PETE GREIG - Founder of the 24/7 prayer movement

A beautiful fusion of psychology and profound Christian spirituality. I wish I’d had this book years ago – it will be such a blessing for parents.

ANNA WOLFE - Journalist & Podcaster

This is a book written with deep love – free of judgment, full of hope, and grounded in principles that have changed countless lives. A beautiful integration of heart and mind.

DOMINIC McCANN - CEO Castle Health, addiction recovery specialists

Channels of Peace depicts with humbling honesty the beauty and struggle of inner awakening and a lifetime of spiritual growth. Duggan combines psychological understanding with contemplative insight, offering a profound reminder that our lives are a calling, and that our homes, in amongst the fraughtness and fragility, are the wellspring of authentic engagement, where we encounter love and communion.

STEPHANIE BELL - Retired Headteacher

A compelling true story woven with wisdom, sincerity, and insights into parenthood that will resonate with every reader.

JACKY POWER - Addiction psychologist, host of The Therapeutic Poet podcast

A remarkable and deeply insightful integration of psychology, recovery wisdom, and faith.

SR ANDREA FRAILE - Sisters of the Gospel of Life

Both a first-class psychologist and a pilgrim on the way, Dr Duggan has done a rare thing. She holds heart and mind to the light, exploring them through the complementary lenses of faith and science, with the rawness and searing honesty of one who has wrestled with herself and with God — and she does so with characteristic wit and humour. This book is a gift to parents who fear admitting, even to themselves, their own struggles and feelings in family life.

SARA JAYNE HARTLEY - Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Parenting is messy, but this book offers wisdom, warmth, and practical guidance for the challenges every family faces.

RIGHT REVEREND DOM DUNSTAN KEAUFFLING OSB - Director of Horsham & Crawley Counselling Group

This is a book to be read with an open heart—those who do so will find themselves invited to look deeply into their own experience, and perhaps discover, as the author has, that faith and understanding grow together. A rich and courageous book, it offers both comfort and challenge — and will speak deeply to anyone seeking peace in their own life.

FERGAL ROCHE - Retired headteacher, founder CEO of The Key, business adviser and coach

It’s rare to have a book where you feel the author is walking alongside you, sharing her story and inviting you to reflect on yours, rather than playing the role of know-it-all. I felt I got to know Samantha as I read and was liberated by her honesty, by the way she weaves the ups and downs of her faith journey into her reflections about parenting and family life. I thought I was reading a story but finished the book realising I had completed something of a pilgrimage.

RIGHT REVEREND DOM CUTHBERT BROGAN OSB - Abbot of Farnborough Abbey

In this engaging and honest work, Duggan deftly weaves faith and psychology with the practical and raw experience of family life. The result is a work which resists the temptation of offering easy solutions but offers a wealth of material for profound reflection. Complex issues are handled thoughtfully and the much-loved Prayer of St Francis provides a beautiful and inviting prayerful framework to this adventure of transformation.

JULIE BOYLE - Psychotherapist, Mosaic Therapy Ltd and Grief to Grace Canada / UK

Duggan’s Channels of Peace is an insightful and vulnerable exploration of the intersection of faith and reason in healthy human development and emotional sobriety. A quick read, its themes will echo and call readers back to review it time and again.

REV DR JAMIE FRANKLIN - Host of the Irreverend: Faith & Current Affairs podcast

Samantha Duggan’s Channels of Peace is a unique work that blends psychology and spirituality to speak powerfully to the challenging and difficult task of being a parent. As a father of four small children, I found many valuable insights and practical approaches that I am sure will make me a better father and that I will draw on in the years ahead. This book is highly recommended for anyone who wishes to grow both as a parent and as a person.

FLORENCE WETZEL - Author of Sara My Sara: A Memoir of Friendship and Loss

This is a wise and wonderful book on parenting, framed within the classic St. Francis Prayer. Yet even for those who are not parents, the ideas here offer much on how to navigate emotions and relationships. Duggan’s writing is clear and accessible, full of warmth and heart.

JULIE BILLINGS - Entrepreneur and founder @ Elea Collective

Samantha has written a book that I found remarkably relevant as a new mother exploring what it means to be the parent I want to be and reaching for the faith I want to have. It deftly weaves lived experience and fascinating insight through the lens of a psychologist, Christian, and mother. The honesty and fierce self-examination were striking, and it became an important stepping stone on my journey to a life guided by faith.

TONY MERCER - Public Health Manager, Telford & Wrekin Council

Truly a valuable companion for anyone seeking serenity and transformation through faith and recovery.

PATRICK McATEER - Founder @ Recovery Reimagined

Not preachy or academic—just genuine and relatable. You don’t need to be religious or even a parent to get something from it. It’s about grace, growth, and learning to bring more kindness into our families and ourselves. A beautiful blend of faith, psychology, and real-life parenting—warm, wise, and deeply human.

FR TOBY LEES OP - Priest Director, Radio Maria England

When I’m reading a good book, I’ll start quoting it in my homilies. When I’m reading a really good book, the people listening tell me the homily was helpful! Samantha Duggan’s Channels of Peace is one of those really good books. In an easy-going mixture of memoir, therapeutic insight, and shrewd commentary on contemporary culture, Duggan draws upon wisdom ancient and new to help us find a path to stronger relationships and peace. Recognising that truth is supposed be incarnated, not remain abstract, she draws you along with her, on her own journey from darkness into the light. This book has the potential to be transformational for its readers and deserves the widest possible readership, and children will one day thank their parents for having read it and absorbed its wisdom.