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Stepping Up: Finding Healing for Your Life and Hope for the Future Kindle Edition

by Donalyn Powell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
Most cries of pain from teenagers are silent, and too often we only discover the true depth of their pain after suicide or other self-destructive behavior. In Stepping Up, teens speak openly about their struggles with suicide, depression, sex, drug addiction, pregnancy, abuse, bullying, and self-destructive behavior through their personal letters to author Donalyn Powell, a long-time youth and suicide-prevention advocate. To each letter, Powell offers personal and practical hope: even in the darkest situations, the pain will not last, and we are never alone. God has a purpose for each of us that we alone can fulfill, and it is God’s life in us that provides our reason for living, healing for our lives, and hope for the future.
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  1. Print length
    159 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Morgan James Faith
  4. Publication date
    December 1, 2017
  5. File size
    1.3 MB
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About the Author

Donalyn Powell is a Christian author, inspirational speaker, and long-time suicide-prevention advocate. She has appeared on national television and has been interviewed by Christian magazines, newspapers, and radio. Her photographs and design work have won her many awards in the arts. She lives with her husband in central Virginia at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077VX1P1J
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Morgan James Faith (December 1, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.3 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 159 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1683503899
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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  • M Hodges
    5.0 out of 5 stars She encourages them to trust God and that His best for them is still to be discovered
    Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2018
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    'Stepping Up' gives poignant insight into the deep emotions many teenagers feel. You will cry your way through these first-hand accounts of very troubled teens and find hope through the author's Godly wisdom and encouragement back to them. She encourages them to trust God and that His best for them is still to be discovered. Her heart comes from empathy and compassion and she is so relatable that it ministers to their grief and begins the healing process. Parents must read to gain knowledge into all the pressures that teens feel and have the right advice to give them!
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  • Vermont Reviewer
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Solid Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2018
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    Domain Powell shares some excellent answers with her readers. Well written. Deserving of 5solid stars. Looking forward to more from Donalyn.
    5 solid stars.
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  • Theresa
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very touching
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018
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    I choose to read this book because I have a friend who once considered suicide she revived counseling and is now living a positive and rewarding life helping others. This book moved me to tears as I read the letters and the authors responses to them. I highly recommend reading This book to everyone.
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  • Candace Guthrie
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is a GREAT eye opening book
    Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2017
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    This is a GREAT eye opening book. Recommended for anyone and everyone who is interested in finding healing or just curious on what some people actually go through in life. Great book! Great author!
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  • Donalyn Powell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Helps you to better understand mental illness and the pain one deals with
    Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2018
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    Helps you to better understand mental illness and the pain one deals with. the book is full of hope for our lives and relationship with Christ.
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  • Jean Heltsley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful and interesting
    Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2018
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  • Tom Dutta
    5.0 out of 5 stars WRITING WITH DESTINY
    Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2018
    This past week I was in Toronto at an Executive retreat with others. I am a business executive. Sitting in my room the third day I stared at the TV emotional as the story broke of Anthony Bourdain's apparent suicide. In my life I have been impacted by friends and family who have taken their lives. Author Powell has done something masterful with her book. It's what I call "WRITING WITH DESTINY". The letters within the book to Donalyn from suicidal teens are gut wrenching however each one reveals the inner story of this painful world for so many. The letters are answered by Donalyn with words of hope and God that I found wonderful. The is authentic coming from the same desperations in her past. I recommend this book be passed onto anyone who has been impacted directly or indirectly with depression and suicide. Behind each story there is another story of humanity that is covered up. Stories of trauma and abuse, loss of love and believe in self from youth who are supposed to be the golden innocent people that have their happy full lives ahead of themselves. I give this Author a thumbs up for her courage to help others.
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  • Aaron
    5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and moving ... read all the way to the end
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2018
    The author has written a book that is vital for teens, as well as their parents and peers, to read if they want to understand the difficulties they face. As the Bible says, "in this world we will have tribulation ... but I have overcome the world." This is the book that shows how Christ's love can heal even those on the brink of suicide and give them an abundant life. A beautiful and poignant. book.
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  • S Benton-Tarry
    3.0 out of 5 stars A Bit Too Godly For Me
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 11, 2018
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    To be quite honest this was not quite what I had expected.

    I appreciated the main stories more than I thought I would, but despite being brought up Roman Catholic I have now found my own way, and I do not dispute for one moment the feelings and sentiments of the author's responses, but they were a bit too may I say 'Christian' for me?
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