Dazzled

Jess Echeverry writes from deep personal experience — surviving childhood abuse, a teenage pregnancy, abortion, poverty, and attempted suicide — and from an explicitly Catholic faith perspective, arguing that the world's version of forgiveness leaves wounds untouched. Her central claim is that true forgiveness requires moving through pain rather than around it, and the book is written to guide women who have survived real trauma toward spiritual healing. The Catholic grounding is genuine: Teresa Tomeo and Patti Maguire Armstrong both contributed, lending credibility within that community. Self-published through Balboa Press means no independent editorial vetting, which is worth noting. The content is heavy and intense — not a casual read — and the author's past abortion and same-sex attraction are discussed in a healing-and-conversion context that faith readers will generally find appropriate. For Catholic women navigating trauma, this one speaks directly.