Have you been wearing a smile as your mask, hiding everything you truly felt inside? You kept going when no one knew how much strength it took. You buried the pain because life didn't give you permission to fall apart. And somewhere along the way, the weight you were carrying became so familiar, you forgot what it felt like to be free. Living Above the Hurt: Finding Peace Where Pain Once Lived is for you. In this raw, Scripture-rooted memoir, author Barbara Calhoun opens the door to rooms she kept locked for years — abuse, trauma, spiritual doubt so deep she questioned God and a grief so sudden it defied words: Barbara doesn't offer polished answers or easy comfort. She offers truth — the kind that comes from walking through fire and choosing, one painful step at a time, to rise above it. Across the various chapters, she guides readers through: Naming the weight they've been silently carrying Finding God in the seasons when He felt absent Forgiving the unforgivable — and why it sets you free Breaking soul ties to people and pain that have kept them stuck Renewing the mind and reclaiming a God-given identity Walking in authority — no longer defined by what happened to them Each chapter closes with reflection questions, a Spirit-led prayer, and a Scripture-anchored truth to carry forward. Living Above the Hurt is not a book about denying what happened. It's a book about refusing to live there anymore. If you've ever felt too broken to be healed, too far gone to be found, or too tired to keep believing — this book was written for you.