This beautiful book will appeal to women and girls who are suffering from depression or anxiety, and would like practical strategies to overcome adversity. The author shares her knowledge and personal experience on nutrition, exercise, natural remedies, medicine, self-care, support, and the Word of God. The content is gentle, non-judgmental and written with love and will appeal to women who wish to grow their faith, even in the depths of despair.
Beautiful, Courageous YOU is a true account of one woman's experience of heartbreaking despair, grief and deep depression. Most of us have experienced loss and grief at some stage in our life, and it can be debilitating in is severity and complexity. strength The author, Lauralee generously and honestly shares her story of triumph and hope, even after experiencing the most heart breaking losses. She recounts a lonely childhood of bullying, low self-esteem and worth, emotional abuse suffered during her first relationship. Lauralee then has to face every parent's worst nightmare, that of losing a child. This is a story of how the author triumphs over heartache, pain and loss and draws on her faith which continues to grow despite times of doubt. She faces each challenge with strength, love and passion. Raw in the telling, the reader travels the journey with Lauralee and how she drew on her faith to help her find peace, hope and happiness.
You will go on an amazing journey with Lauralee as she shares her testimony. You will cry and rejoice with her and you will find 'golden keys' to help you in your own journey. The book outline in easy simple truths ways to live a life of freedom encompassing all aspects of our body, mind and soul. - Lyn Baird Clinical Director of Life Bridge Counselling & Psychology, Master in Counselling.
Through a personal journey of depression comes Lauralee's own courageous story of healing for the spirit, soul and body. Straight from the heart of the Father, Beautiful, Courageous You has a mandate to tell every woman who they are, that God is captivated by their beauty and through Him they have courage to face whatever crosses their life's journey. - Janelle Knox, Mici Magazine
Author Biography:
Lauralee resides on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia with her husband Lee and two daughters! She loves a good coffee and delights in a dab of marshmallow oil behind her ears. Her background is a blend of Health Science and Outdoor Education her passion lies in the journey (crevice if you will) between inspiring others towards, and then the attainment of, living an astonishing life. As an author, she has learned that writing cannot be forced but rather must be inspired. It is through this inspiration that you hold this book in your hands. Every page has been a process of Lauralee painting with words, quite literally painting the landscape pictured on the canvas of her mind. This is what she would term as, inspired writing. Lauralee writes because it is healing for her and brings hope to others... 'my journey is still that, a journey, some days I am living a life of astonishing joy and other days I am left astonished at the elusive nature of joy - nevertheless my joy is full whether I 'feel' it or not. My soul is anchored in a joy so deep that it cannot be moved no matter what storms rage across the ocean of life.' In her words, Lauralee has had an 'upsy-daisy kind of life', but praises God that through it all she has a heart bursting with Hope! Most of what she writes about is a real and raw journey through suicidal depression, anxiety & grief, her writing is purposed in a way that is not to bring you down but to bring you UP and fill your heart to brimming over with Hope. After the loss of twin baby girls and then a baby boy, her joy was gone as she slipped into a pit of despair, never did she think it would be possible to survive such tragedy, let alone that her life would return to one filled with peace and happiness. This is Lauralee's story, and her hope is that you, the reader, will consider her well 'qualified', by her personal journey, to offer comfort and hope into your life. Lauralee's prayer is that the pages of this book will usher you into a place of healing - spirit, soul and body. Come with her. Refuse to see yourself defeated, it is time to rise up and take steps towards the Beautiful, Courageous YOU that you were created to be.
