Toni Collier - Brave Enough to Be Broken: How to Embrace Your Pain and Discover Hope and Healing

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Toni is a life-giving friend and leader. Im sure you will leave time with her convicted and encouraged. Shes somehow a blaze of fire and a big hug at the same time!

JENNIE ALLEN, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD AND FIND YOUR PEOPLE

When healing past traumas and praying for hope to come, it can be easy to get discouraged. In Brave Enough to Be Broken, Toni gives a road map that guides you to healing and hope while her spunky and raw approach to writing helps you not feel alone along the way!

REBEKAH LYONS, BESTSELLING AUTHOR, RHYTHMS OF RENEWAL

We are all broken in so many ways but, as Toni helps us understand, we cant begin to heal until we bring our pain into the light. In this honest, hope-filled book, Toni shares the truth that in Gods hands what we thought would break us will be used to make everything new.

SHEILA WALSH, AUTHOR, HOLDING ON WHEN YOU WANT TO LET GO

It takes great effort to weave the threads of deep, transformational truth with those of our vulnerable, wounded lifeand then present the fabric to the world as a tapestry of beauty. In Toni Collier, we have such a weaver. And, with Brave Enough to Be Broken, we have received, in thoughtful and immediately applicable ways, what we need, because we have received Toni herself, someone who knows what it means to do the hard workperhaps the hardest work we have to doof allowing God to love us. To heal, convict, and transform us in the ways only God can. For you who are broken, for you who longs to be brave, for you who hungers and thirsts to become more than you can imagineread this book and live the courageous life that God has intended for you from before the creation of the world.

CURT THOMPSON, MD; AUTHOR, THE SOUL OF DESIRE AND THE SOUL OF SHAME

I love Toni. I have come to know her as a radiant example of both the humility and beauty that is woven into every true redemption story. Pain has a purpose for those courageous enough to dig deep and find it. In a time when far too many people are struggling to maintain false images and idols that say they have it all together, Toni invites us to fall into the arms of Jesus and be Brave Enough to Be Broken. This message is so desperately needed because on the other side of true brokenness there is hope and healing.

LISA BEVERE, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WITHOUT RIVAL

In Brave Enough to Be Broken Toni Collier invites us to face the broken pieces of our stories and discover how God can redeem every corner of our lives. Instead of sharing empty platitudes and unrealistic expectations, Toni vulnerably shares the story of her personal rock bottom and how God met her there. Then drawing on personal testimony, biblical insights and wise counsel, she leads us forward with practical tools that build a pathway into the future that God offers each one of us. If youre looking to rebuild your life choose (to be) Brave Enough to Be Broken. Toni will be a wise and kind guide for your journey.

JO SAXTON, AUTHOR, READY TO RISE; FOUNDER, EZER COLLECTIVE; LEADERSHIP COACH

Brave Enough to be Broken isnt just a catchy title, its the life I have seen my friend Toni lead. Her bravery is visible over her whole life, and she has graciously shared that here in this book with all of us. Toni leads us all so well with her wordsgoing first with her own story and then pointing us all toward the path of healing. I pray as you devour each word, you will witness God doing a mighty work in your own life.

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

Brave Enough to Be Broken

2022 Toni J. Collier

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To my daughter, Dylanthe girl who gave me a reason to fight for healing beyond my own desire for peace. This book is proof that while the hardest thing Ive ever done was healing my own childhood wounds while raising you, I didnt give up. My prayer is that when you read these words, you will have learned how to embrace pain and find healing and hope in your own life by how I lived my life in front of you