Tracie Miles - Living Unbroken: Reclaiming Your Life and Your Heart after Divorce

What people are saying about

Living Unbroken

Divorce is a soul-level wound so deep and so profound that it probably seems like there is no hope for your future. If you will let Tracie walk with you on your divorce journey, she will lead you to the only source of healing that can provide you with the hope and peace you so desperately seek.

Steve Grissom, founder, DivorceCare support groups

It isnt often that you get to see a friend walk from total devastation to victory, but Ive had the privilege. Watching Tracie walk back to the land of living after the heartbreak of divorce was watching God in action. If she can do it, so can you, and Living Unbroken is the tool that will pave your way to victory and restoration.

Wendy Pope, author of Hidden Potential, founder and executive director of Word Up Ministries

Whether you feel like your marriage is unraveling or youre grasping at the sharp, shattered pieces of life after divorce, this book is for you. With transparency and gut-honest truth, Tracie Miles courageously shares her personal story while helping you navigate through your own spousal storm. Like a friend who understands what youre going through and a mentor who offers you renewed hope, Tracie shines a light on all the ways youre not alone. Reading this book will be your best next step to a brighter tomorrow!

Leah DiPascal, author, Bible teacher, cofounder of Lighten Up Sweet Pea podcast

Nobody ever goes into marriage expecting to divorce, and many dont want it when it happens. Living Unbroken is a raw account of Tracie Miless personal journey to reclaim her life and her heart after her divorce. Tracie shares the real and the raw while pointing you back to truths you, too, can cling to when you find yourself in a similar situation. She acknowledges the pain, grief, shame, loneliness, and guilt all too many will go through but then gives you hope to turn the page and step into the next part of your journey.

Dr. Michelle Bengtson, author of the award-winning book Breaking Anxietys Grip

As someone who has suffered through the heartbreak and loss of a broken marriage, I found great comfort in every word, on every page of this book. Tracie Miles has been there, and she understands the pain and brokenness that lingers on, long after the divorce is finalized. In Living Unbroken, she offers help, healing, hope, guidance, and biblical wisdom so you can live with joy and freedom after divorce.

Courtney Joseph, author, blogger at WomenLivingWell.org and GoodMorningGirls.org

Living Unbroken is an inspirational book not only for those who have endured the pain of a divorce but also for those who have walked or are walking through difficult and unexpectedly painful seasons in their marriage. Writing from her own personal experience, Tracie Miles will help you learn how to heal, thrive, and reclaim your life for Christ while rededicating your heart to Him and His purpose.

Janet Jones Kendall, writer, wife, mother

Living Unbroken is an excellent resource for anyone who has been heartbroken through the devastation of divorce. I have gone through two divorces, and the last shattered my heart. Tracie knows what that feels like and knows how heartbroken you can feel during and after. I cant truly put into words the feeling you get while reading along with her; she becomes a trusted friend, even though you may have never met her, and you no longer feel alone going through this.

Malinda Koonce, divorce survivor, blogger

Tracie Miles

LIVING UNBROKEN

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Library of Congress Control Number 2020946264

ISBN 978-0-8307-8095-2

eISBN 978-0-8307-8096-9

2021 Tracie Miles

The author is represented by and this book is published in association with the literary agency of WordServe Literary Group, Ltd., www.wordserveliterary.com.

The Team: Susan McPherson, Alice Crider, Judy Gillispie, Kayla Fenstermaker, Jon Middel, Susan Murdock

Cover Design: Jon Middel

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First Edition 2021

You were married; now youre not.

You once had a life partner; now you dont. You thought youd grow old together; now you wonder if youll be alone forever. Maybe your husband had an affair and left you. Maybe you had an affair. Maybe he said he didnt love you anymore or told you he was in love with someone else. Or maybe you simply grew apart.

Regardless of how your singleness came to be, youre struggling. Hurting so deeply it feels worse than physical pain. Youre drowning in confusion about how your spouse could do this to you and your children, or how you got to this place. You feel more alone than you ever have. The future that once seemed secure now looks terrifying. You dont know who you are anymore. You hate this unfamiliar life youre stuck in. You wonder if youll ever get over what happened. Will you even survive?

You feel broken and lost, and you long to feel whole and happy again, but happiness may seem impossible right now. Like a thing of the past. You may feel as if nobody understands your pain. Not a person on the planet can comprehend what youre really going through. You may be feeling judged, misunderstood, embarrassedor disposable, unlovable, not enough, and tossed aside. You might feel like you dont fit in with married couples or singles groups. You likely feel scared and all alone on this unknown path, this journey you never wanted to be on.

Friend, I get it. Ive been there too. That is exactly where I found myself almost five years ago.

But Ive discovered that in spite of how you may think and feel right now, you can feel whole and happy again. Even though it seems like the life you knew is overand in some ways it islife itself is not over. There is so much good in store for you, including happiness.