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BOOKS BY RUSSELL WILLINGHAM

Explore biblically grounded, emotionally honest books that lead people into deeper healing, relational freedom, and intimacy with God.

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My New Book

The Relational Revolution is not just a book—it’s an invitation to rediscover the way God designed us to live, love, and connect. In a culture where isolation, surface-level relationships, and emotional wounds are increasingly common, Russell Willingham introduces what he calls The Relational Principle: a bold call back to honest, vulnerable, and healing relationships rooted in God’s original intent.

Drawing from decades of counseling, teaching, and pastoral experience, Russell weaves together Scripture, personal insight, and real-life stories to show how transformational change doesn’t happen in isolation—it happens in relationship. But not just any relationship—ones marked by courage, truth-telling, and spiritual intimacy.This book will challenge you to confront the ways fear and shame may have shaped your interactions and guide you into a lifestyle of relational risk, emotional honesty, and redemptive connection.

Whether you're seeking deeper intimacy with God, healing from brokenness, or a clearer path to helping others, The Relational Revolution will equip you with the spiritual and relational tools to walk that journey.If you’ve ever longed for meaningful community, deeper love, and emotional healing that lasts, this book is your starting point.

Relational Masks

The Avoider. The Deflector. The Self-Blamer. The Aggressor. Recognize someone you know? Or yourself? We all know people who seem to get stuck in unhealthy patterns of relating to others. Sometimes we're puzzled by a loved one's evasiveness or surprised by a friend's defensive aggression. Occasionally we look in the mirror and see such troubling behaviors in ourselves. All of these are masks that we hide behind, and they prevent us from having authentic relationships with others.Counselor Russell Willingham identifies the relational masks that obstruct us from relating freely to other people and to God. Drawing on a wealth of practical experience and biblical insight, he diagnoses the destructive ways that we respond to others and shows how underlying false beliefs govern our thinking and actions. He also shows how each mask can be subverted from within and turned inside out to help us move toward healthy relationships. Each chapter includes tools and questions for discussion and application.Discover how to relate to others with the honesty and authenticity God intended--and find the relational freedom and satisfaction you?ve been yearning for.

Breaking Free: Understanding Sexual Addiction and the Healing Power of Jesus

Our world is awash in sex. We are bombarded with it everywhere we turn--TV, newspapers and magazines, music, movies and the Internet. When this ever-present temptation mixes with human weaknesses and unmet needs, many get pulled into addiction to sexually sinful behavior. They may detest their own habits, but they can't seem to break free. Is there any hope?Russell Willingham speaks from his own experience and that of the many he has counseled. His answer? "Yes! There is hope. Jesus offers forgiveness and healing."True stories show how the principles in this book can be put into action. The essentials are spelled out in practical steps that can help people begin to break free. Willingham deals with such issues as

  • what all addicts have in common

  • the hunt of the malnourished heart

  • where to find the courage to face the dark side

  • wrestling with shame and grace

  • the healing effect of radical honesty

This realistic yet hopeful book offers a new way to see the world for every person who wants to understand and break free from sexual addiction.

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