I found this book to be extremely helpful in understanding the purpose of wounds, the healing journey, and the process of change. Sandra's candor in sharing her parts of her story and seeing how God has used her helped to open my eyes to the reality that my story, even with my emotional scars, is a part of God's beautiful redemptive story. Her personal relationship with the Lord spills over into her writing in a way that invites others' to seek Him. --Wendy Mahill

Wow, am I ever lucky I saw this book on someone's desk. Sandra Wilson has down to earth wit, psychological prowess, and a faith that believes God really can heal your hurts. If you start reading I hope you're ready to start changing. God might just do that using the words of this gifted and faithful counsellor and psychologist.

Reading this book has opened my eyes to the subtle ways in which I was affected by my upbringing which I had believed to be rather healthy. I am able recognize and understand the root of the issues with which I struggle. Best of all I am able to see how my interaction with others whom I love can be causing pain in their lives as a result of my applying childhood solutions to adult life. It has led to many helpful discussions and plenty of healing in my life. Sandra D. Wilson's writing is truly a blessing to me.

this book is so informative on why hurt people hurt people. I never thought alot about why those people do what they do- with this book you will understand in more depth and clarity what is behind their motives and you will be surprised at the reasons. Sandra Wilson is an awesome author and her books are well worth the read.

If you are looking into human behavior and the "why's", this is an excellent book. Gave one to my best friend who is a counselor working with abused and neglected children and with families whose children are in foster care, and she can't order enough copies for her adult cients. Like me, she feels this is one of the best books available for understanding ourselves and others. I read and re-read it, finding myself, my family members, and my friends (but mostly myself) all through this book. Great insights for the lay person.

Sandra Wilson has written a winner here. I read this book in 2004 and have decided to read it again.This book ministers and provides healing at the same time. It helps you to understand yourself and others.

Hurt People Hurt People should be required reading for everyone on this planet because we are all hurt people. Sandra Wilson has some excellent insights on how people are wounded, how our wounds hurt others and what we should do to fix ourselves. (Hint - don't try and fix others, only work on fixing yourself.)
The only reason I didn't give the book 5 stars is because the first couple of chapters are a little over the top in reference to extreme types of abuse. Since the vast majority of us have not gone through this type of abuse, it was difficult to get through these chapters, but once I got into the meat of the book, I have been scribbling notes every couple of pages so I can remember the insights Sandra provides.
Please buy this book so you can get to know yourself and why you are the way you are.

This is an excellent book. A must read at least once and perhaps many times over.