Through the Hollow
When doing the right thing leaves you feeling lonely and victimized.By Marlene Hylton
Length6h 13m
About this audiobook
Sometimes doing the right thing does not bring immediate peace.
Sometimes it leaves you lonely, misunderstood, blamed, or wondering whether the cost was too high.
A Hard Pill to Swallow: Through the Hollow, Empty Space is a compassionate guide for anyone trying to heal after making a difficult but necessary decision. It explores the emotional aftermath of walking away, setting boundaries, losing relationships, questioning yourself, watching others move on, and trying to make peace with an outcome that still feels unfair.
Through honest reflection, faith-centered encouragement, and practical emotional guidance, this book helps readers understand that pain does not automatically mean they chose wrong. It shows how to recognize unhealthy patterns, stop endlessly defending necessary decisions, rebuild self-trust, protect a soft heart with strong boundaries, and gradually create a life that is bigger than what happened.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
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GenreSelf-Help, Health and Wellness
Length6 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 1, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Chapter One: When Doing the Right Thing Makes Everything Feel Worse
3Chapter Two: The Hollow Space After You Walk Away
4Chapter Three: Doing Right Can Make You Unpopular
5Chapter Four: All Talk, No Action
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6Chapter Five: Standing Alone Doesn’t Mean Standing Wrong
7Chapter Six: Somehow You Became the Bad Guy
8Chapter Seven: When the Red Flags Stop Looking Small
9Chapter Eight: Don’t Wait for the House to Burn Down
10Chapter Nine: Everybody Loves Them—So Who Will Believe You?
11Chapter Ten: Two Very Different Pictures
12Chapter Eleven: Watching Them Walk Away Without a Scratch
13Chapter Twelve: Hurt Does Not Mean Wrong
14Chapter Thirteen: Could I Have Done It Differently?
15Chapter Fourteen: Keeping the Peace Can Cost Too Much
16Chapter Fifteen: Integrity Has a Price
17Chapter Sixteen: When Wrong Becomes Socially Acceptable
18Chapter Seventeen: They Don’t Have to Agree With You
19Chapter Eighteen: The Argument That Keeps Going On in Your Head
20Chapter Nineteen: Mourning Something You Had to Leave
21Chapter Twenty: Soft Heart, Strong Boundaries
22Chapter Twenty-One: Learning to Believe Yourself Again
23Chapter Twenty-Two: I Said What I Needed to Say
24Chapter Twenty-Three: Peace Before Justice
25Chapter Twenty-Four: When Jehovah Is the One You Answer To
26Chapter Twenty-Five: Words for the Days You Feel Broken Down
27Chapter Twenty-Six: What Do I Put in This Empty Space Now?
28Chapter Twenty-Seven: Giving Yourself Permission to Be Happy Again
29Chapter Twenty-Eight: This Is Not the Whole Story of You
30Chapter Twenty-Nine: Healing Without Pretending
31Chapter Thirty: One Day, Doing Right Feels Right Again
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