{"product_id":"when-words-hurt-discovery-series-booklet","title":"When Words Hurt (Discovery Series Booklet)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe often don't take seriously the power of the tongue to assault and it's ability to devastate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing words as weapons is a practice that is as old as human language, but we still don't give it the attention it deserves.   While we have come a long way in understanding the damage that physical and sexual abuse can do, many of us have still not realized that we can injure others with our words perhaps even more than with our fists.  The purpose of this booklet is to call our attention to the power of words to help or to hurt.  While it primarily deals with the misuse of words in the marriage relationship, the principles covered can be applied to other relationships as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Olson\u003c\/strong\u003e is a licensed professional counselor in the State of Michigan and has worked for Our Daily Bread Ministries as a counselor and a writer since 1992. He has authored a number of Discovery Series booklets (discoveryseries.org) on such topics as addictions, grief, depression, and marital abuse. He also maintains a part-time private counseling practice in the West Michigan area. Jeff and his wife, Diane, have been married since 1986 and have raised two lovely daughters. He is an avid outdoorsman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36773177426072,"sku":"CB011","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0495\/5907\/7016\/products\/cb011.jpg?v=1602088811","url":"https:\/\/odbpublishing.ca\/products\/when-words-hurt-discovery-series-booklet","provider":"Our Daily Bread Publishing Canada","version":"1.0","type":"link"}