My Review
Fierce, Free and Full of Fire is an inspirational self help book about finding (or rediscovering) your true self.
I wanted to read this book because the description was very appealing. I tend to be a people-pleaser and liked that this book addresses that. I also liked the emphasis on choosing your own path.
Fierce, Free and Full of Fire is divided into five sections:
Who I Am
What I Need
What I Want
What I Believe
How I Connect
The book starts out with an instantly relateable sentence: "I grew up around well-behaved women." The author then goes on to explain how being well behaved and people pleasing often subverts our own goals and plans. She writes:
"Understanding and embracing who we are, how we've been created, is the launching pad for living a fearlessly genuine life, where we're no longer pretending or trying to be something other than what we are on the inside" (Kindle location 133).
She talks about labels that we all have -- sometimes from parents, or teachers, or even from ourselves in the past. I found this a very eye opening discussion. I think we all (and most especially women) have some of these labels.
I found the idea of seeking our authentic self and doing what we really want to - our goals, our plans - very exciting and liberating.
I especially loved some of her writing about dealing with other people. "I Want To Connect Without Drama" was something I really related to and appreciated.
I recommend Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire to anyone who is looking for a fresh, unique Christian self help book about living an authentic life and choosing your own dream.
The author has a fresh, sassy voice. This is my first book by Jen Hatfield, but she has a unique style that makes for a compelling, thoughtful, and fun read!
Book Synopsis
New York Times bestselling author Jen Hatmaker, with
cheeky candor and fearlessness, guides readers to a deep dive into how
they are wired and provides them with the tools to walk in that identity
with freedom and guts.
Stuck in people-pleasing or fear, many women hide and pretend, then
end up sidelined in their own lives. But what they want is to be brave,
to claim every gift, dream, quirk, and emotion inside, to stop
performing and start living.
Beloved New York Times bestselling author Jen Hatmaker
understands the struggle to find firm footing in a culture that operates
from stereotypes and often unreachable expectations. In this new book,
she offers women encouragement, challenge, and humor as she helps them
identify everything that makes them tick and gain the confidence to live
it all out. She leads them through five self-reflective categories—who I
am, what I need, what I want, what I believe, and how I connect—and
helps them:
- identify the exact ways they pretend, and learn instead how to be genuine at all times, in all ways, in all contexts;
- be empowered to say yes and no without guilt;
- learn to voice both their spiritual questions and convictions; and
- opt out of drama and into healthy adult relationships.
With wry humor, earnest passion, and been-there insight, Jen calls
women to the life-giving freedom of leaning into the identity,
convictions, and community they’ve been given.
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Jen Hatmaker is the author of the New York Times bestseller Of Mess and Moxie (plus twelve other books) and the host of the For the Love! with Jen Hatmaker podcast. She and her husband, Brandon, founded the Legacy Collective and also starred in the popular series My Big Family Renovation on
HGTV. Jen is a mom to five, a sought-after speaker, and a delighted
resident of Austin, Texas, where she and her family are helping keep
Austin weird.
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Giveaway
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