Healing Begins When
Confusion ENDS

Wendy Tucker, MA, CD

Meet the Author

You are not weak for struggling

You are not crazy for feeling attached

And You are not beyond healing

Wendy Tucker, MA, CD, is a Christian counselor, speaker, author, and the CEO & Clinical Director of Walk By Faith Counseling, an award-winning mental health practice and 2025 & 2026 Marriage Counselor of the Year with a 4.9 customer rating based in Indianapolis, Indiana. With a passion for helping individuals heal emotionally, spiritually, and relationally, Wendy has dedicated her work to addressing trauma, toxic relationship patterns, emotional exhaustion, attachment wounds, self-worth, and personal growth.

Known for her direct yet compassionate approach, Wendy combines clinical insight, real-life relatability, faith-based encouragement, and practical tools to help people break unhealthy cycles and move toward healing and wholeness. Through counseling, workshops, speaking engagements, and community outreach, she has helped individuals and families navigate some of life’s most difficult emotional challenges.

As the author of When Love Hurts: Toxic Relationships and Breaking Trauma Bonds, Wendy brings awareness to the emotional and psychological impact of unhealthy relationships while empowering readers to recognize patterns, establish boundaries, strengthen their sense of self, and pursue healthier connections.

Wendy believes healing is possible, cycles can be broken, and peace should never cost you your identity.

She continues to advocate for emotional wellness, healthy relationships, faith-centered healing, and accessible mental health support within the community and beyond.

Who Is This Book For

This book is for the person who keeps asking themselves:

“Why is it so hard to LET GO, even when I know this relationship is hurting me?”

When Love Hurts was written for individuals who have experienced toxic relationship patterns, emotional confusion, trauma bonds, unhealthy attachment, betrayal, manipulation, repeated heartbreak, or the exhausting cycle of loving someone while losing themselves in the process.

This book is for:

Those currently in relationships trying to determine whether their relationship is healthy, harmful, growing, or emotionally draining.

The person who may have been born into toxic family dynamics or unhealthy relationship environments.

The person who grew up normalizing dysfunction, instability, emotional neglect, chaos, or unhealthy love.

The individual learning emotional safety, boundaries, peace, and healthy love for the first time.

Both men and women navigating love, heartbreak, healing, boundaries, and self-worth.

Single individuals exploring their own relationship patterns, attachment styles, choices, triggers, and emotional wounds.