When I lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado I had the privilege of meeting John and Stasi Eldredge. The first time I met them both, I cried like a baby because of the impact their books had on my life. The short story is this: religion can be damaging, but relationship is different. Both my husband and I have suffered some spiritual abuse, and the road to healing took some doing. John & Staci Eldredge’s books were a part of that healing process. Stasi actually endorsed my first book and it’s on my cover.
Here are some of the books and resources that have made a profound impact on me. If you’re ready for a paradigm shift, the links are below.
You may not think this applies to the writing life, but it very much does. I know 100% that I wouldn’t have been able to build resilience for the writing journey without this help. I had to get to the place where I could believe that something would come of my writing, and that there was purpose in the madness (and timing) of the publishing road. I also needed an arsenal against those negative thoughts that affect us all. Many of the tools I still use today started here.
Also, finding out that your life is a whole lot larger (and more important) than you think is only a good thing.
As I told you all on the October 2026 Fireside Chat, we’re not playing small here. We’ve all been called up into a grand adventure, and we’re all on our own Hero’s Journey.
Let’s keep traveling the road.
I’m cheering you on.
Brandy
The Journey of Desire: https://link.amazon/B0hiih2cf
The Sacred Romance: https://link.amazon/B0hzTMd3t
Epic: https://link.amazon/B0ewk43Cq
Walking with God: How to Hear His Voice: https://link.amazon/B0gRMI4rl
Beautiful Outlaw: https://link.amazon/B07a5PGnc
Free Resources from Wild at Heart (and more books!): https://wildatheart.org
Prayers you can listen to when you feel weak. Many of these I listen to daily: https://wildatheart.org/prayer/
The One Minute Pause App for meditation and reset. This has been a rescue for me many times: https://wildatheart.org/pause