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God bless this mess : learning to live and love through life's best (and worst) moments / Hannah Brown, with Mark Dagostino.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 277 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780063098206
  • 0063098202
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Contents:
Introduction -- Say what you feel -- Put a smile on your face -- Stay inside the lines -- Sweet home, Alabama -- The man at the door -- Something big -- Guard your heart -- Dreaming of Miss America -- Legs -- Little Miss Everything -- Boundaries matter -- Breakup skinny -- What you don't know might hurt you -- Welcome to Bachelor Nation -- SKRRRRRIP! -- What happens in windmills -- Losing trust -- Losing faith -- Dancing with the scars -- Heels in my hands -- Everything changes -- Day by day -- New beginnings.
Summary: "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 ... 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." -- Publisher marketing.Summary: After years of competing in beauty pageants, then starring on The Bachelorette, Brown broke off her engagement, pulled herself up, and threw herself into her next challenge: Dancing with the Stars. She appeared to be having the time of her life-- but never felt more alone. Here Brown examines her ingrained need to seek approval, which led to developing unhealthy patterns. She shares moments when her faith was tested-- and the time she reclaimed it on national television. True growth doesn't come without strife-- and in the darkest moments self-acceptance and love can bloom. -- adapted from jacket.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Biography BROWN, H. B878 Available 33111010637508
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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.

"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 ... 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." -- Publisher marketing.

Introduction -- Say what you feel -- Put a smile on your face -- Stay inside the lines -- Sweet home, Alabama -- The man at the door -- Something big -- Guard your heart -- Dreaming of Miss America -- Legs -- Little Miss Everything -- Boundaries matter -- Breakup skinny -- What you don't know might hurt you -- Welcome to Bachelor Nation -- SKRRRRRIP! -- What happens in windmills -- Losing trust -- Losing faith -- Dancing with the scars -- Heels in my hands -- Everything changes -- Day by day -- New beginnings.

After years of competing in beauty pageants, then starring on The Bachelorette, Brown broke off her engagement, pulled herself up, and threw herself into her next challenge: Dancing with the Stars. She appeared to be having the time of her life-- but never felt more alone. Here Brown examines her ingrained need to seek approval, which led to developing unhealthy patterns. She shares moments when her faith was tested-- and the time she reclaimed it on national television. True growth doesn't come without strife-- and in the darkest moments self-acceptance and love can bloom. -- adapted from jacket.

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