THE GOOD SOIL: Healing Attachment Wounds Through the Love of God Hardcover – March 20, 2026

What if your struggles with faith aren’t about disobedience—but about attachment?Many of us come to faith carrying attachment wounds we don’t realize we have. We believe in God, but struggle to trust Him. We long for closeness, yet feel anxious, distant, ashamed, or afraid of disappointing Him. Without knowing it, we bring the same attachment patterns we learned in human relationships into our relationship with God.The Good Soil invites readers to explore how early attachment experiences shape the way we relate not only to others—but to God Himself. Using attachment theory, trauma-informed psychology, and Scripture, this book reveals how our nervous systems and relational histories influence trust, intimacy, surrender, and rest in God’s presence.Through the lens of the Parable of the Sower, The Good Soil shows how anxious, avoidant, disorganized, and secure attachment patterns quietly form the “soil” of the heart—impacting how God’s love is received, resisted, or misunderstood. Many spiritual struggles are not moral failures, but protective strategies formed in the absence of safety, attunement, and consistent care.Rather than asking readers to fix themselves or try harder, this book reframes common patterns—control, people-pleasing, emotional withdrawal, numbing, striving, and even religious performance—as understandable attempts to meet deep, God-given needs. Needs that were never meant to be met through self-effort, but through relationship.Interwoven throughout the book are lived examples from Hispanic family culture, where faith, loyalty, sacrifice, and love often exist alongside emotional unavailability, over-responsibility, and unspoken expectations. These cultural dynamics shape how many learn to relate to authority, intimacy, and God—often without realizing it.At its core, The Good Soil is an invitation—not to behavior modification, but to healing attachment. God is revealed not as a distant evaluator, but as a loving Father who re-roots the heart in safety, belonging, and trust.Inside this book, you’ll explore:How different attachment styles shape our relationship with GodWhy many spiritual struggles are rooted in unmet relational needsHow survival strategies form—and how they can gently be releasedWhat it means to experience God as a secure, attuned, and loving FatherHow healing happens through relationship, not willpowerReflection prompts to help you begin cultivating healthier soil in your heartWritten by a licensed therapist who integrates faith, psychology, and cultural awareness, The Good Soil offers a compassionate, biblically grounded pathway toward deeper trust, emotional safety, and authentic connection with God—from the roots up. Read more