{"product_id":"9780062959270","title":"Living Brave : Lessons from Hurt, Lighting the Way to Hope","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLiving Brave\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Shannon Dingle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Shannon’s struggle, defiance, strength, and power emanate from every page. That kind of brave can be trusted.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eGlennon Doyle, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestselling Author of \u003cem\u003eUntamed \u003c\/em\u003eand Founder of Together Rising\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor all women looking to find “hope in a hopeless world and bravery in an age that seems to lack it,” comes a searing memoir by Shannon Dingle, a writer and disability advocate who has navigated loss, trauma, abuse, spiritual reawakening, and deep pain—and come out the other side still hopeful.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShannon Dingle has experienced more than her fair share of tragedy and trauma in her life, including surviving sexual abuse and trafficking as a child that left her with lasting disabilities and experiencing faith shifts that put her at odds with the evangelical church that had been her home. Then, in July 2019, Shannon’s husband was tragically killed by a rogue wave while the family was on vacation. The grief of the aftermath of losing her love and life partner sits at the heart of \u003cem\u003eLiving Brave\u003c\/em\u003e, where Shannon’s searing, raw prose, illustrates what it looks like to take brave steps on the other side of unimaginable loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough each challenge, she reveals the ways she learned to walk through them to the other side, and find courage even through the darkest moments. \u003cem\u003eLiving Brave\u003c\/em\u003e gives women permission to wrestle with difficult topics, to use their voice, to take a stand for justice, to honor the wisdom of their bodies, and to enact change from a place of strong faith. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"I won’t read about 'being brave' from anyone who hasn’t experienced the fire from which real brave is forged. I’ll read about Shannon Dingle’s brave every damn day. Shannon’s struggle, defiance, strength, and power emanate from every page. That kind of brave can be trusted.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Shannon Dingle has faced more challenges and losses than most people who have lived twice as long, and instead of taking the easy or comfortable path, she chooses courage. She’s been a wise teacher for me and so many, especially as she’s modeled how to grieve with courage and open-heartedness.\" \u003cbr\u003e“In her compelling memoir…..Dingle reminds us that the world offers no guarantees. Fittingly, for this inspiring story, she gives herself a middle name: Hope.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLiving Brave\u003c\/em\u003e is a gift. Written from the center of loss and grief, Shannon gives us permission to heal and hope, acting as a trustworthy guide and companion to those of us learning how to live brave, not in spite of our complicated stories, but precisely because of them.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful blend of memoir and self-help, \u003cem\u003eLiving Brave\u003c\/em\u003e offers raw testimony to the lessons Shannon Dingle has gleaned trying to survive loss.\"\u003cbr\u003e“With breathtaking generosity, Shannon Dingle invites us to find courage to tell the truth, the sound of own voices, what it is we want, and a complex and rich faith, not in spite of trauma and grief, but right in the middle of it.”\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Shannon Dingle's propulsive memoir will break your heart wide open from the very first page. Shannon has endured more pain and trauma than any woman should have to bear, but in spite of it all she delivers a profound message in beautiful prose for how to live a purposeful life.” \u003cbr\u003e“[In this] powerful blend of memoir and self-help, Dingle explores the importance of self-compassion, how to overcome shame, what it means to practice self-care, and how to harness the power of words… offering a raw, affecting examination of what it takes to heal.”\u003cbr\u003e“Heart-rending and thought-provoking, unsettling and wholly unrepentant, Shannon Dingle holds space for those who know what it is to battle the dark night of the soul—again and again and again. Her story is a testament to the transformative power of deeply human love.” \u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLiving Brave\u003c\/em\u003e is necessary, even life-altering, for every human, especially those coming to terms with the most painful aspects of life. You’ll come away with a new definition of brave, one that invites you to write your own story of recovery, renewal, and hope.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062959270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41136947200206,"sku":"9780062959270","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062959270.jpg?v=1650608076","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062959270","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}