{"product_id":"creating-connection-a-healing-journal-for-lgbtqia-caregivers","title":"Creating Connection:: A Healing Journal For LGBTQIA+ Caregivers","description":"Creating Connection: A Healing Journal for LGBTQIA+ Caregivers\nA reflective, trauma-informed journal for LGBTQIA+ adults caring for the very people who once caused harm, denied their identity, or withheld love.\nCaring for a parent or family member is rarely simple.\nBut when that caregiving is layered with religious trauma, conditional love, identity rejection, or unresolved childhood wounds, the emotional weight becomes almost impossible to put into words.\nThis journal was created for LGBTQIA+ caregivers who are navigating an experience that few people truly understand. It is for anyone who finds themselves caring for someone who once silenced them, shamed them, or refused to see them as they are. It is for those who grew up in rigid or high-control religions, and for those who were asked to hide or soften their identity to “keep the peace.”\nHere, you will not be asked to:\nforgive before you are ready\nerase what happened\nfeel grateful for pain\naccept spiritual platitudes\nminimize your story\nInstead, you will find a space that honors your truth exactly as it is.\nInside this journal:\n• 100 guided prompts to explore identity, grief, boundaries, anger, resilience, and healing\n• permission to name the feelings no one talks about\n• gentle reminders to pause, breathe, and take care of your body\n• grounding practices for moments of overwhelm or triggering encounters\n• reflection pages for navigating complex family dynamics\n• support for reclaiming your voice, agency, and self-worth\nThis journal is for you if:\n• you grew up in a restrictive or high-control religious environment\n• you are caring for a parent who struggled to accept your LGBTQIA+ identity\n• you have been told to “forgive and move on”\n• your family still uses religion to control the narrative\n• you want space to process the conflicting emotions of caregiving without judgment\nYou do not need to be healed to begin.\nYou do not need to reconcile to be worthy.\nYou do not need to silence yourself to care for someone else.\nYour story matters.\nYour identity matters.\nYour healing matters.\nThis journal is a place to honor all of it — the truth, the anger, the tenderness, the strength, and the parts of you that are still finding their way.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0GFMYMC3K\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0GFMYMC3K.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Eckert, Catherine\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43608405803069,"sku":"BVV.B0GFMYMC3K.G","price":13.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/B0GFMYMC3K-0.jpg?v=1789164917","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/creating-connection-a-healing-journal-for-lgbtqia-caregivers","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}