This page contains a list of Catholic books on healing from trauma to help you or someone you know along the healing journey. For lists of other healing resources, visit this page.
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Be Healed by Dr. Bob Schuchts
This book distills much of the John Paul II Healing Center’s work to help people find physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. It is a great introduction to Dr. Schuchts’s work and explains how wounds form and heal from a Catholic perspective. It also offers several exercises for the reader to walk and pray through to apply these lessons and seek healing. You can pick up a copy here.
Do You Want to Be Healed? By Dr. Bob Schuchts
This book is a 10-day scriptural retreat based on the healing process found in Be Healed. Each day includes a Scripture passage and reflection questions to engage with the reading, designed to help the reader enter into a healing, prayerful encounter with Jesus. You can pick up a copy here.
Be Restored by Dr. Bob Schuchts
This book applies the work of Dr. Schuchts more specifically to sexual wounds, whether it be those caused by abuse or wounds leading to sexual compulsions and identity confusion. Like Be Healed, each chapter contains exercises for the reader to walk and pray through to help their healing journey. You can pick up a copy here.
Be Transformed by Dr. Bob Schuchts
In this book, Dr. Schuchts describes how the seven sacraments can heal seven major types of wounds: rejection, abandonment, confusion, fear, shame, hopelessness, and powerlessness. As with his other books, each section includes exercises for applying these lessons to one’s healing journey. You can read our review here.
The Mindful Catholic by Dr. Greg Bottaro
Lots of research has found that mindfulness can be a helpful part of a person’s healing journey following exposure to trauma. Unfortunately, many mindfulness practices are not in line with Catholic teaching, making it difficult for faithful Catholics to engage in them. Dr. Bottaro solves this issue with this book, helping readers practice Catholic mindfulness to reap its benefits in their daily lives and for healing. You can read our review here.