Edenward · Where belief becomes a way of life

What becomes possible when we truly believe God?

Not simply believing in God—but trusting His character enough to surrender the life we have already designed and allow Him to lead what comes next. Edenward begins with covenant marriage and Naked and Unashamed.

Biblically grounded. Clinically wise.

Genesis 2:25

“The man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.”

The journey begins here—not with performance, but with God’s design for covenant without hiding.

A New Edenward Beginning

Published
September 20, 2026

Kindle + paperback

Naked and Unashamed Is Now Available

On September 20, 2026, Dr. Kimberly V. Marks published Naked and Unashamed: A Covenant Journey Back to Eden, the flagship book of Edenward.

The book begins with marriage, but its central question reaches much further: What would life look like if we did not merely believe in God, but trusted Him enough to live as though His Word is true?

Tracing God’s design from Genesis to Revelation, Naked and Unashamed brings biblical truth and clinical wisdom to communication, conflict, intimacy, forgiveness, spiritual opposition, broken trust, faithfulness, and restoration. It invites readers to examine what happens when hiding replaces honesty, protection replaces presence, and performance replaces connection—and to return to God as the Source.

The book does not offer a formula for a perfect marriage, excuse coercion, or sanctify suffering. Abuse is never God’s design. Instead, it offers an honest journey toward truth, grace, vulnerability, Covenant faithfulness, and restoration.

Naked and Unashamed is also the first doorway into Edenward: a growing body of work designed to close the distance between professed faith and lived trust through Exposure, Truth, Belief, Alignment, and Transformation.

Purchase the Book One Amazon page · Both editions

The Edenward Conviction

Belief was always meant to become a way of life.

The deepest gap in the Christian life may not be between unbelief and belief. It may be the distance between professed faith and surrendered trust.

We can speak the language of faith while still asking God to bless what we have already decided. We can call it trust while quietly managing the outcome.

Faith was never meant to become another place to hide.

Edenward begins where hiding ends—with the courage to be seen by God, led by God, and transformed in the places real life tests what we say we believe.

Toward the life God intended.

The Edenward Transformation Pathway

How belief becomes a way of life.

Edenward does not begin by asking us to perform better. It begins by bringing what is hidden into the light, returning to truth, and allowing belief to reshape the way we live.

  1. 01

    Exposure

    Hidden beliefs, wounds, fears, protections, and patterns are brought into the light—not for condemnation, but so they no longer govern us unseen.

  2. 02

    Truth

    We return to what God has actually said about Himself, about us, and about the life He designed.

  3. 03

    Belief

    Truth moves beyond agreement into trust as we choose God’s character and Word over fear, habit, and experience.

  4. 04

    Alignment

    Our choices, relationships, and practices come into agreement with what we say we believe.

  5. 05

    Transformation

    Truth becomes lived obedience—forming wholeness, freedom, and faithful fruit over time.

Begin with the question

Where am I still hiding?

Exposure is an invitation to be fully known before God—to recognize the coverings we may have mistaken for identity, wisdom, strength, or faithfulness so that truth can move beyond agreement and become obedience.

01

Believe God

Return to Scripture as the authority—not culture, fear, preference, or performance.

02

Fully Known

Let God meet the unedited self—moving from hiding and shame toward identity, grace, vulnerability, and freedom.

03

Trust Made Visible

Release the need to manage the outcome and explore what surrender, obedience, courage, and faith look like in actual life.

04

Covenant & Connection

Bring truth and grace to marriage, intimacy, repair, boundaries, and restoration.

05

Wholeness & Purpose

Live as God’s beloved child—with alignment, inheritance, calling, and Kingdom purpose.

The Flagship Book

Naked and Unashamed

A Covenant Journey Back to Eden.

Published September 20, 2026

Marriage is often where believers discover the distance between what they confess about God and what they are willing to entrust to Him.

Naked and Unashamed asks what would change if we set aside the world’s definitions and truly believed what God said. It begins with marriage because Covenant exposes what hiding costs: hiding replaces honesty, and self-protection replaces presence.

Tracing God’s design from Genesis to Revelation, Dr. Kimberly V. Marks brings biblical truth and clinical wisdom to communication, conflict, intimacy, forgiveness, spiritual opposition, broken trust, and restoration.

Naked and Unashamed is not the boundary of Edenward. It is the first substantial expression of its promise: belief brought into the real places where life is tested.

Available now in Kindle and paperback through Amazon.

Choose Your Edition
For couples

Who love God yet feel the distance between faith and daily marriage.

For honest readers

Ready to confront hiding, wounds, habits, and inherited patterns with truth and grace.

For ministry leaders

Seeking a scripturally grounded, clinically responsible resource for covenant formation.

The Marriage Pathway

Back to Eden

Marriage as God intended.

A biblically grounded, clinically wise pathway toward truth, intimacy, Covenant faithfulness, and restoration.

Back to Eden will hold the marriage-centered work growing from Naked and Unashamed: teaching, chapter conversations, couple reflection, and future resources that help couples carry truth into everyday life.

The Story Behind the Book

Why I Wrote Naked and Unashamed

Hear Dr. Marks share why marriage became the first doorway into Edenward.

A Place to Begin

Where Are We Still Hiding in Marriage

Marriage often reveals where we have learned to hide. This free, three-page reflection offers a place to begin with Scripture, honesty, and one faithful next step. You can use it whether or not you have read the book.

Read the Reflection
A Sacred Boundary

Biblical headship never authorizes domination. Biblical submission never requires complicity with sin or silence in the presence of abuse, coercion, manipulation, or danger. Covenant does not sanctify harm.

Portrait of Dr. Kimberly V. Marks, founder of Edenward
KVM monogram for Dr. Kimberly V. Marks

Founder · Author · Clinician

The Voice Behind Edenward

Dr. Kimberly V. Marks

Licensed Professional Counselor · Organizational Psychologist · Author

For more than twenty years, Dr. Marks has helped individuals, couples, and institutions pursue meaningful transformation.

She brings clinical insight, spiritual discernment, and a deep respect for God’s redemptive power—creating a space where Scripture is honored, complexity is not minimized, and healing is approached with both wisdom and grace.

Edenward is not an abstract platform. It grows from the question that has followed Dr. Marks throughout her adult life: What would life look like if we truly believed and trusted God?

Her work is shaped by the conviction that faith was never meant to become another place to hide. Trust is more than asking God to affirm a path already chosen; it is the vulnerable work of being seen, surrendering control, and allowing Him to lead.

Biblically grounded. Clinically wise.

The Voice Comes First

Edenward with
Dr. Kimberly V. Marks

Thoughtful teaching and honest conversation for people ready to close the distance between professed faith and lived trust.

First

Edenward Conversations

Foundational teaching and reflection with Dr. Kimberly V. Marks.

Then

Back to Eden

Marriage-centered conversations growing from the book.

In Season

Chapter Conversations

Drs. Kimberly and Bryant Marks bring the book’s themes into lived Covenant.

The first conversations are being prepared. No performance. No rush. A faithful beginning.

Stay Connected

Walk with Edenward from the beginning.

Receive thoughtful reflections, new resources, and the next steps in the Edenward journey. Thoughtful correspondence. No noise.

For speaking or professional inquiries, write to kimberly@edenward.com.