Finding Rest, Jonathon M. Seidl
Finding Rest, Jonathon M. Seidl
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Finding Rest
A Survivor's Guide to Navigating the Valleys of Anxiety, Faith, and Life

Author: Jonathon M. Seidl, Kirk Cameron

Narrator: Jon Seidl

Unabridged: 6 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/02/2021

Synopsis

In the aftermath of the pandemic, even those who have never struggled with mental health have found themselves reeling, looking for answers they don't know how to find. For Christians, especially those who've despaired of help from a church that has too often stigmatized poor mental health as a lack of faith, the way forward can be particularly difficult to see.

Jonathon Seidl aims to fix that. Having fought his own way through crippling anxiety, life-altering OCD, and suicidal thoughts, he knows the value of concrete advice grounded in strong biblical truth. Instead of the trite or unsympathetic counsel that's too often given, Finding Rest is practical, personal, and productive. Full of compelling stories, humor from a guide who's still on his journey, and scriptural truths, this book offers real hope and help. It also provides a lifeline for friends and family who long for ways to help relieve the suffering of their loved ones. And it calls to account the church for its historical treatment of mental health and lays out thoughtful, needed paths for the body of Christ to become a refuge of hope for the anxious.

About Jonathon M. Seidl

Jonathon M. Seidl is the founder and president of The Veritas Creative, a digital media consulting and content creation firm. For the last decade he has been telling stories. In fact he's written over 6,000 of them, first after helping start a top-fifty news site, then as the editor-in-chief of the popular non-profit I Am Second, and recently creating and overseeing Kirk Cameron's media venture, TheCourage. Jon has seen how the power of storytelling can transform people, businesses, and culture, especially after sharing his own story of battling anxiety and OCD. His passion is to help people with mental health struggles, while also sharing what he's learned telling stories for-and working with-some of media's biggest names and organizations, including Glenn Beck, Kirk Cameron, and Chip and Joanna Gaines.

His experience in digital media is vast, from serving as the head of digital at a new media startup to hosting Kirk Cameron's The Campfire podcast. His writing has appeared on I Am Second, the American Spectator, and Fox News. Jon graduated with a degree in politics, philosophy, and economics from The King's College in New York City. He currently resides in Dallas, Texas, with his wife and two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen

I listened to the audiobook version of Finding Rest, and now I'm seriously considering reading it a second time. It was such a relief to hear someone talk honestly about mental health issues and how they're handled (or often mishandled) by well-meaning believers. I've dealt with just a touch of anxi......more

Goodreads review by Annie

I absolutely recommend this book to anyone struggling with mental illness or anyone who loves someone struggling with mental illness. I’m not going to share my thoughts on goodreads as they are deeply personal, but would love to talk to anyone in person about all that I took away from this book. Tru......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

In Finding Rest, Jonathon M. Seidl acts as “a guide who turns your gaze inward so you can understand yourself, outward so you can realize how you affect and are affected by others, and upward so you can find the true source of rest.” A psychiatrist gives a prescription; a counselor asks probing ques......more

Goodreads review by Cole

Jon Seidl openly shares his battle with anxiety and OCD in a helpful and practical way. He dispels myths and stereotypes that surround mental health struggles and vulnerably shares his own story through the lens of faith in God. He discusses how the Church has mistakenly approached and treated menta......more

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