Nicole Zasowski - What If Its Wonderful?: Release Your Fears, Choose Joy, and Find the Courage to Celebrate

This hope-filled anthem from my dearest friend Nicole had me in tears from the first page. I cannot recommend this book enough. As a trusted companion, she guides us in a life changing quest to reclaim our joy. If youre ready to release the fear that often accompanies your hope and find your God given courage to celebrate, What If Its Wonderful? is the transformative book your heart has been waiting for. Join me in savoring these powerful words as we ask ourselves the brave question, What if its wonderful?

ELISABETH HASSELBECK, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, EMMY AWARD-WINNING COHOST OF THE VIEW AND COHOST OF FOX AND FRIENDS

We often forget that joy is an intensely vulnerable experience and that celebration asks us to be brave. With words that sound like friendship and feel like courage, Nicole reminds us that delight is essential to our personal, relational, and spiritual growth. As both a marriage and family therapist and a person who is intimately familiar with the ache and joy of being human, Nicole is the right person to lead this conversation. Struggling to embrace joy and find the courage to celebrate? Pick up this powerful book!

MIKE FOSTER, AUTHOR AND EXECUTIVE COUNSELOR

As someone who tends to anticipate every single worst-case scenario, this book was a breath of fresh air to me. Nicoles words remind me that joy and sadness can not only coexist together, but I can learn from both.

JAMIE IVEY, BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND HOST OF THE HAPPY HOUR WITH JAMIE IVEY PODCAST

Using her extensive background as a therapist, Nicole Zasowski flips the script on failure, stepping out of our comfort zones and taking risks, by giving us the audacious permission to answer this life changing question: What if its wonderful? Read this only if you dare to fully embrace Gods good gifts and discover the courage to celebrate your life. The truths and tools in this book will stay with you long after you read the last page.

PAULA FARIS, FOUNDER: CARRY MEDIA, JOURNALIST, PODCASTER, AUTHOR, MOM, AND WIFE

Im not sure how often the phrase, What if...? pops into my head and then sends me spinning in the possibility of all the heartache that the What if...? could bring into my life. Nicole teaches us how to shift our perspective from worry to hope by pointing us back to the wonder of Scripture. Through Nicoles winsome storytelling, current research, and Biblical truth, you will come to know a celebratory God, and in turn, learn to celebrate along the way. And all of us could use more celebration in our lives!

JOEL MUDDAMALLE, DIRECTOR OF THEOLOGY AND RESEARCH, PROVERBS 31 MINISTRIES

What If Its Wonderful? could not have come into my life at a better time, not only to address my own restraint when it comes to joy, but also the collective pessimism that surrounds us. This is not a victory book for those who want to deny or bypass suffering. Its actually the opposite of that. What If Its Wonderful? is for those of us whove known pain and have been in a withholding pattern toward ourselves, toward God and toward the world. If youre tired of holding back and trying to mitigate or control your own expectations and pain, this book is for you.

AMBER C. HAINES, AUTHOR OF WILD IN THE HOLLOW: ON CHASING DESIRE AND FINDING THE BROKEN WAY HOME

This book is a must-read for anyone who has ever struggled to look toward the future with hope. As a therapist who has lived these words, Nicole offers a rare combination of hard-fought wisdom and expertise. What If Its Wonderful? is both the friend and the guide we need to overcome the fears that often keep us from embracing Gods good gifts. Pick this one up! It will leave you challenged, encouraged, and changed.

LAUREN CHANDLER, AUTHOR, TEACHER, WORSHIP LEADER, AND PASTORS WIFE

What if I fail? What if Im disappointed? What if I get hurt again? We all know what its like to look to the future and ask ourselves these questions. Wise, vulnerable, and honest, this book is the guide we need to embrace the joy that perhaps weve lost along the way. I have no doubt you will grow from Nicoles wisdom and bold example.

LAURA TREMAINE, AUTHOR OF SHARE YOUR STUFF. ILL GO FIRST

Cynicism is easier and pessimism safer than the potential humiliation of hope, which is why we frequently rely on these false refuges. To some degree, we have all been pulled into this cultural current, but thankfully, Nicole Zasowski is here to snatch us back. With brilliant insight and brave vulnerability, Nicole examines the heartache, fear, and self-protection that stands between us and freely enjoying the gifts of God. I never expected a book about celebration to slay my pride and grant me such blazing clarity about myself, but here it is!

SHARON HODDE MILLER, AUTHOR OF FREE OF ME: WHY LIFE IS BETTER WHEN ITS NOT ABOUT YOU

With amazing wisdom and insight, Nicole invites us to a journey of learning to dream after heartache so that we, too, can find the joy Jesus promisesa delight that leads us closer to the heart of God. Whether youre in the middle of a disappointment or have walked through one in the past, this book will welcome you into the abundant life God created you for.

ADAM WEBER, LEAD PASTOR OF EMBRACE CHURCH AND AUTHOR OF LOVE HAS A NAME

When I, in the midst of my own tormenting storm, most needed it, Nicole swoops in with the most God-breathed word to fill these dry bones and encourage them to not only walk but run again. This is a sound message that will send waves for generations to come.

KENNESHA BUYCKS, CREATIVE, AUTHOR, AND OWNER OF RESTORATION HOUSE

Joy can be hard to come by in a time like this. Nicole Zasowski combines her hard-fought wisdom and expertise as a therapist to create a practical book thats a boatload of fun to read. What If Its Wonderful? is a field guide to cultivating contentment and joy no matter how difficult your circumstances may be. As Nicole brilliantly reminds us, when the world is on fire, celebration is both a salve and a salvation. This book could not be more timely!

JONATHAN MERRITT, CONTRIBUTING WRITER FOR THE ATLANTIC AND AUTHOR OF LEARNING TO SPEAK GOD FROM SCRATCH

As a professional worrier and holder of low expectations, my heart needed the gracious invitation: What If Its Wonderful? Through relatable storytelling, Nicole echoed my own hesitations to embrace delight and led me along the path to experience the joy God offers.

HEATHER MACFADYEN, AUTHOR OF DONT MOM ALONE

What If Its Wonderful? deeply resonates with my desire as an artist to delight in the everyday and rubs up uncomfortably with the temptation to brace myself for the next disappointment and to skip over celebrating for worry that it might be too self-indulgent. Nicoles thoughtful storytelling, wise expertise, and faithfulness to Gods Word reminds us that celebration is a daily practice, a worthwhile way of living and thinking, and a mark on the heart of a person who has put her whole trust in Jesus. What a treasure this book is.

EMILY LEX, AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR OF FREELY AND LIGHTLY AND TWIRL

In todays fragile climate of perpetual bad news, What If Its Wonderful? is a must read for the soul who finds themselves stuck in disappointment and the anxiety of What if? Nicole offers readers a unique combination of exceptional storytelling, Biblical truth, and the insightful practicality of a therapist; this is a unicorn of a book. I know you will discoveras I have in reading this bookthat joy is something we can choose and participate in, even in the midst of difficulties. And maybe most importantly, that it is safe to celebrate. Youll learn to face pain, experience joy, and take action to celebrate. Nicole will show you how!