Straight to Hell. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Straight to Hell

Finalist - 2026 International Book Awards Gold Medal Winner - 2026 Illumination Book Awards "Wilson doesn't clean himself up for the audience. The writing has the kind of honesty most memoirs sidestep."- Asher Syed, Readers' Favorite "The author writes with candor, insight, and emotion - and without a shred of self-pity." - Elizabeth Ridley, Coauthor of The Dirt Beneath Our Door (Matt Holt Books, 2025) Where do you belong when the place you called home no longer wants you? Raised in poverty in the backwoods of South Alabama, John grew up amid violence, instability, and fear. Home was never safe. Love was never secure. When a small Pentecostal church offered safety, purpose, and belonging, he embraced it completely. But belonging came at a price. To remain part of that world, he had to hide the truth about himself-a truth he was taught would send him straight to hell. So he abandoned himself and became the person everyone needed him to be. A husband. A father. A pastor. For years, he believed that obedience, sacrifice, and faithfulness would finally earn him a place to belong. But when the truth finally surfaced, the life he had spent decades building collapsed around him. Forced to leave behind the only world he had ever known, John began the difficult work of rebuilding a life rooted not in performance, but in authenticity. Raw, honest, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Straight to Hell is an award-winning memoir about shame, trauma, self-abandonment, and the courage to discover that the truth you feared most may be the very thing that leads you home. *Includes book club questions and discussion guide.

John Wesley Wilson, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, award-winning author, and former Evangelical pastor whose work explores shame, belonging, identity, and the cost of abandoning oneself to be loved. Raised in poverty in the Deep South, he spent decades building a life as a husband, father, and pastor while suppressing a truth he believed would cost him everything. When that truth finally surfaced, it shattered the only world he had ever known and began a journey toward authenticity, healing, and home. Today, he helps others navigate religious trauma, identity struggles, and the complex work of living truthfully. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where he maintains a private psychology practice and continues to write and speak about belonging, resilience, and psychological healing.