The Christian Codependent: When Our Loving Hearts Become Bleeding Hearts

What does the Bible teach about love? In her book, The Christian Codependent: When Our Loving Hearts Become Bleeding Hearts, Ms. Immen examines the answer to that question. As a professional counselor, she learned that many Christians often suffer through their loving and giving, and they believe that they are being a "good" Christian. If they just pray and ask God for help, then He can and will preserve relationships. Love becomes a matter of faith. However, she proves through scripture that God has boundaries when He mandates that we love Him, ourselves, and then others. She offers ways to become a healthy person, loving freely and deeply, reaping God's blessings and joy. She shows that people who love through Christ must not try to "control" people or situations but to let God lead them into relationships that He blesses.

Ms. Immen lives in North Carolina and recently retired as a counselor. She worked in all levels of public education, including the college level. She is a life-long Christian and faced her own codependency when her twenty-year marriage collapsed. Today, she is remarried, and she and her husband have built a horse farm as she continues to help and inspire others. She currently works as a professional pianist and has released a CD, ＂Inspirational Piano: Hear God’s Love.＂ She also released ＂Sue’s Scribbles in the Sands,＂ two collections of her devotionals which were previously printed in various church newsletters. She is currently working on a children’s book series about her Chincoteague ponies, Sunny and Jess. She can be reached through her website, Graycewyndsfarm.com.