“In a world that often pits theology and psychology against each other, Molly LaCroix offers a brilliant blending with Journey to Shalom. This hopeful and grounding work has the potential to change the way we talk about our stories, our faith, and what it means to be whole. Read slowly and take good notes.”

– Emily P. Freeman, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of “The Next Right Thing”

“So often Biblical stories have been used to justify beliefs and activities that are contrary to the IFS model, that I haven’t studied them or considered them useful. Molly LaCroix’s wonderfully written IFS-based interpretations of those stories brings new, uplifting meaning to them and the exercises she offers can expedite our journeys to inner and outer shalom (peace). I’m honored by the depth to which she knows IFS and by the skillful way she uses elements of the Bible to illustrate it. I can strongly recommend this book to observant Christians, to those skeptical of Christianity, as well as those simply wanting more IFS experiences.”

– Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, Founder of the Internal Family Systems model and author of several books, including “Internal Family Systems Therapy” and “No Bad Parts”

“Journey to Shalom is an immensely imaginative, psychologically rich, and biblically engaging invitation to embrace our beautiful complexity. Molly’s re-telling of several sacred stories of Scripture humanizes sometimes distant texts and opens them to conversation with our own stories. And the helpful practices and exercises invite us to do our own work. This will be a go-to resource in my clinical work and for my clinical counseling students.”

– Chuck DeGroat, author, therapist, and Professor of Pastoral Care and Executive Director of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan)

“I’ve heard it said that one cannot be one’s True Self while living in a false narrative. Molly LaCroix masterfully helps readers find themselves in a story they haven’t crafted for themselves; the larger, more redemptive and generative Story of the Divine. The doorway into that story leads us through both mystery and unknowing. Molly’s prescription of practices helps us find a way through that doorway with less anxiousness and more anticipation for newness.”

– Justin McRoberts, Author of several books, including "Sacred Strides", Host of the @Sea Podcast

“This is a book I didn’t even know that I needed. Molly creatively and expertly weaves the human experience of our known Bible characters into the Internal Family Systems model. The result is a deeply healing work that gives voice to and hope for the journey so many of us are on.”

– Lizz Enns Petters, Cohost Deconstructing Mamas Podcast

“There couldn’t be better timing for this book to be published. With so many of us completely disconnected from our inner family and don’t know how to dive deeper into understanding how this disconnection plays out in our everyday life, this book offers wisdom, practical insights and much-needed hope for us to reconnect and embrace our True Self. Molly knocks it out of the park!”

– Esther Joy Goetz, Cohost Deconstructing Mamas Podcast