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Neuroscience and mystical theology intersect to inform a way of being together with God and one another that heals our trauma and alienation. Grounded in research, this work offers a kenotic contemplative way of inner healing. The creation of noise-free, shame-free, formula-free space within ourselves and with others can heal our souls, our communities and perhaps even our world.

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By weaving together the mystical theology of Julian of Norwich with the cutting-edge insights of interpersonal neurobiology, Susan Carson demonstrates that healing is not found in rigid formulas or transactional prayers but in the creation of relational sanctuaries where the brain and soul can finally begin to integrate and heal. Carson invites us to move beyond clinical, or purely intellectual, approaches to trauma and instead enter into the ""sacred space between us"" with compassionate witnessing. I wholeheartedly encourage anyone seeking a deeper, more embodied experience of healing to give their full attention to Carson's wisdom. Her work is a vital call to ""create ecosystems of grace"" that have the power to heal not only individual souls but our divided world. -Felicia Murrell, spiritual director, author of AND: The Restorative Power of Love In An Either/Or World After years of reading broadly in the field of trauma healing and inner healing, I find that I'm on the lookout for two things: a solid grounding in the principles that we know help people get unstuck from their woundedness, and some new emphasis that opens up our imagination and intuition and creates spaciousness. Susan Carson's work does both of these things by integrating trauma insights from Bonnie Badenoch and Stephen Porges with the spiritual depths of Julian of Norwich. As a bonus, I hope that I and others will always remember her language of noise-free, shame-free and formula-free healing. -Walter Thiessen, DTh, Professor of Counselling Psychology, St. Stephen's University In this book Susan beautifully weaves together the thread of healing towards a greater sense of awareness through contemplative practices, a ""rewiring"" of our minds through connections to the heart. It is a lovely expression of the Divine's entanglement and oneness with humanity and creation that uses the visions of Julian of Norwich in a way that the modern reader can apprehend. I highly recommend you savor this book while contemplating the goodness all around and within you even as you lean into the darkness of life, a goodness emerging even from traumatic experiences as you continue your journey towards wholeness. Susan and this book are gifts for that journey. -Rev. Dr. Rich Jones, PCUSA Minister/Head of Staff, Westwood First Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio I remember the day, after a serious and traumatizing health crisis, that I looked up at a crucifix in my office and whispered these words, ""You get it, don't you?"" I felt a solidarity and kinship with Jesus that I had rarely felt in my own personal suffering. In A Kenotic Way of Contemplative Healing, Susan Carson's research provides a thoughtful, expansive lens through which we can look and marvel at the contemplative encounters and biological processes by which we experience our co-suffering Friend and Savior and are healed, again and again, by Love. I encourage you to read and savor it! -David Booram, co-founder of Fall Creek Abbey, spiritual director, co-author of When Faith Becomes Sight, and author of Wisdom for Old Souls and his debut novel, The Greenling

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Susan Carson is the Founder and Executive Director of Roots&Branches, a non-profit in Cincinnati, Ohio, offering spiritual direction and contemplative healing. Susan is a certified spiritual director, author, speaker and host of the rooted (IN)tentionally podcast. She holds a Masters of Theology and Culture from St. Stephen's University.

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