Sacred Attachment

From Spiritual Uncertainty to Joyful Divine AttachmentWhat do you do when the gap between what you believe and what you experience feels insurmountable? Where do you turn when trauma leaves you feeling lost, ashamed, and exhausted, spinning in spiritual uncertainty but still longing for relationship with God?Michael John Cusick, a psychotherapist and spiritual director, voices the questions and contradictions that are inherently part of living an authentic spiritual faith. With raw honesty and vulnerability, he shares his own zigzagging path to God and reveals how brokenness and pain can become the gateway to experiencing joyful divine attachment. Because God's love has you, you can put aside fear and loneliness-and you can rest seen, soothed, safe, and secure in God's presence.In Sacred Attachment, you'll find
- an exploration of how human attachment theory applies to our relationship with God,- a reading experience that feels like engaging in conversation with a compassionate therapist, and- questions for reflection and deeper engagement.Cusick's gentle, trauma-informed guidance lets you reimagine life with God in a way that repairs wounds and deeply satisfies your soul. You're not losing your faith; you're shedding baggage. Your struggle to believe is not a barrier-it's the bridge to a restorative, embodied spirituality.

Michael John Cusick is the CEO and founder of Restoring the Soul, an intensive counseling ministry in Denver. He is a licensed professional counselor, spiritual director, and former assistant professor of counseling at Colorado Christian University. Michael is the author of Surfing for God, and his articles have appeared in such places as Relevant, Huffington Post, and Red Letter Christians. He and his wife, Julianne, have two grown children and live in Littleton, Colorado.

1. Spinning: Escaping and Experiencing God's Embrace 2. Delta: Closing the Gap Between Believing and Knowing 3. Attached: Being Held and Beheld 4. Evil: Rejecting the Lies About God and About Ourselves 5. Embodied: Connecting to Our Bodies and Connecting to God 6. Turning : Discovering We Are Broken, but Not Bad 7. Wholly: Becoming Whole and Holy 8. Known: Facing Our Deepest Desire and Greatest Fear 9. Mysticism: Experiencing Spiritual Oneness with God 10. Imagination: Learning to See with the Eyes of the Heart 11. Practice: Embodying Our Connection with God 12. Overflow: Opening Our Hearts to Vulnerability Acknowledgments Guide for Leading a Group Questions for Reflection and Discussion Notes Further Reading

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