Making Friends with Darkness: Finding Spiritual Healing After Trauma or Loss

by Nick Hamilton

Trauma often disrupts a person’s faith in God. At times, it even causes people to feel as though they have lost their faith in God altogether.

Making Friends with Darkness joins the ongoing conversation about PTSD and moral injury recovery with an approach from the Scriptures, providing a plan that is non-formulaic, helps people heal from their trauma, and helps remove barriers to God.

Nick Hamilton offers a unique walk through the Psalms and other Scriptures with an invitation to wrestle with your questions and to wrestle with God along the way. It is a companion in the deepest and most difficult moments of life. Making Friends with Darkness hopes to “bind up the brokenhearted,” walking with those who experience trauma and loss.

208 pages, Paperback

Published October 14, 2025

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book for processing trauma. Nick Hamilton writes from the perspective as a seasoned military chaplain, so he speaks with authority. Yet his tone is tender and compassionate, and his advice is affirming and practical. He leans into several psalms to validate hard feelings we experience with PTSD and trauma, and he shows that God invites us to share our darkest moments and most difficult questions freely with him. It's a great book not just for members of the military, but anyone dealing with tough losses and hard questions for God.