Breathe Again: How to Live Well When Life Falls Apart

From the Back Cover"If you are struggling with what your life looks like right now, this book offers real help and tangible hope."--Sheila Walsh, cohost of Life Today and author of It's Okay Not to Be Okay***You can thrive, not just survive, no matter what life throws at you.No one gets to skip the tough stuff. Niki Hardy knows. After losing both her mother and sister to cancer, she too was diagnosed. Eventually she discovered that it was possible to find hope, peace, trust, joy, and even laughter in the midst of it all and that life doesn't have to be pain-free to be full.With plenty of her British humor and loads of practical advice, Niki shows you how to· replace soul-destroying myths of suffering with the hope-building truths of God· escape the suffocating mire of survival mode by learning God's life-giving practices for thriving· uncover more joy, peace, comfort, and connection, despite your circumstances· laugh when all you want to do is cry, scream, or dive headfirst into a gallon of ice cream"Niki Hardy eloquently unfolds her powerful story with raw, vulnerable honesty that cuts to the heart of the human condition."--JD Chandler, national media personality, K-LOVE Radio Network"Filled with life-giving hope, practical help, and the perfect blend of real-life humor we need when life falls apart!"--Renee Swope, bestselling author of A Confident Heart and former radio cohost, Proverbs 31 MinistriesNiki Hardy is a speaker and writer who, alongside her husband, Al, founded CityChurch in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they now live with their three kids and two crazy Goldendoodles. A cancer survivor, tea drinker, and teller of bad jokes, she'd love to connect with you at www.nikihardy.com if she can't hug you in person.No one gets to skip the tough stuff and when life threatens to drown us we're left gasping for air, merely surviving a life we never ordered. Niki Hardy has been there, screaming, "God, is this it? Where's the abundant life you promised? Are you even listening?"Life might not be fair, but through loss, grief, and cancer, Niki discovered life doesn't have to be pain-free to be full. With sensitivity and without Christianese or stock answers she invites women to replace the lies they believe about themselves and God with sound biblical teaching and his unwavering promises. Through 7 practical steps, with hands-on questions, actions, and prayers, she equips readers to grasp the full life Jesus came to give them, right where they are.No matter how broken a life might seem, the abundant life Jesus promised is available--now and always. Let Niki show you the way.About the AuthorNiki Hardy is a speaker and writer whose work has appeared in Christian Today and Living by Design Ministries and on Premier Radio. After leaving corporate life in London, she trained as a teacher at Kings College, London, before studying theology at Wycliffe, Oxford. She and her husband moved their family to the United States to plant CityChurch in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they now live with their three kids. Learn more at www.nikihardy.com.