Inspired by deep compassion for others and informed from a Christian perspective, psychiatrist Curt Thompson shares fresh insights and practical applications for developing more authentic relationships and fully experiencing our deepest longing: to be known. Through his workshops, speaking engagements, books, organizational consulting, private clinical practice, and other platforms, he helps people process their longings, grief, identity, purpose, perspective of God, and perspective of humanity, inviting them to engage more authentically with their own stories and their relationships. Only then can they feel truly known and connected and live into the meaningful reality they desire to create. Curt and his wife, Phyllis, live outside of Washington DC and have two adult children.
All of us suffer, in many ways: in relationships, in families, in
work, and in health. And, because suffering is painful, we look for
ways to end it, or reduce it. Yet God provides another, deeper, and
ultimately better way to deal with suffering. Through Curt
Thompson's extensive expertise as a psychiatrist, his knowledge of
the Scriptures, and his own vulnerable and warm style, he guides us
into a path that helps us engage with suffering, deal with it,
embrace that which must be embraced, and transform us to a life of
faith, love, and hope. Highly recommended. John Townsend, PhD,
author of the New York Times bestselling Boundaries series;
founder, Townsend Institute and Townsend Leadership Program
Among the books written on the subject of suffering, The Deepest
Place is in an elite class by itself. Thompson's exegesis of
Scripture, clinical wisdom, and scientific understanding of
interpersonal neurobiology gives readers the widest possible lens
to see that suffering is not something to merely endure. Instead,
we learn the essential ingredients for deeply embedded hope to form
in the places where it is least likely to be experienced. We learn
how to be hospitable to the pain and suffering. We learn that,
although there are no guarantees of escaping suffering, we have
been given an ancient path to suffer differently, a tried-and-true
path upon which we discover in our bones that love has us. Michael
John Cusick, author of Surfing for God, CEO at Restoring the
Soul
Both gentle and compelling, this book invites us to redefine our
relationship with suffering, offering us the possibility of
building lives of courage marked by resilience. Rather than
enduring dizzying lives where we grasp for momentary relief through
coping strategies, we now have a way to transform suffering into
durable hope. Jessica Honegger, founder of Noonday Collection,
author of Imperfect Courage
Curt continues to be one of our most winsome and wise teachers and
one of our most beloved friends. This stunning new guidebook offers
a shimmering light at the end of all our darkest tunnels, gently
drawing us through the pain toward something gloriously hopeful
together. Katherine and Jay Wolf, authors of Hope Heals, Suffer
Strong, and Treasures in the Dark
Curt does it again with The Deepest Place. It's brilliant! He
guides us along to discover how our lives, our pain, and our joy
were meant to intersect the greatest story ever told. Curt pulls us
in close and unveils God's deep love and desire for us to more
fully experience a life we hardly ever give ourselves permission to
pursue. The stories he tells and advice he gives are like a caring,
patient friend, helping us self-discover the enormous ways our
suffering becomes our greatest strength. Gabe Lyons, president,
THINQ Media
Curt has an incredible gift for weaving together the wisdom and
truth of God's Word with the wisdom and truth of science in a
profoundly unique way. Reading his words gives you the sense that
you're sitting with a friend who cares deeply, has an incredibly
deep well of experience to draw from, is willing to be honest and
vulnerable about his own journey, and all the while just happens to
be a brilliant doctor of the mind, body, and soul. I'm a true fan
of Curt's heart and his work, and I have no doubt that this book
will be a great source of hope and help in the deepest places for
everyone who reads it. Steven Curtis Chapman, GRAMMY Award-winning
singer-songwriter
Curt Thompson has done it again! No other voice today more
skillfully weaves together expertise in psychology, neurobiology,
and biblical theology and threads it all together with pastoral
sensitivity and graceful writing. Curt brings all of this to bear
on the most perplexing aspect of human existence: suffering. The
book does not explain away pain with platitudes but tenderly
examines human suffering in the raw, especially via stories from
Curt's own medical practice. Most importantly, the book takes
readers to that deepest place indeed: the path marked out by Jesus
and the apostle Paul, where we are invited to go through suffering
with the hope of God's redemption. It is a path we all must
travel--and we are blessed to have Curt as a guide. Curtis Chang,
author of The Anxiety Opportunity, host of the Good Faith podcast,
consulting professor, Duke Divinity School, and senior fellow,
Fuller Theological Seminary
Curt Thompson has the prophetic audacity to suggest that the
agonies you have suffered in life can be redeemed . . . but the
redemption of your pain will require interpersonal relationships.
Trauma and pain begin to heal when our stories are witnessed by an
empathetic other. In The Deepest Place, Thompson invites you to
reimagine how your suffering can be redeemed by engaging your story
with others. Adam Young, therapist and host of The Place We Find
Ourselves podcast
I spent a season of my life living in Southern California and lived
through several fires within those years. For months following each
fire, we were surrounded by black, scorched earth. But then the
rain would come, and the most tender green would emerge. The
destructive fire was the very thing that made the soil rich for new
growth--a picture of God's redemption in the wake of what we
thought was ruined. Weaving his wealth of knowledge and experience
as a psychiatrist with his careful study of Scripture, Curt shows
us that like a fire, our pain can be the very thing that keeps us
tethered to the hope of Christ, where our hearts are transformed
and new growth can emerge. I read everything Curt writes with
anticipation. God has used his work (including this book) in my
personal transformation journey. I'm so excited for you to have The
Deepest Place too . . . it's a gift for us all. Nicole Zasowski,
marriage and family therapist, author of What If It's
Wonderful?
In The Deepest Place, Curt Thompson once again guides us into
goodness with the hallmark gentleness and acumen we've come to
trust in his books. Curt so beautifully translates incredibly
complex insights about the human body, soul, and relationships into
words that welcome us into wholeness. The Deepest Place will pierce
your imagination with the possibility that your groans and grief
really might be the place you encounter your greatest glory. K. J.
Ramsey, trauma therapist, author of The Book of Common Courage and
The Lord Is My Courage
In The Deepest Place, Dr. Curt Thompson brilliantly brings to light
the intersecting paths of hope, suffering, and human connection.
Intricately woven with strands of faith, interpersonal
neurobiology, and the transformative power of relationships, this
book compels us to journey toward the full realization of our
God-given humanity. It's a call to traverse life's arduous terrain
with fortitude, strengthened by the profound and nurturing embrace
of others, each steeped in the all-encompassing presence of grace.
Curt's work is a gift to so many who are yearning to find a deeper
understanding of how our Trinitarian faith informs our embodied
humanity. Dr. Alison Cook, therapist, author of The Best of You and
Boundaries for Your Soul
In this powerful book, grounded in sacred Scripture, neuroscience,
and clinical experience, Curt Thompson teaches us to become hopeful
amid human suffering through forming ever-deepening, secure
attachment with the hurting parts of our own selves, with one
other, and with Jesus. What could be more important? Kimberly
Miller, MTh, LMFT, author, Boundaries for Your Soul: How to Turn
Your Overwhelming Thoughts and Feelings into Your Greatest
Allies
Our world is suffering in a way I've never experienced as a
therapist with kids and families for thirty years. It is
debilitating. It is isolating. And it certainly feels hopeless at
times. We need strong, thoughtful voices reminding us of the
promise of redemption. Of the purpose in sharing our stories. And
of the hope that we can experience today through the gospel of
Christ. Curt Thompson is one of those voices who points us with
biblical wisdom, science-backed evidence, and plentiful grace to
that hope. Sissy Goff, director of Child and Adolescent Counseling,
Daystar Counseling, author of the bestselling Raising Worry-Free
Girls
There's a reality that none of us willingly want to face--that our
lives will inevitably include suffering. And while the hardest part
is to hold that truth, in The Deepest Place Curt offers us stories
and strategies to navigate it all with grace, grit, and the
acceptance of grief. On the other side of these words is lasting
hope. I pray you read them. You deserve it. Toni Collier, hope
coach, speaker, podcast host, and author of Brave Enough to Be
Broken
With his formidable intellect and compassionate heart, Curt
Thompson draws from Scripture, neurobiology, and inspiring stories
to help people advance on the path from suffering to hope and
redemption. This is a spiritual formation tour de force for anyone
ready to look life's inescapable pain in the eye and make something
better of it. A must-read. Ian Morgan Cron, bestselling author of
The Story of You
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