Liz Williams

I did not plan to become an author. I planned to survive. And then, somewhere in the slow and sacred work of healing, I realized that what I had lived through was exactly what someone else needed to read.

I am Liz Williams. I am a human resources professional, a mother of two, a wife, and a woman who spent most of her adult life carrying wounds she did not yet have words for. When I was diagnosed with Complex PTSD in adulthood, everything I thought I knew about myself shifted. My struggles were not a character flaw. They were not evidence that I was too broken to be loved or too far gone to be healed. They were the result of early childhood trauma, rooted in abuse, passed through generations, and waiting to be named.

What came next was the hardest and most transformative work of my life. EMDR therapy. Psychoanalysis. Attachment work. Inner child healing. And through all of it, the steady, faithful presence of God in the corners of the healing process I had assumed He could not reach. I discovered that I did not have to choose between my faith and my therapy. The Holy Spirit meets us in the clinical work just as faithfully as He meets us in prayer.

I wrote my first memoir, Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, as I approached my fortieth birthday. It is the story of confronting a buried abusive past, growing up with a father whose abuse shaped everything I believed about myself, and beginning to discover what it truly means to find your identity in Christ rather than in the wounds of your childhood.

My second memoir, Trampling the Snake, goes deeper. It covers my Complex PTSD diagnosis and the full clinical and spiritual healing journey that followed. EMDR therapy. Attachment maps. The wounded inner child. Breaking generational patterns. Setting boundaries. Finding purpose in pain. And learning, slowly and imperfectly, that healing is not just about survival. It is about learning to truly live again.   Trampling the Snake holds a 4.91 star rating across 46 Goodreads readers, women who have lived with these wounds and found the book true.

The Heart God Healed is my honest, scripture-rooted journey from spiritual restlessness to renewed purpose—blending personal story, biblical insight, and practical reflection questions to help your heart be softened and transformed by God’s grace. Pick it up to move from emptiness to a faith‑centered, connected life.

Rooted is a 41-day devotional written from the trenches of Complex PTSD and motherhood—offering Scripture, raw reflections, and practical steps for specific trauma wounds like anxiety, shame, and unforgiveness. Read it in order or open to the day you need most; this is a gentle, honest companion reminding you that you are not alone and healing is possible.

I hold a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Grand Valley State University and a Master of Business Administration from Strayer University. I have worked in human resources since 2005 because I have always believed, with everything in me, that every
person is valuable. 

I live in Simpsonville, South Carolina with my husband Matt, my children Lucas and Ava, and our Mini Bernedoodle, Rex.

I share my ongoing journey on Instagram and YouTube at fearfullyandwonderfullyliz. If any part of my story sounds like yours, you are exactly who I wrote these books for.