I never planned for a week at the beach to end with organ donation paperwork. I planned to walk with you down a path I had already traversed. I planned to write from scars rather than wounds. I planned to write as a woman who had survived unimaginable trauma but lived into a mostly happily-ever-after. Introduction You Have Permission (and So Do I) Living Brave gives women permission to wrestle with difficult topics, to use their voice, to take a stand for justice, to honor the wisdom of their bodies, and to enact change from a place of strong faith.
Through each challenge, she reveals the ways she learned to walk through them to the other side, and find courage even through the darkest moments. The grief of the aftermath of losing her love and life partner sits at the heart of Living Brave, where Shannon’s searing, raw prose, illustrates what it looks like to take brave steps on the other side of unimaginable loss.
Then, in July 2019, Shannon’s husband was tragically killed by a rogue wave while the family was on vacation. Shannon Dingle has experienced more than her fair share of tragedy and trauma in her life, including surviving sexual abuse and trafficking as a child that left her with lasting disabilities and experiencing faith shifts that put her at odds with the evangelical church that had been her home. That kind of brave can be trusted." - Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Untamed and Founder of Together Risingįor all women looking to find “hope in a hopeless world and bravery in an age that seems to lack it,” comes a searing memoir by Shannon Dingle, a writer and disability advocate who has navigated loss, trauma, abuse, spiritual reawakening, and deep pain-and come out the other side still hopeful. “Shannon’s struggle, defiance, strength, and power emanate from every page.
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