When you experience emotional injury fear shame or pride your first impulse is to hide the hurting parts of yourself from God others even yourself Often you've learned these hiding patterns during childhood to protect yourself in a threatening environment The problem is that when you hide your injuries & frailties you isolate yourself from the very things you need in order to heal & mature What served as protection for a child becomes a prison to an adult In Hiding from Love Dr John Townsend helps you to explore thoroughly the hiding patterns you've developed & guides you toward the healing grace & truth that God has built into safe connected relationships with himself & others You'll discover The difference between "good" & "bad" hiding Why you hide the broken parts of your soul from the God who can heal them How to be free to make mistakes without fear of exposing your failures & imperfections How to obtain the joy & wholeness God intends you to have through healthy bonding with others Hiding from Love will take you on a journey of discovery toward healing connected relationships & a new freedom & joy in living