"Created for Connection" Book Review
Daniel Crosby • January 15, 2025
“Created for Connection” by Sue Johnson is a book very similar to one I reviewed last year, “Hold me Tight.” In fact, it’s the same book, except it approaches the topic from a Christian perspective.
Jump on my website or social media and look back on the “Hold me Tight” book review.
Sue Johnson is the founder of the EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) model of couples counseling. It has a proven track record of helping couples work through distress in their relationships with success rated in the 80-90% range.
“Created for Connection” take’s Johnson’s EFT framework and teaches it in a clear understandable way that anyone can follow. It also interweaves ideas from the Christian faith and scripture that shows how the framework, while not founded as a faith based treatment, really aligns with what the Christian reads in their Bible. She welcomes Kenneth Sanderfer on as a contributor in this version as he adds many of the Christian ideas and components.
Most Christians would agree that they find healing through their faith and this is also true within their marriages. Christians read in Genesis where life began with a marriage in a garden and the Bible ends with a wedding feast between the church and Christ.
If marriage is this important to God then we must continue to invest in finding hope and healing in our marriages. “Created for Connection” isn’t a fluffy Christian self-help book, but a guide to begin wading through the deeper waters of why your marriage is unwell, how to identify your part of the problem, and what to do to repair it.
There are ample stories and case studies throughout to make it readable, relatable, and entertaining.
If you want to dive into the inner struggles of your marriage then go grab “Created for Connection” by Sue Johnson.
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