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Trauma is not what happens to you, but your responses to it. Caroline Beidler comes alongside as a trusted expert and gentle friend to show you how to make the changes you need to uproot those unhealthy responses and bring the light of hope to the future.

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Darlene Brock, President, The Grit and Grace Project and author of Raising Great Girls

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