The Perfect Loss

This colorful memoir takes us on the journey of a man whose hunger and desire for life could not be ignored, resisted, or denied. Author, Chip Dodd gives us an intimate look into the moments that compelled him to return to who he was by realizing whose he was.

This colorful memoir takes us on the journey of a man whose hunger and desire for life could not be ignored, resisted, or denied. Author, Chip Dodd gives us an intimate look into the moments that compelled him to return to who he was by realizing whose he was. Using the Beatitudes, Dodd shows the eight movements we all must make if we are to live in freedom, fidelity, fullness, and faithfulness. With each movement, Dodd explores one of life's great paradoxes: the only way we get to the treasure we are made to possess is by traveling through tragedy and surrendering to the God who can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves.

Chip Dodd is a teacher, trainer, author, and counselor who has been working in the field of recovery and redemption for over 25 years. It is the territory in which people can return to living the way we are created to live–where we can move from survival to living, from isolation to loving, and from controlling to leading. After receiving his PhD in counseling from the University of North Texas, he founded a treatment center in Nashville, TN for professionals dealing with addiction, depression, burnout, anxiety, and other behavioral problems. With his clinical experience, love of storytelling, and passion for living, Chip developed a way of seeing and expressing one’s internal experience called the Spiritual Root System™. It expresses the essential heart of human beings and gives practical tools to live fully, love deeply, and lead well. Chip founded Sage Hill: A Social Impact Organization with the mission to use the Spiritual Root System™ to help people see who they're made to be so they can do what they're made to do. Chip is the author of The Voice of the Heart, The Perfect Loss, and his latest series: Live Fully, Love Deeply, and Lead Well.