Why this book was written?
The War Behind Her Eyes was written for the woman who loves God, but knows something inside still needs healing.
This book was not born from healing.
It was born from breaking.
From the quiet places where survival stopped working.
From the moments when strength could no longer hold what was buried.
From the realization that loving God does not automatically mean you are healed.
For years, I didn’t recognize the trauma I carried. I called it strength. Discipline. Endurance. But beneath the structure and the service, something was still bleeding.
This book is an invitation to stop surviving your story…
and let Christ heal it.
Rooted in Scripture and lived experience, The War Behind Her Eyes walks through the inner journey of uncovering, truth-telling, ownership, rebuilding, and restoration under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
This is not self-help.
This is heart restoration.
Who this book is for
This book is for the woman who…
• Loves God but feels emotionally stuck
• Keeps reacting in ways she doesn’t understand
• Carries weight she can’t quite name
• Has “pushed through” for years but still feels fractured
• Is tired of managing pain and wants real healing
• Feels strong on the outside but guarded inside
• Wonders if healing is truly possible for her
It is for leaders, mothers, wives, ministry women, and the ones who appear “fine” — but know something deeper needs to be touched.
You do not need to label your story trauma for this book to meet you.
If something inside you is still aching, this journey is for you.
What makes this book different?
This is not a trauma education manual.
This is not a motivational book.
This is not surface-level faith writing.
This book is:
• Christ-centered, not psychology-led
• Rooted in Scripture and spiritual formation
• Written from lived experience, not theory
• Focused on identity, trauma responses, and restoration
• Designed as a healing journey — not just information
• Built to integrate with groups, teaching, and a future workbook
This book does not rush healing.
It honors it.
It does not minimize pain.
It invites Jesus into it.
The journey inside the book
Healing does not happen all at once.
It unfolds in layers, steps, and sacred pauses.
Inside this book, readers walk through twelve stages of restoration:
• Awakening – recognizing what you’ve carried
• Honesty – telling the truth about what broke you
• Ownership – reclaiming responsibility for healing
• Yielding – letting God have access to what you hid
• Identity – reclaiming who you were meant to be
• Renewal – transforming the mind and inner patterns
• Forgiveness – releasing others and yourself
• Separation – allowing God to rebuild you in hidden places
• Restoration – letting God rebuild what was torn down
• Trust – learning to rest in God again
• Purpose – discovering how God redeems your story
• Breakthrough – walking in wholeness and legacy
This is not a book you rush through.
It is a journey you walk with God.
A note from the author
I didn’t write this book because I mastered healing.
I wrote it because Jesus met me in places I didn’t know how to survive.
These pages carry the moments I wanted to hide.
The questions I didn’t know how to ask.
The breaking I didn’t understand.
And the rebuilding only God could do.
This book is not meant to impress you.
It is meant to walk with you.
If you are here, it is not an accident.
And if this book found you, it is because healing is already in motion.
You are not too broken.
You are not too late.
And you are not alone.
— Sandra Walton
