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PRAISE FOR WORKS
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Praise for The 7 Pillars of SheWillStay:
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“This work, comprehensive yet concise, is a valuable tool for recovery of the trauma victim and the important supportive relationships necessary to rejoin the ‘normal’ world after experiencing unspeakable events.”
Linda Kimmel,
MA, LPC
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Praise for The Surface of Water:
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"The Surface of Water is a complex, richly interwoven story exploring the subtle--and not so subtle--allures of power and wealth."
Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor, Okay for Now, The Wednesday Wars
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Praise for The 7 Pillars of SheWillStay:
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“As the wife of a police officer, SheWillStay has been an important part of our marriage journey, answering questions and giving clarity on how my husband thought, reacted, and saw life from behind the badge.”
SheWillStay Participant
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Praise for The Surface of Water:
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“Readers won’t be disappointed as Beach delivers an emotional story through beautifully lyrical language, presenting characters who stick with us long after the last page is turned.”
Julie Cantrell, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of Perennials
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Praise for Creative Juices:
“With Creative Juices, Beach has given us writers a road map, gently and patiently helping us to navigate our way along the writing life. Whether you are a writer with many miles under your belt or a wide-eyed writer just setting out, this is for you.”
Shawn Smucker, Light from Distant Stars, The Edge of Over There
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Praise for From Loss ...
to Life:
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““Who knew some of our biggest heartaches would be our greatest teachers? Beth Bolthouse did. She gently guides you through the sacred and scary parts of life, your grief. She knows there are riches and growth beyond it.”
Kathey Batey, Divorce Anonymous, Author of the Suddenly Single Series
THE DUO BEHIND SOUL SEASONS
Cynthia Beach is an English professor and writer. Her articles, short stories and contributions appear in newspapers, literary journals and books like Hope in the Mourning Bible (Zondervan, 2013) and Horse of My Heart (Revell, 2015). She cofounded the two-day Breathe Christian Writers Conference and is marketing her novel, The Surface of Water and publishing Creative Juices: A Splash of Story Craft, Process & Creative Soul Care (2019).
Dave Beach is a 60-something therapist/writer, author of the award-winning Following the Man of Sorrows: A Theology of Suffering for Spiritual Formation, co-author of The Essential Bible Companion to the Psalms, The 7 Pillars of SheWillStay, and contributing writer to Hope in the Mourning Bible. He currently serves as the Mental Health Director at the Johnson-Brower Foundation providing trauma counseling for combat veterans and first-responders. Dave wrote curriculum and taught college-level courses like psychopathology, research and statistics, and spiritual formation. His perennial interests are the intersections of theology, psychology, sociology, and what it means to be human.
About Soul Seasons Publishing
Soul Seasons Publishing by Design promotes thoughtful and integrated conversations about spiritual and creative formation.
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Artful story craft. Perennial human issues. Authentic spiritual growth. These passions drive us forward as writers and as a publishers. These values also characterize the offerings, both fiction and nonfiction, from Soul Seasons Publishing by Design.