Joshua Straub, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, and family advocate. He uses his knowledge in the area of trauma to help people around the world, including those in Rwanda who seek healing from the 1994 genocide. Josh has served as the senior director of professional development for the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is cofounder and president of The Connextion Group, assistant professor at Liberty University Online and serves on the teaching team at Woodland Hills Family Church in Branson, Missouri. Josh and his wife, Christi, are the proud parents of a son and daughter.
“There’s no greater joy than raising children. There’s also no
greater sorrow than when you don’t feel like you have what it takes
to do it. Using the transparency of his own story, as well as his
experience as a family counselor and dad himself, Josh provides a
road map for making our homes the emotionally safest places in the
world for our kids. Most importantly, you walk away with a true
sense of encouragement that you really do have what it takes to
write beautiful stories for your kids!”
—Candace Cameron Bure, actress, author, producer, and mom
“‘Home, sweet home’ is much more than a cliché; it’s a critically
important goal toward which we should all strive as parents. Making
your home a safe house is one of the best investments of time and
energy you can possibly make. Joshua Straub shows how in this
insightful book.”
—Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family
“Safe House is a must-read and a humbling reminder that there’s no
safety outside of God’s sovereignty. Thank you, Joshua, for
reminding us that it’s never too late to raise kids who live, love,
and lead well.”
—Shelene Bryan, founder of Skip1.org and author of Love Skip
Jump
“In a humorous but candid approach, Joshua Straub uses scholarship
and his own emotional pain to help us face and deal with our own
stories. As a product of six broken homes and a lot of abuse, I
know the urgency and the desperation to rewrite my story for my
children’s sake, and for heaven’s sake. Many of us are familiar
with panicked efforts to child-proof our homes, but after decades
of training students, I often wondered if it was possible to
parent-proof our children. This timely book, Safe House, is full of
wisdom, examples, and appreciations of, most of all, hope for our
most cherishable possessions—our children.”
—Dr. Jay Strack, president and founder of StudentLeadership.net
“I wish I could’ve read Safe House before I raised my daughters.
I’m sure it would’ve saved them many dollars spent on therapy.
Thanks to Josh and this amazing book, I have a second chance. I am
now embracing the principles in this book and applying them to my
relationship with six beautiful grandchildren.”
—Ken Davis, author of Fully Alive and speaker and communications
trainer
“To the exhausted parent, these pages are filled with hope. To the
insecure parent, these pages are filled with confidence. To the
parent trying to win your child’s heart before the culture does,
these pages are empowering. Josh has created an insightful
work-of-heart that will truly impact families for generations to
come!”
—Shannon Ethridge, MA, life/relationship coach and author of
twenty-two books, including the million-copy, best-selling Every
Woman’s Battle series
“Parenting is hard. No doubt about it. We deal with insecurity and
great frustration as we work through motives, parenting styles, and
discipline strategies. Joshua Straub does a fantastic job in Safe
House encouraging parents to stay focused on what’s most important:
the heart of the child. This book will help eradicate insecurity
and insanity from your home.”
—Ted Cunningham, founding pastor of Woodland Hills Family Church
and author of Fun Loving You and The Power of Home
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