Severed: A Memoir of Hope and Healing

Born into a home marked by profound dysfunction Sandra Jarvis struggles to overcome the messages ingrained throughout her childhood. Im not worthy. Im not loveable. Ill never be enough. The physical sexual and spiritual abuse of her childhood all hidden behind the carefully crafted façade of a model Mormon home leave her wondering if there really is a God--and if so what must she do to prove her worth?She marries young hoping to escape the misery of her childhood only to discover that you cant run from the effects of abuse. Bitterness and anger increase as shes faced with seemingly endless trials--postpartum depression a porn-addicted spouse an LGBTQ child a cancer diagnosis overwhelming debt and fear. Constant fear for what the future might hold. With all of this overshadowing her world Sandra thinks things cant get any worse.Then a tragic accident nearly severs her right hand. Although the damage to her hand brings an entirely new set of problems it also gives Sandra an unexpected opportunity to not only recover but to begin severing herself from the lies that have always ruled her life the ones shes told herself to prove shes not enough. Only then does she discover that life is just what you make of it that adversity can make you stronger and that perhaps things are exactly the way they are supposed to be.Severed: a Memoir of Hope and Healing is the powerful true story of finding hope and purpose amid lifes challenges. It provides proof that even in lifes darkest moments peace is available perhaps even plentiful.