Surgeon Unmasked: A Journey From Shame to Grace, (Paperback)

<p>Raised in the shadow of a church that prized performance over presence, David Hockman grew up believing that God's love had conditions-and that he was always one mistake away from losing it. In this vulnerable and piercingly honest memoir, Hockman traces the years of navigating a rigid Church of Christ community, where salvation came with formulas, friendship required conformity, and shame often arrived dressed as holiness.</p><p></p><p>From playground blackmail to Sunday school guilt, from repeated bullying to a desperate desire for connection, David's formative years were marked by a quiet ache to belong to his peers, to his family, to God. He shares the story of a young man with two versions of himself: one that performed well at church and home, and one who felt like an outsider everywhere else. That young man would grow into a successful surgeon who continued to suffer the mental, emotional, and spiritual damage of religious legalism.</p><p></p><p>With raw recollection and poetic reflection, David's story dares to ask the harder questions about faith, fear, and the kind of love that might exist beyond performance. It's a story for anyone who has ever felt they had to earn love in church, at home, or within themselves, and is still looking for the freedom to simply be.</p><p></p>

• Surgeon Unmasked: A Journey From Shame to Grace, (Paperback)
• Author: David Hockman
• ISBN: 9798891657304
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-06-09
• Page Count: 304