Dena Yohe is a social worker, pastor s wife, Cru staff member, and mother of a formerly troubled daughter. This daughter, Renee Yohe, was the suicidal, addicted, depressed, self-harming girl whose situation led friends to start the well-known non-profit To Write Love on Her Arms. Renee s life was also portrayed in the 2015 Sony Pictures release by the same name. Dena and her husband, Tom, live in Orlando, Florida.
“Dena Yohe transparently and compassionately offers God-centered,
biblically grounded help and hope to parents in crisis. She shares
what she has learned on her journey and reminds every parent that
in the midst of the pain, you are not alone.”
—Bob Lepine, co-host of FamilyLife Today
“Parents of prodigals often wrestle with feelings of profound
loneliness and alienation. In her moving account, Dena Yohe offers
encouraging reminders that countless other parents have been there
too. Her wise and compassionate advice is sure to comfort and
uplift many hurting moms and dads.”
—Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family
“This honest book is full of Dena’s wisdom, experience, and
compassion. Her daughter’s story has helped thousands of young
people believe that no matter the circumstances they’re not alone
and recovery is possible. I have no doubt that Dena’s perspective
will do the same for parents.”
—Jamie Tworkowski, founder of To Write Love on Her Arms and New
York Times best-selling author of If You Feel Too Much
“Ms. Yohe’s writing echoes in the deepest chamber of my
parent-heart because she teaches me how much parent-love hurts,
breaks, then heals, and—ultimately—molds us into people who can be
deeply engaged in the Spirit of God. While there is no doubt that I
will be using this book in my clinical counseling practice, I can
also imagine that there is a hungry and vast readership that has
been longing to hear from an author who understands the grit it
takes to hope for a better tomorrow. She teaches us parents to
‘starve our fears and feed our faith’ with practical ways to grieve
and respond to the difficult issues. What a vital resource!”
—Mary Ellen Mann, LCSW, president of Last Battle and Mann
Counseling Group
“Having a child or family member struggling with things like
addiction or depression can lead to so many painful days and
hopeless nights. These are often places we feel so alone, but Dena
and her family have been there and their words are such a gift.
This is not a book of quick fixes but of practical wisdom from
someone who has been down those dark roads. Dena (and Reneé) have
the unique ability to offer real help with beautiful compassion,
for both you and your child. This book is a wonderful resource of
direction, clarity, courage, and hope. It will be a wonderful
resource of not just steps in coping but also movements toward
healing.”
—Aaron Moore, licensed mental health counselor, founder of Solace
Counseling, and speaker for To Write Love On Her Arms
“You Are Not Alone is a powerful resource written by a mom who
learned how to live through her daughter’s cutting, drug addiction,
and depression. Her story gives Christian parents permission to be
honest with their anguish, guilt, shame, and fear, but also gives
them tools so they don’t get lost in their child’s poor choices.
One of the most helpful chapters teaches how parents love their
wayward child yet emotionally detach. You will learn to stop
enabling, covering, or protecting, and to trust God with your
child’s future without forsaking your own.”
—Leslie Vernick, LCSW, relationship coach, speaker, and author of
The Emotionally Destructive Marriage and The Emotionally
Destructive Relationship
“I’ve walked with Dena Yohe through much of her journey with Reneé,
and she tells that story so well, so passionately, so gently, so
truthfully, so hopefully. You can feel the pain she endured and the
fear she survived. Gratefully she lets us in on lessons learned,
where to go for help for yourself and your prodigal, and how to
hold tight to your child with love and grace. If you love a
prodigal, you will be so thankful for this book.”
—Judy Douglass, office of the president of Cru, founder of Prayer
for Prodigals and Worldwide Prodigal Prayer Day, and author of
Letters to My Children: Secrets of Success
“The dark years of my son’s heroin addiction and imprisonment
changed not only his life but mine as well. In her riveting debut
book, You Are Not Alone, Dena Yohe gives us a mother’s powerful
perspective on pain and suffering viewed through the lens of God’s
sovereignty and purpose—it is healing salve for a wounded
heart.”
—Allison Bottke, best-selling author of Setting Boundaries with
Your Adult Children and the Setting Boundaries series
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