God Bless This Mess, Hannah Brown
God Bless This Mess, Hannah Brown
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God Bless This Mess
Learning to Live and Love Through Life's Best (and Worst) Moments

Bestseller

Author: Hannah Brown

Narrator: Hannah Brown

Unabridged: 8 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/23/2021


Synopsis

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.

About Hannah Brown

HANNAH BROWN starred on season 15 of ABC’s hit reality series The Bachelorette and went on to win season 28 of Dancing with the Stars. The beauty pageant titleholder and winner of Miss Alabama USA 2018 is originally from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She now lives in Los Angeles, California. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Annie Blair on December 03, 2021

I came for the tea & all I got was…Jesus......more

Goodreads review by Kelly (Simply Kelina) on November 24, 2021

This is not going to be for everyone, but I am a huge fan of Hannah Brown so I was excited to read this. I also like that she is the narrator for the audiobook. I liked learning a little more about her when she was younger. The stories around her family were heartbreaking. I did not know some of wha......more

Goodreads review by Allison on November 24, 2021

2.5ish — not enough tea and boring ghostwriter :/......more

Goodreads review by Kyleigh | alltheroseyreads on July 27, 2023

I give every memoir a 5 star rating because of the courage it requires to put your story out there in such a vulnerable way. That being said, I feel like I have a responsibility to note that I do not agree with much of Hannah’s theology. I completely respect her journey & can relate to so many things......more

Goodreads review by PETRA on January 18, 2024

I loved Hannah Brown when I watched her season because she was funny and real so I was excited to read her book. Unfortunately it fell flat for me. It felt like a journal of all the people that have wronged her more than anything else.......more