Manda Carpenter - Soul Care to Save Your Life: How Radical Honesty Leads to Real Healing

Reading Mandas book is much like being Mandas friend: she invites you in and tells the whole truth, and you feel welcomed, seen, and changed. Soul Care to Save Your Life lives up to everything it promises and more.

Annie F. Downs, New York Times bestselling author of That Sounds Fun

This book is a breath of fresh air for anyone and everyone who is suffocating beneath the weight of private struggles with sin. Mandas transparency and willingness to deal with what we prefer to keep hidden is a gift. Freedom lives within these pages.

Nona Jones , business executive, international speaker, and bestselling author of Success from the Inside Out

Soul Care to Save Your Life is both raw and practical. The personal stories Manda shares are equal parts uncomfortable and refreshingly honest. I found myself connecting to her stories and looking forward to the soul care practices throughout. Anyone who is ready for a future that looks different from your past will find this book catalytic and relevant.

Tim Stevens , executive pastor, Willow Creek Community Church

Somehow, Manda has written a book that is essentially about confessionthe ancient Christian practice of being fully known by God and othersin the most fresh, liberating, and page-turning manner. I cannot recommend this book enough but with one wink of a caution: this is not just a book that you read but a book that reads you.

Sharon Hodde Miller , author of Nice

Theres a chapter in this book titled Recipe for a Life Well Lived. Honestly, thats what this entire book will be for you. A recipe to hold tight. A balm for the heavy parts of you. A manual toward a better version of yourselfone that practices soul care while keeping Jesus at the center of it all. This book is every bit as practical as it is prayer-filled, penned by someone who engages in the practice over the preaching. Get ready to be changed by the words in this book.

Hannah Brencher , author and TED Talk speaker

In a world telling us we can find healing all by ourselves, my sister Manda Carpenter offers a refreshing alternative: the answer is in the daily downward and self-dying way of the cross. Through refreshingly honest storytelling, she offers us equally refreshing hope. Soul Care to Save Your Life is a devotional life raft that invites us to lean on the trustworthy truth of God, to heal, and to be transformed together.

Ashlee Eiland , colead pastor, Mars Hill Bible Church, and author of Human( Kind )

Manda Carpenter courageously models how to bare our hearts in broad daylight and helps pave the way to freedom. Hold on to this one with both hands as you step out of hiding and reclaim the wholeness that awaits.

Shannan Martin , author of Start with Hello, The Ministry of Ordinary Places, and Falling Free

Read this book slowly and with a highlighter. Manda delivers giant truths in gentle ways. Never before have I read a book that offered such incredible vulnerability while mapping out practical steps forward. Do you want meaningful relationships, increased peace, and an abundance of freedom? Then read this book now.

Anjuli Paschall , author of Awake

Mandas words are raw and honest, taking us into the most unseen parts of heryet she doesnt leave us there. Her heart turns to invite us into a life of more radical honesty, all while guiding us toward the healing our souls truly need.

Jena Holliday , artist, author, and founder of Spoonful of Faith

Mandas unvarnished truth is not only refreshing but empowering. Soul Care to Save Your Life shows us that rather than hiding and denying even the most complex parts of ourselves, we can embrace the good, bad, and ugly. This is the path to healing, and on this essential journey of caring for ourselves and loving those around us well, her words constantly beckon us to remember that our light still shines even through what we may see as our own darkness.

Patricia A. Taylor , writer, anti-racism educator, and podcaster

With vulnerability and approachability, Manda bravely goes first, showing us strength comes in naming our weaknesses. By weaving in her own struggles with actionable soul care steps, she gives us all permission to be in-process. She invites us not only to identify our wounds but to heal from them too. What a gift.

Kayla Craig , author of To Light Their Way

If you know Manda, this is exactly the book you would expectbrave, honest, useful, and hopeful. But in a world filled with religious performances and half-truths, her book stands out even more. Ive had the privilege of seeing firsthand the integrity between the story Manda tells and the life she lives, and I cant wait for readers to experience the same impact. Be careful picking it upyou wont be the same when youre done reading it.

Jason Adam Miller , founder and pastor, South Bend City Church

Soul Care to Save Your Life is an invitation to pursue God, healing, spiritual growth, and emotional wellness. If you are looking for a vulnerable yet powerful book to start your soul care journey grounded in faith, Carpenters book is for you.

Terence Lester , founder of Love Beyond Walls and author of When We Stand

Manda Carpenter has a raw and rare gift to cut through all the chaos and confusion in life and take people to the place that matters mosttheir soul. Manda is a dear and treasured friend, and I have had the privilege of watching her live out these brave and beautiful words in her life. This book is more than just a gift; it will help you live a full and flourishing life.

Jeanne Stevens , founding lead pastor, Soul City Church, and author of Whats Here Now?

The subtitle of Manda Carpenters new book says it all: radical honesty leads to real healingand Manda proves it. With refreshing candor and remarkable insight, she shares her own hard-earned lessons of brokenness and healing while guiding readers along their own unique soul care journey. I didnt realize how much I needed this book. No matter what your story is, I think youll discover the same is true for you.

Becky Keife , author of The Simple Difference and No Better Mom for the Job

Manda has started a revolution of bravery with Soul Care to Save Your Life. Shes ripped the Band-Aid off of shame, shone a light on hidden places, and called us all to lives of radical honesty and healing. And not only has she modeled it in this beautiful book but shes given us the practical tools to do the same. A must-read for your healing journey.

Toni J Collier , founder of Broken Crayons Still Color, author, and hope coach

Amanda is a beautiful storyteller with a gift of vulnerability and honesty. Her powerful stories and authenticity give the reader permission to step into their own ring of radical honesty and uncover deep roots that need both exposure and tender love. Multiple times I found myself in tears, facing the hidden secrets I was still keeping that needed healing. Thank you for this glorious, healing treasure.

Kait Warman , bestselling author, dating coach, and founder of Heart of Dating

Manda tells her truth in a way that encourages you to share your own just as deeply and openly. She makes words like honesty, raw , and truth positive in a world that considers them uncomfortable, scary, or overly trendy. Soul Care to Save Your Life does more than save your life. It gives life, hope, peace, and balance to living in your own truth.

Tanorria Askew , creative entrepreneur and author of Staples + 5

I am incredibly grateful to God to not only know Manda as a friend but to see her live out what she has written here. This book is just like Manda: honest, hopeful, and helpful. What she offers is not only soul care to save a life but to shape it and form it and transform it into fullness and wholeness in Christ. I simply could not be prouder of my friend and could not be more excited for this book to finally be in your hands!