Beautiful Trauma

Late one night, while Rebecca Fogg was alone in her apartment, her hand was partially amputated in an explosion. Quick thinking saved her life, but the journey to recovery would be a slow one. As the doctors rebuilt her hand, Rebecca (who also survived 9/11) began rebuilding her sense of self by studying the physical and psychological process of recovery.

Late one night, while Rebecca Fogg was alone in her apartment, her hand was partially amputated in an explosion. Quick thinking saved her life, but the journey to recovery would be a slow one. As the doctors rebuilt her hand, Rebecca (who also survived 9/11) began rebuilding her sense of self by studying the physical and psychological process of recovery.

In Good Enough: Believing Beautiful Through Trauma, Through Life, Through Disorder, author Carly Newberg reveals what it’s like to live with her “monsters” - the insidious voices inside her head that insist she isn’t worthy - and her journey toward overcoming them. Drawing on her faith and authors such as Dr. Anita Johnston, Don Richard Riso, and Mark Nepo, Carly encourages listeners to shed their masks and enter the world as they are while embracing both their flaws and strengths.

Author and speaker Cathy Studer shares the steps she followed as she moved through her own pain of carrying shame, low self-worth, and humiliation after suffering six years of childhood sexual abuse. She models how it is possible to recover from intense hurt and abuse, and create a life filled with value, purpose, and joy.

Perhaps you have reached a level of success in your career and personal life, but don’t feel anything at all—only the persistent nag of being unfulfilled and “numb.” Or maybe you feel held back by trauma or frustrating patterns like overwhelm, procrastination, and self-doubt, unable to reach your next level of happiness and success.