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God Bless This Mess
God Bless This Mess: Learning to Live and Love Through Life's Best (and Worst) Moments | Hannah Brown
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A New York Times bestseller. “My life was a complete mess, and God bless all of it. Because it’s in the messes where we learn the most—as long as we slow down enough to realize what God is trying to show us.” Suddenly in the spotlight, twenty-four-year-old Hannah Brown realized that she wasn’t sure what she wanted. After years of competing in beauty pageants, and then starring on The Bachelorette and Dancing with the Stars, she had become incredibly visible. There she was, in her early twenties, with millions around the world examining and weighing in on her every decision. She found herself wondering what it would mean to live on her terms. What it would mean to stop seeking approval from others and decide—for the first time—what it was she wanted from her own life. An honest and earnest examination of her own mid-twenties, God Bless This Mess is a memoir that doesn’t claim to have all the answers. Hannah knows she doesn’t have all the answers. What she does have is the insight of someone who has spent critical years of her youth under public scrutiny. Thus what emerges is a quarter-life memoir that speaks to the set of difficulties young women face, and how to move through them with grace. By pushing against her engrained need to seek approval, and learning how to think critically about her own goals and desires, Hannah inspires others to do the same—and to embrace the messiness that comes hand-in-hand with self-discovery (even if that sometimes means falling flat on your face). Using her time on The Bachelorette as a launching pad, Hannah doesn’t shy away from the most painful experiences of her life: moments when her faith was tested, when she feared it was lost, and the moments when she reclaimed it on national television. “And Jesus still loves me.” Fans will be inspired by the never-before-told stories: the ones about facing depression and anxiety during her pageant years, the ways in which therapy and journaling have proven to be a saving grace, and the previously private moments—both at home and on television—that have shaped the star’s outlook. Honest and emotionally urgent, God Bless This Mess is a reminder that true growth doesn’t come without strife—and it’s through those dark, messy moments that self-acceptance and love can bloom.
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Kaylamburson
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I really enjoyed Hannah Brown‘s memoir! I liked how she carried herself during the Bachelor and Bachelorette while also being unapologetically herself. She also experienced quite a lot by her early 20s, and it is definitely a reminder that there is more to a person than what meets the eye. I respect her a lot more after listening to her story, and she actually was a great storyteller and narrator. I‘ll give her rom-com a try this spring!

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shanebeth
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I always liked Hannah during her Bachelornation journey, so I thought I‘d give this a shot on audio. it honestly exceeded my expectations. I learned some things about her I didn‘t know and I appreciated hearing the role her faith has had throughout her life. there was plenty of Bachelorette talk to satisfy that curiosity too! her narration was really great as well.

this ✅s off my BACHELORNATION bingo square!

book 7/22 for 22 #readingchallenge

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Kshakal
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I found Hannah‘s story to be very interesting and a good reminder that just because someone is in the public eye it doesn‘t mean you know their whole story!

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alindemann
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These types of books are my guilty pleasures. I actually really enjoyed it and learned a few things! It‘s easy to look up to these people because you think they have it all together. It was interesting to hear Hannah‘s story and how that is not always the case.

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chasjjlee
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Really wanted to give this book a try. I was very invested in her season and obviously wanted to hear all the dirty details 🤫.

I'm liking it okay so far. I definitely don't think nonfiction is for me though. But I love Hannah Brown and feel sad for all the sh*t she's had to deal with.

Also, being able to match my bookmark with my book is the reason I have a billion bookmarks 😂.