated with my psychology and sociology courses. For many years afterwards, I read self-help books and worked hard to come to terms with my childhood wounds. I made a lot of progress, but it still felt like it was more of a skilled effort to manage an affliction than an approach that could bring true healing.

When I went through my divorce in 1993, I learned what the missing piece was... Those deep wounds and hurts aren't just mental and emotional issues, but spiritual hurts as well. Psychology, therapy, etc. can greatly help you understand why you do the things you do and what you can do to better cope with your issues and live a better life - but they can't treat spiritual wounds...

I had been a Christian most of my life, but my faith had mostly been at arms length - but during that painful time I learned that a broken heart could be fertile ground for the Holy Spirit... Through Christ-centered counseling and support, I slowly began to experience a strength, joy and peace I had never known. I then realized just how much of a spiritual void I had been living with...and why all those self-help programs had come up short...

I hope my experience might help you. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of solid programs such as those from Tony Robbins, but if you try to address a spiritual issue with a worldly solution, you haven't got a prayer... (Nyuk Nyuk!) :)