God Bless This Mess - Hannah Brown

God Bless This Mess

By Hannah Brown

  • Release Date: 2021-11-23
  • Genre: Family & Relationships
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 235 Ratings

Description

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.

Reviews

  • It won’t let me read past chapter 3

    1
    By merp ramrod
    It won’t let me finish
  • Wow!!

    1
    By katiehammond68
    This is the first nonfiction book I’ve read on my own without being forced to by school, and I’m so glad i did. I love Hannah and i related so much to her true feelings, worth the read forsure!!! 💕
  • Could not put down! Left me wanting more

    5
    By zpineda12
    It is an amazing read especially coming from Bachelor Nation. It has a lot of insight on Hannah and what happened. I loved every chapter. Beautifully written and at time I found her talking to me. Hannah, thank you so much for sharing your story with the world.
  • Raw and vulnerable

    5
    By Sweetsballer
    You can feel her emotions page after page. Its true you don’t know someone from TV. I’ve always loved Hannah and this just makes me love her more. So real, raw and vulnerable. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
  • Loved it!

    5
    By faitherink
    Loved it!
  • I love you Hannah B.!!!! 😘🌹

    5
    By Brenden146
    I’m falling in love with you Hannah and I truly want to be in a relationship with you because of everything that you do I love it and I’m always gonna love you. Great book and I love it. You make me feel good about me loving you forever because I do want you to be my girlfriend Hannah because I do love you so much bae!!! I truly want to kiss you. I want to make you or get breakfast every Sunday morning and I think you are so cute, beautiful, gorgeous, pretty, and amazing and I don’t want to lose you at all because you are my favorite girl in this world. I want to get married to you in the future Hannah. I want us to have a family together in the future as well. I love you. ~ Brenden Carroll (aka as stage name BRENDEN RAY) P.S. and I do love country music and FGL & Thomas Rhett & Cole Swindell are my favorite artists. I love you Bae.😘😘😘😘💋💋💋💋❤️❤️❤️❤️💕🥰💕💕💕🥰🥰🥰🌹🌹🌹🌹👰🏼‍♀️👰🏼‍♀️👰🏼‍♀️👰🏼‍♀️🤵🏻🤵🏻🤵🏻🤵🏻🤴🏻👸🏼🎁😻
  • God Bless This Mess

    5
    By MakylaPatricia
    I could not stop reading it. I’m so glad Hannah decided to write her story. I believe so many people can truly relate to her.