Deeply Loved
Receiving and Reflecting God’s Great Empathy for You
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Empathy--a proven path to healthier emotions and relationships
You were made to live deeply loved--even in the midst of emotional pain, worry, or conflict. But too often when we're overwhelmed or hurting, we end up hiding our hurts and hopes, settling for shallow relationships. What's missing? Empathy.
Empathy is often misunderstood, even maligned. It's not coddling or rescuing. True empathy is understanding and care that respects God's truth and empowers personal responsibility. It's what your soul is longing for, and it's how Jesus relates to you. In Deeply Loved, Drs. Bill and Kristi Gaultiere blend engaging true stories with compelling insights from Scripture and psychology to help you
· trade self-judgment for God's empathy and grace
· release worry, comfort emotional wounds, and overcome distress
· practice the Four A's of Empathy to care for yourself and others
Empathy is life-giving and life-changing. It raises your emotional intelligence, cultivates healthier emotions, heals relationships, and draws you closer to Jesus. And with the help of this book, it's easier than you think.
"Reading this book is like sitting with close friends who truly get what you're going through."--Dr. Tim Clinton, president of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)
"Bill and Kristi Gaultiere have provided an oasis of care in the 'empathy desert.'"--John Ortberg, teacher at BecomeNew; author of Steps
"This book isn't just inspiring--it's practical, offering heartfelt guidance and tools to help you."--Alli Worthington, entrepreneur; author of Remaining You While Raising Them
Endorsements
"If you have ever felt unseen or stuck in life's struggles, Deeply Loved will meet you right where you are. Reading this book is like sitting with close friends who truly get what you're going through. Bill and Kristi gently remind us that our souls learn to breathe through loving, empathetic relationships with God and one another, and they provide tools that truly make a difference."
Dr. Tim Clinton, president of the American Association of Christian Counselors
"Bill and Kristi Gaultiere have provided an oasis of care in the 'empathy desert.' Deeply Loved is deeply informed by both psychological expertise and spiritual sensitivity. In this book you will learn the master gift of humanity: Jesus coming to you with empathy. You will find yourself thoroughly understood and will grow in your empathy for yourself and others. Best of all, you will receive a vision and experience of our caring God that will bring healing to your heart."
John Ortberg, teacher at BecomeNew; author of Steps
"Deeply Loved is a beautiful exploration of how God's empathy transforms our lives. This book isn't just inspiring--it's practical, offering heartfelt guidance and tools to help you truly experience and reflect God's love in your relationships."
Alli Worthington, entrepreneur; author of Remaining You While Raising Them
"We live in an empathy-starved world. And with increased social fractures, we are always being formed to normalize disconnection from others. How do we receive empathy? How do we give it? What does this all have to do with God? I'm immensely grateful that Bill and Kristi Gaultiere have taken the time to respond to these critically important questions. We were created to live deeply loved in this world. But this journey has to start somewhere. What Bill and Kristi offer here is just the place to begin. I highly recommend this book."
Rich Villodas, lead pastor of New Life Fellowship; author of The Narrow Path and The Deeply Formed Life
"I thoroughly enjoyed reading Deeply Loved! Bill and Kristi Gaultiere explore empathy from a biblical and psychological perspective, providing practical exercises to help readers experience and share empathy. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to deepen their emotional and spiritual health. It will equip you to both receive and give empathy, calm emotional triggers, and manage empathy fatigue. Best of all, it will undoubtedly help you love better in the relationships that matter most to you."
Peter Greer, president and CEO of HOPE International; author of Lead with Prayer
"For many years I have benefited greatly from Bill and Kristi Gaultiere's Soul Talks podcast. They have been my go-to resource when friends need empathy. I'm so thankful that now we have their knowledge, experience, and research on empathy available in Deeply Loved."
Jane Willard, advisory partner at Dallas Willard Ministries; retired marriage and family therapist
"Deeply Loved by Bill and Kristi Gaultiere is a well-written, biblically based, psychologically sound, and very helpful book on how to grow in empathy and compassion for yourself and others by receiving God's empathy and love for you. Highly recommended!"
Siang-Yang Tan, PhD, senior professor of clinical psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary; author of Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Christian Perspective
"People inside and outside the faith community are crying out to be deeply loved, nurtured, and seen. They are hungry for the heartfelt, healthy, and applicable empathy that Bill and Kristi Gaultiere offer out of their soul-filled ministry. Every page of this book oozes with the empathetic love that can only come from the Lord. Laity, leaders, and practitioners will grow spiritually as they learn from the Gaultieres to love deeply like Jesus."
Barbara Peacock, founder of Peacock Soul Care; author of Soul Care in African American Practice
"For much of my life I struggled to be loved--to let love in and just receive. How I wish that during those seasons I'd had Bill and Kristi Gaultiere's newest book, Deeply Loved. Here these trustworthy soul doctors reveal our crucial need for empathy as well as how empathy gets deep down inside of us and can flow from deep within us. Deeply Loved is a guidebook for your soul that is as powerful as it is practical--filled with experiential exercises, reflections, and meditative prayers. Whether you are learning to open your heart to receive love or learning to be more empathic toward others, this book will deeply change you."
Michael John Cusick, author of Sacred Attachment; CEO of Restoring the Soul, Inc.
"With deep wisdom, biblical insight, and tangible practices, Bill and Kristi Gaultiere skillfully lead us in giving and receiving empathy for ourselves and others, all rooted in the deep, deep love of God. Beyond cultivating empathy, they are aware of the costs of and even the conflicts caused by empathy. But Bill and Kristi never lose sight of how empathy leads us toward the deep love of God."
Cyd and Dr. Geoff Holsclaw, coauthors of The Landscapes of the Soul; cofounders of the Center for Embodied Faith
The Authors
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Briana Gaultiere Bill Gaultiere
Bill and Kristi Gaultiere have been counseling and ministering to people for 30 years and are the authors of Journey of the Soul and Healthy Feelings, Thriving Faith. Bill is a psychologist and Kristi is a marriage and family therapist. They are...
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Katrina Patterson Kristi Gaultiere
Bill and Kristi Gaultiere have been counseling and ministering to people for thirty years and are the authors of Journey of the Soul. Bill is a psychologist who has served in private practice, co-led a New Life psychiatric day hospital, and pastored...
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