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Finding Self with God Day by Day
Finding Self with God Day by Day
This 365-Day Devotional Journal is designed to walk with you day by day, helping you grow in intimacy with God and discover your true identity in Him. It is more than a book of readings — it is an invitation to pause, reflect, pray, and write as you allow God’s Word to transform your heart and mind.
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Take a deep breath.
you are exactly where God wants you to be for His purpose.
You are seen.
You are loved.
You are stronger than you think.
Today's reminder:
God is working all things together for Your good.
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The best books for mental wellness
Forgive and Let Go for Real
Forgive and Let Go For Real
Forgiveness. It is one of the most powerful words in the human language, yet one of the hardest to live out. For some, the word brings relief: “Yes, I’ve let it go and I’m free.” For others, it brings resistance: “How could I ever forgive after what happened to me?” And for many, it stirs confusion: “I want to forgive, but I don’t know how.”
My heart as a counselor, teacher, and follower of Christ is not to lecture you but to journey with you. These chapters are written with compassion, honesty, and hope. At the end of each, you’ll find reflection questions, prayers, and invitations to take your own next step.
Love Never Left
Love Never Left
Love didn’t leave. It simply got buried.
Buried under exhaustion, misunderstanding, unspoken hurts, and patterns neither spouse had words for. Most marriages don’t collapse in dramatic moments—they fade quietly. Two people remain in the same house but no longer in the same story.
In Love Never Left, Dr. Janet Olivares brings couples and individuals into the deeper truth behind relationship drift: love is rarely gone—it’s simply covered by fear, unhealed wounds, emotional withdrawal, and the pressures of everyday life.
Hooked and Confused
Hooked & Confused
Hooked & Confused is the real conversation about porn nobody had with you. It explains why it grabs your mind fast, why it’s hard to stop, and how you can rise stronger than ever.
You are loved. You are chosen. You are stronger than you think.
This is your beginning.
In hundreds of counseling hours, Dr. Janet has listened to teens describe the same battles — curiosity that turned into confusion, moments of loneliness that led to choices they regret, and the shame that followed. What she discovered is that teens aren’t looking for judgment — they’re looking for hope, healing, and identity.
Parenting Teens
Parenting Teens
"The Parent They Come Back To," by Dr. Janet Olivares focuses on steady, consistent parenting that builds lifelong connection with children, especially in situations involving separation and two homes. It emphasizes emotional safety over perfection, teaching parents to respond calmly and steadily rather than reacting emotionally. Key themes include understanding children's emotional experiences, managing behavior with connection rather than control, navigating loyalty conflicts, supporting independence in teens, and repairing relationships after distance or conflict. The goal is to create a predictable, safe environment where children feel secure and willing to return emotionally, even during challenging times. The book offers practical guidance, reflections, and practice assignments to help parents build trust, reduce power struggles, and guide children with steady presence across different stages of development.
Suicide Hope Beyond a Moment
Two Houses, One Lonely Broken Heart
Suicide Hope Beyond a Moment
Suicide: Hope Beyond a Moment is a powerful, faith-filled guide that brings light to life’s darkest places.
Dr. Janet Olivares, Christian counselor and founder of Rapha Christian Counseling Center, helps readers understand that suicide is not an identity or destiny—it’s a moment that can be met with grace, truth, and hope.
Blending clinical insight, survivor stories, and Scripture, Dr. Olivares offers practical steps for crisis response, healing, and prevention. Each chapter reminds readers that despair is temporary. Faith, community, and compassion can restore life’s meaning.
With Letters of Hope and Healing, reflection prayers, and crisis tools, this book speaks to anyone touched by suicide—those struggling, grieving, or walking beside the brokenhearted.
You are not alone.
God is still holding your right hand.
There is hope beyond this moment
Two Houses, One Lonely Broken Heart
Two Houses, One Lonely Broken Heart
Two Houses, One Lonely Broken Heart
Two Houses, One Lonely Broken Heart by Dr. Janet Olivares is a compassionate book that explores the experience of a ten-year-old child navigating life between two homes after their parents' separation or divorce. It reveals how children perceive adult behaviors, tone, routines, and communication in co-parenting situations, emphasizing that children need steady, calm, and consistent environments rather than perfect parents. The book highlights the emotional challenges children face, such as feeling caught in the middle, managing adult conflicts, and adapting to changing rules. It advocates for adults to prioritize the child's safety and emotional well-being by maintaining predictable routines, repairing mistakes with apologies, and communicating directly with each other rather than through children. The book also includes reflective prompts for adults and tools to promote healthier co-parenting, aiming to create stability and trust so children can feel safe, be themselves, and heal.
What I understand Now
What I Understand Now
"What I Understand Now" by Dr. Janet Olivares is a compassionate guide exploring the emotional complexities between parents and adult children, especially in contexts of separation or divorce. The book reveals how moments that seem like rejection often mask deeper feelings of confusion, fear, and love struggling to be steady. It emphasizes understanding children's unspoken emotions, the challenges parents face, and the importance of emotional safety and repair in relationships. Through reflections from both child and adult perspectives, it encourages healing, forgiveness, and restoration, offering a hopeful path toward rebuilding connection and peace. The book combines faith-based insights with practical guidance for families seeking clarity and reconciliation.
Safe Again Volume 1
Safe Again Volume 1
"Safe Again" is a healing-centered parent and child interaction workbook designed by Dr. Janet Olivares to support families in rebuilding emotional safety, improving communication, and strengthening trust after trauma, conflict, or separation. The program emphasizes healing through emotional safety, accountability without shame, healthy boundaries, and calm communication. It guides families to understand the feelings underlying behaviors, practice nervous system calming tools, repair relationships, and reconnect slowly and safely over time. The workbook includes emotional teaching, real-life stories, reflection questions, family activities, calming techniques, and prayer, encouraging families to grow through patience, consistency, and compassion one safe conversation at a time.
It is a two-volume series.
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Safe Again Volume 2
Safe Again Volume 2
Safe Again Volume 2
"Safe Again" is a healing-centered parent and child interaction workbook designed by Dr. Janet Olivares to support families in rebuilding emotional safety, improving communication, and strengthening trust after trauma, conflict, or separation. The program emphasizes healing through emotional safety, accountability without shame, healthy boundaries, and calm communication. It guides families to understand the feelings underlying behaviors, practice nervous system calming tools, repair relationships, and reconnect slowly and safely over time. The workbook includes emotional teaching, real-life stories, reflection questions, family activities, calming techniques, and prayer, encouraging families to grow through patience, consistency, and compassion one safe conversation at a time.
It is a two-volume series.