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Love in Recovery is shame-free essential reading for Catholic women who want real answers about how to handle sexual desire and addiction to pornography and masturbation.
Rachael Killackey, founder and executive director of Magdala Ministries―an organization that helps women heal from sexual addiction―shares her personal story as she helps you to overcome your dependency, be free from shame, and live in hope.
In this much-needed and practical resource, Killackey offers compassionate, down-to-earth advice and identifies the gateways to pornography addiction, its complexities, and the path to healing. You will learn that you can:
understand that your first exposure to porn was not your fault;forgive yourself;be honest with the Lord through the Sacrament of Confession;seek accountability and help in a group setting and professional, counseling or spiritual direction, if needed;replace old habits of lust with new ways to love; andshare your story for the sake of freeing others.
Love in Recovery is also the perfect resource for those working to minister to sexually broken women.
From the Publisher
Experience True Freedom in Christ
Encouragement from the Author
In this book, I’ll flip between the sin itself—how it felt and kept me coming back—and the healing work of Christ. As you read, I encourage you to invite the Holy Spirit to take you beneath the surface of your own story and reveal the place where woundedness and shame seem to have the final word. Thank you for receiving my story. I pray it’s a benefit to you in your journey toward heaven, whether or not you are a woman who struggles with sexual sin.
Learn that you can: be healed by the love of Christ forgive yourself be honest with the Lord in the Sacrament of Confession
How to Begin the Healing Journey:
Seek Accountability
“Radical honesty is the most surefire way to unlearn the pattern of hiding and lying.”
Find New Ways to Love
“Sobriety comes from being filled by a new love, one that demands more.”
Share Your Story
“Healing happens communally, not in isolation. Your story could be the story someone else needs.”
Readers Are Loving It!
“Love in Recovery is brilliantly written, theologically sound, and refreshingly real. Rachael Killackey’s vulnerability in sharing her story offers hope to all who suffer in silence with pornography and sexual compulsion. I will recommend this book often!”
Bob Schuchts, Author of Be Healed
“Whether porn is a part of your past or your present, Rachael’s authenticity, practical wisdom, and—above all—her compassion will shed healing light on your own story, as it did for me.”
Beth Davis, Director of Ministry Advancement, Blessed is She
“Her wisdom and compassion spring forth a well of hope in an area of struggle where so many women have felt unseen. With radical honesty, she takes the reader through a journey of intimacy with the Lord that goes far beyond sobriety and invites us to experience true healing.”
Amanda, Magdala Ministries participant
About Rachael Killackey
Rachael Killackey is the founder and executive director of Magdala Ministries, which helps women find hope and healing from sexual addiction.
She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in theology from Ave Maria University and is pursuing a certification in sex addiction therapy from MidAmerica Nazarene University. She previously worked as the assistant director of faith formation for catechesis for the Diocese of Nashville.
Killackey has been a guest on various podcasts, including Pints with Aquinas with Matt Fradd, The Covenant Eyes Podcast, Wide Open Spaces, Wellness Wednesday, and Edify. Killackey is a contributing writer for The Young Catholic Woman website and its magazine, Vigil.
She lives with her family in the Tampa, Florida, area.
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Publication date : May 5, 2023
Language : English
Print length : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 1646802101
ISBN-13 : 978-1646802104
Item Weight : 8.5 ounces
Dimensions : 5.59 x 0.52 x 8.49 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #518,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #794 in Christian Pastoral Counseling #2,943 in Christian Women’s Issues #4,556 in Catholicism (Books)
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