My Unboxed Heart: Breaking Free From the Bondages of an Emotionally Abusive Mother

Those being emotionally abused often believe...
"It's just my imagination," or "There is something wrong with me."

My Unboxed Heart is a practical faith-based handbook on healing the wounds of the heart caused by an abnormal relationship with an emotionally abusive mother. Author Kari L. Jones shares a systematic way of revealing and dealing with the layers of pain-the boxes being stored in the recesses of hearts-that have been built up throughout childhood and into adult years. By sharing her own struggles with unseen emotional heart wounds, Kari encourages other victims of emotional abuse that they are not alone and gives them tools to heal. Her story also equips people to take action against the invisible forces of evil assigned to keep them from fulfilling their God-given purpose. Kari exposes characteristics of the evil forces who gained access to us through our mothers and provides practical advice on how to sever their continued influence on our lives.

My Unboxed Heart has beautifully unpacked the sometimes fearful and overwhelming baggage that the verbally and emotionally abused heart often carries. Kari L. Jones meticulously digs deep into unspoken areas of open and pushed-down wounds with raw honesty about God, herself, and the human soul. She guides the reader down a step-by-step path of recovery to God's intended heart alignment, with each chapter ending in an unpacked prayer. This book lays out a clear scriptural path toward healing that even the bloodiest of wounds can amend. I feel any woman who has faced verbal abuse or emotional wounding should have a copy of My Unboxed Heart. It is truly a book you can read again and again throughout the seasons of life.
-Barbara Holmes, author

In My Unboxed Heart, Kari shares her personal story in a real, raw and impactful way. If you want to make peace with yourself, God or someone who "plays mind games, manipulates, gaslights (makes you question your perception of reality), is passive aggressive, mocks, criticizes, and/or makes fun of you" then you need to read My Unboxed Heart. Or maybe you are asking yourself, "What has God put into me to fulfill?" Then you also need to read My Unboxed Heart. Sharing from a healed and free heart, Kari gives powerful testimony, steps, and scriptures of identity, love, hope, and authority that God has given her to bring healing and freedom so you can also operate from a place of healing and freedom with an unboxed heart.

-Krystal Travis, author

Author Kari Jones has done a brave work with My Unboxed Heart. She shares her difficult experiences and journey, as well as her solutions and revelations from the Lord. Anyone who has experienced emotional abuse from a loved one will be blessed and have a clear path to healing their hearts and renewing their minds. Thank you, Kari, for writing about an important topic that's rarely discussed.
-Krista Dunk, author and director of 100X Publishing

One of the most complicated relationships a woman can have in her life is the one with her mom. It is supposed to be maternal. It is supposed to be caring. Your mother's arms are where you should be able to go for safety and comfort and security and yet many of us never get that opportunity. In My Unboxed Heart, Kari opens up in a beautifully vulnerable but strong way to take us on the journey of her walk with her mom, the pain that it caused and how she healed with the help of Jesus. This book will challenge you but also allow you to feel seen. To feel understood. It gives you a faith-based approach to heal. The strength Kari shows in this book is outstanding and I am in awe of her faith journey.

-Dawn Taylor, Trauma, Business and Life Coach, author, and founder of The Taylor Way