Messy Hope: Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety, Depression, or Suicidal Ideation

by Lori Wildenberg, Jaimee Draper (Narrated by)

Overview

How Can I Give My Child Hope? 

“I’m such a failure.” 
“No one cares about me.” 
“I haven’t felt happy for a long time.” 
“I don’t want to live anymore.”  

If you have heard your child utter these words, your fear for their well-being has skyrocketed. But what can you do to help them? 

Some experts say that depression and anxiety are the new normal. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in young people. As parents, we cannot accept this. Many young people feel helpless and hopeless. Our kids must be equipped with more than resilience and positivity. They need hope. Hope for a future. Along with her daughter Kendra, parent and family educator Lori Wildenberg encourages you to take the practical ways offered in Messy Hope to foster necessary hope growth in your children’s hearts. This is more than a self-help audiobook, this is your lifeline to help them overcome depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation to experience a hope-filled life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640919105
Publisher:	Oasis Audio
Publication date:	10/26/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.62(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Lori Wildenberg, mom of a daughter who has wrestled with depression, is passionate about helping parents help their children navigate a messy life. Lori is a licensed parent and family educator, national speaker, and author or coauthor of six parenting books including Messy Journey: How Grace and Truth Offer the Prodigal a Way Home and The Messy Life of Parenting: Powerful and Practical Ways to Strengthen Family Connections.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction Hope Needed 1

Chapter 1 Which Way? 7

Chapter 2 Suffering Stinks 19

Chapter 3 Hard World 33

Chapter 4 Hope Killers 48

Chapter 5 The War Within 61

Chapter 6 Faith Factor 74

Chapter 7 Family Resemblance 87

Chapter 8 Mirror, Mirror 97

Chapter 9 Know Your Enemy 108

Chapter 10 Build Your Army 120

Chapter 11 Behind Enemy Lines 131

Chapter 12 Secret Weapon 139

Chapter 13 The Battle Plan 149

Conclusion: Onward 161

Epilogue 169

Notes 171

Reflect and Connect Study Guide 175

Additional Resources 179

About the Author 180