Table for Two: Biblical Counsel for Eating Disorders
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Breaking free from an eating disorder is difficult and complex. Those who are suffering often feel misunderstood. They struggle with feeling alone and afraid, ashamed to tell those closest to them. Their loved ones also feel helpless and ill-equipped to care for them. Within this dynamic, hurt, disappointment, and neglect often thrive. From the unique perspective of a husband and wife team, Table for Two shares Krista Dunham’s journey to freedom from her eating disorder while David shares insights as the loved one coming beside her.
Krista suffered from an eating disorder for over ten years and, by God’s grace and through biblical counseling, overcame it. She openly and honestly shares her experience, describing what she did, what she needed, and what proved helpful in the process of change. In conjunction with her insights, David shares what he did, how he failed, and what he learned along the way as a biblical counselor that was helpful to Krista.
Without minimizing complicated issues, the Dunhams provide practical, gospel hope and biblical encouragement to those suffering and help for loved ones walking with them. They share personal narratives, interactive exercises, and biblical direction for those navigating recovery. Individuals suffering from an eating disorder - and loved ones - will find practical help, hope, and encouragement in this couple’s story. Applying the truth of Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, they know two are better than one and understand the need to connect and jointly navigate the process together.
This powerful, redemptive book reveals an intimacy beyond personal stories of struggle told through a biblical counseling lens; it highlights the close-knit relationship of husband and wife and a home life where one person struggles with an eating disorder.
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- Designed to be read with a helper
- Guides readers to identify potential motives that drive an eating disorder and navigate triggers
- Helps readers to talk about these issues, bring them to the light, and address them with God’s Word
- Understanding an Eating Disorder
- Understanding Your Role and Embracing the Process of Change
- Understanding Our Motives
- Dealing with Core Issues
- Identity
- Restructuring Your Life for Change
- Working Together toward Healing
- Appendix A: Compulsive Exercise Evaluation
- Appendix B: Choosing a Good Counselor
- Appendix C: Resources for Continued Study
Some authors do a great job connecting with us by being raw and real but they leave us without any hope or solutions to the problem. The Dunhams’ book is an honest and personal account of their own struggle while also offering practical and biblical ways of reframing that struggle with insights and hope that were forged in the trenches of failure and longing for real change. Those who have tried and failed before won’t be crushed by the gentle, humble, and gracious tone that characterizes the hearts of David and Krista. I expect this book will be a beacon of hope in the dark struggle of eating disorders.
—Brad Bigney, Pastor of Grace Fellowship, Florence, KY; certified ACBC counselor; conference speaker; author of Gospel Treason
Table for Two by David and Krista Dunham is a refreshingly honest book with a refreshingly unique perspective. David and Krista coauthor as a couple who have walked through an eating disorder—one as a person reaching out for help, the other as a helper-in-training. As they invite you into their journey, you’ll learn from a biblical perspective the underlying issues related to eating disorders, and you’ll learn how to compassionately and competently help those working through this issue.
—Bob Kellemen, Academic Dean and Professor of Biblical Counseling at Faith Bible Seminary; author of Gospel-Centered Marriage Counseling and Gospel-Centered Family Counseling
As biblical counseling continues to grow and mature, it has needed to address issues such as eating disorders with a level of competence and care that befits the complexity of the problem it represents. David and Krista Dunham have skillfully and compassionately done exactly that. If you are looking for a resource that addresses eating disorders with humility, compassion, and grace, look no further than this book!
—Jonathan D. Holmes, Pastor of Counseling, Parkside Church; executive director, Fieldstone Counseling
- Title: Table for Two
- Authors: David Dunham, Krista Dunham
- Publisher: New Growth Press
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Pages: 145
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781645070740, 1645070743
- Resource ID: LLS:TABLEFORTWO
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-10T20:44:40Z