The Garden Within: Where the War with Your Emotions Ends and Your Most Powerful Life Begins

Written by Dr. Anita Phillips and Sarah Jakes Roberts

Narrated by Sarah Jakes Roberts and Anita Phillips

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Read by the author.

Too often we’ve been taught to view our emotions with suspicion, seeing them as something to be suppressed, managed, or mastered. This isn’t true. Emotions are not your enemy. Internal war is not your destiny. You were created to flourish. 

In this game-changing book, trauma therapist and mental health expert Dr. Anita Phillips reveals how embracing emotion is the key to living your most powerful life. Just as gardens thrive in good ground, the abundant life you’ve been seeking can only be grown in the soil of your heart.

Blending faith, the latest discoveries in neurobiology, and her own research and work as a licensed therapist, Dr. Anita shows you how to cultivate a state of emotional well-being that can:

• strengthen your body and reverse the effects of trauma,
• calm anxiety and renew your mind, and
• unleash a new level of spiritual power in your life.

This book will equip you with the tools you need to nurture a part of yourself that has been misunderstood for too long — your heart — setting you free to live just as the Creator intended. 

AUTHENTIC. FRUITFUL. POWERFUL

Images and diagrams are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: Sep 19, 2023
• ISBN: 9781400233045

Dr. Anita Phillips

Dr. Anita Phillips, LCSW-C is a trauma therapist, life coach, and minister. Widely recognized as a thought leader at the intersection of mental health, faith, and culture, Dr. Anita holds degrees from the University of Maryland and Regent University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is a dynamic speaker and podcast host who adores her family and friends, a good pint of ice cream, and sitting by the ocean.

Reviews for The Garden Within

[Gency Dauth · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I ❤️ how the Lord had made us. Thank you

[Lunie B · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing book! I have to read it again to fully develop into my garden.

[Jacqueline McNeil · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was referred to me during a difficult season. It has truly been a blessing to my heart. I am believing God for healing and wholeness as a result of the word implanted in healthy soul and practices that are empowering me to go forward courageously. He is with me! Thank you for this blessing Dr. Anita!! ?

[Mmoneng Gwebu · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I came across this book at just the right time. It’s so enlightening and explains so simply and beautifully where faith and psychology meet, addressing all our facets as human beings; our mind, heart, soul, body and spirit. Absolutely loved this. Definitely one to re-read.

[zaneleth · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What a book…WOW!!! So well written and beautifully structured. I actually want a hard copy now

[Tobi Achudume · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An amazing book with so much wisdom. Thank you for releasing this.

[Beryl and Joe Nyamwange · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wonderful connections on the vagus nerve and our minds! Great book that will grow you beyond limitations to transformation. A must read if you care about fulfilling your divine purpose! Great! Great ?
A recommendation to anyone who wants to go beyond thinking to reflecting.

[Janae Carlee · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A great read! It’s insightful and liberating. It’s helped me give language to fear separating the emotion of fear from the spirit. You won’t be disappointed reading. It can be uncomfortable, but worth it. ?

[Asia Etheridge · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Dr. Anita is such a gem! The way she lays out the intersectionality of faith and biology is truly divine. This read was truly and eye opener for how intentional God is with his creation and I’m thankful for Dr. Anita sharing such powerful revelations from the garden within!!!

[Omotayo A · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

“There’s nothing wrong with you!”
This is the most important book in this age of Christianity! Dr Anita Phillips shows us just how much God values our emotions and actually uses the human part of our experience to help us navigate the spiritual part — as opposed to what we’ve been wrongly taught for centuries. It is liberating, encouraging, practical and easy to follow, and it is absolutely life changing.

[Edwin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Inspiring book to see our Bible. We need to see our Bible not only for heaven and hell but other perpectives

[Samone · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book literally has me clapping at the end. Never had an author explain in such a way my feelings and inspire me to continue to grow in faith. Now I can move heart first understanding how important it is to cultivate lasting soil. Just ordered the workbook and can’t wait to begin the work needed thank you Dr. Anita ❤️.

[Dionne Rogers · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Outstanding book! I started following Dr. Anita during the pandemic and she has an amazing ability to discuss emotional well being in a way you can understand it and comprehend it. Highly recommend this book!

[Debbie Frederick · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Thank you for writing this book. It’s an eye opener to many issues we face in our personal life. May God use you immensely as you continue to share this story of Truth..