| The Book
Healing Eve: The Woman’s Journey from Religious
Fundamentalism to Spiritual Freedom (Ampersand, Inc;
June, 2005)
Healing Eve shows women disillusioned with the toxic world of religious fundamentalism the way to reclamation of meaning, authenticity and joy in their lives. In this practical and inspiring book, author Dr. Jimmy Laura Smull calls upon a combination of first-hand experience, her own original research and common sense to show readers the way out of a life dominated by abusive men and patriarchal systems through their own Healing Eve Process, a three-step journey to spiritual freedom.
Dr. Smull selected her topic for her book because she, too, is
a woman who went through the process
of reclaiming her soul. In particular, she took on the toxic teaching
that because of Eve’s
sin in the Garden of Eden, women were doomed for all of eternity
with the pain of childbirth, among other curses brought down upon
all of humanity.
Realizing that she was not alone in her pain, and wondering about
the extent of the issue, she followed her curiosity into academia.
Earning her doctorate from Saybrook Graduate School and Research
Center in 2000, Dr. Smull was deeply impacted by the work in personal
mythology by her mentor, Dr. Stanley Krippner. She began to articulate
the three stages for women she now refers to as The Healing
Eve Process.
Healing Eve is the result of her extensive research, including in-depth interviews and/or surveys of 100 women who freed themselves from religious fundamentalism to restore their self-esteem and integrity. The Healing Eve Process detailed in this book is the result of her findings—the first step-by-step guide of its kind for women on the journey from religious fundamentalism to spiritual freedom.
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