📖 Book Description — The Dreaded F Word: Finding Freedom Through Forgiveness
What if the thing you’ve been running from your whole life is the very thing that could finally set you free?
Forgiveness.
In The Dreaded F Word, Charlene Marshall shares her raw, unfiltered story of addiction, trauma, relapse, recovery, and radical redemption. From abuse and abandonment to homelessness, prostitution, prison, and the loss of everything she loved — this is not a polished testimony. It’s a survival story turned freedom story.
For years, Charlene tried to get sober. And sometimes she did.
But she couldn’t stay free.
What she didn’t know was that unforgiveness — toward others, toward herself, and even toward God — was quietly keeping her bound. Addiction was only the symptom. The root was deeper.
This book is not about religion, rules, or trying harder.
It’s about relationship — a real, personal relationship with Jesus that heals what recovery alone couldn’t touch.
Through deeply honest storytelling and practical, faith-filled reflection, The Dreaded F Word walks readers through:
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The hidden power of unforgiveness and how it fuels addiction, anger, shame, and self-destruction
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Why sobriety without healing leads to relapse
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How Jesus meets us in our darkest places — not after we clean up, but right where we are
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The difference between guilt and shame, conviction and condemnation
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How forgiveness breaks generational cycles and creates legacy transformation
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What it actually looks like to walk in freedom — daily, imperfectly, and on purpose
This book is for:
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Anyone stuck in addiction, recovery, or relapse cycles
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Survivors of abuse, trauma, and generational pain
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Those who feel “too far gone” for God
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People tired of religion but desperate for real healing
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Individuals, recovery groups, churches, and small groups seeking honest conversations and true transformation
The Dreaded F Word is raw. It’s real. And it’s filled with hope.
Because no matter what you’ve done — or what’s been done to you — there is nothing that outweighs the love of Jesus. He never left you. He’s not ashamed of you. And He wants you free more than you want to be free yourself.
This is a story of chains breaking, cycles stopping, and lives being rebuilt — one act of forgiveness at a time.
Revival for Rebels. Redemption for All.
🎁 Free Bonus for Readers
As a thank-you for purchasing The Dreaded F Word, we’ve created a free bonus devotional to encourage you on your healing journey.