{"product_id":"return-to-joy-keith-kahle-9781967311804","title":"Return to Joy: The Lifelong Impact of Father-Wounding and Pathways to Healing","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if the wounds we carry from childhood are the ones that quietly shape us for life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eReturn to Joy\u003c\/em\u003e, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Keith Kahle offers a raw, deeply personal exploration of the long-term effects of \"father-wounding\"--a form of trauma rooted in unmet emotional needs, silence, or absence from a paternal figure. Drawing from his own life experiences, Kahle examines how these wounds manifest throughout adulthood in relationships, physical and emotional health, and personal identity. With a blend of memoir, medical insight, and compassionate storytelling, he shows how seemingly minor childhood messages can create lifelong patterns of shame, reactivity, and self-doubt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured around the journey from order through disorder to reorder, the book charts a path toward healing. Kahle shares vulnerable stories of his upbringing, marriages, parenting missteps, and physical ailments, all through the lens of trauma and recovery. From traditional therapy to psychedelic-assisted healing, he explores the tools that helped him shed a \"cataract of the soul\" and rediscover joy. \u003cem\u003eReturn to Joy\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving guide for anyone confronting inherited pain, offering hope, recognition, and a path toward wholeness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Kahle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1967311803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967311804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Creek Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.11w x 0.33d","brand":"Keith Kahle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136690536703,"sku":"9781967311804","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53618ca1-c046-478d-8730-b88597d60903.jpg?v=1755024097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/return-to-joy-keith-kahle-9781967311804","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}