About the Book
Book: Trekking Toward Tenacity: Your Family’s Roadmap to Stronger Mental Health
Author: Chris Morris
Genre: Parenting / Christian Living / Mental Health
Release date: September 24, 2024
Empower your children with the gift of tenacity through these practical, meaningful tools for their mental and spiritual health.
Trekking toward Tenacity walks through Psalm 139 verse by verse, discovering how we can help our children develop mentally healthy habits. The goal is to coach our kids to be more tenacious because we live in a tumultuous world. It can be hard to stay focused on God and on mentally healthy habits in that tumult, but this book gives concrete ways to help kids to do just that.
By teaching parents practical application steps to implement with kids of all ages, ranging from preschool to adolescent, this book will give them new tools to support their families in the quest for better mental health. It will provide rock-solid encouragement for parents who are stressed out and wondering if they’re making the right choices for their families. It provides counterintelligence against the onslaught of increased risks of mental health challenges for children and young adults today.
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About the Author
Chris Morris is a certified mental health coach dedicated to promoting understanding of mental health issues within the church. Because of a lifelong struggle with depression and suicidality, Chris became committed to breaking down the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraging others to seek after holistic health.
As a writer and speaker, Chris has shared his personal story and insights with audiences across the country, inspiring many individuals to take control of their own health, break free from poor theological teaching placed upon them, and seek the support they need. He has published several books on mental health, the most recent being Resilient and Redeemed. His work has been featured in a number of media outlets, including CrossWalk, The Mighty, and Fathom Magazine.
Chris is deeply committed to creating a more compassionate and supportive world and church for individuals living with mental health issues. Through his writing and speaking, he is a powerful voice for change and a beacon of hope for those in need.
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I literally wrote the book that I wish I had 20 years ago when I was raising my kids. Being a parent today is tumultuous. Especially in a post-COVID world, mental health is a strong contender for the biggest challenges facing our kids. There are plenty of books out there that give us theories on how to raise our kids, and plenty of books that are full of devotionals to walk through with our kids, but shockingly few books dedicated to coaching our kids to have tenacity.
In my experience, tenacity might be the biggest difference maker between seeing our kids move successfully through life and floundering. It’s a given that challenges will come, whether those struggles look like not making the varsity basketball team or something more serious. We simply have to help our kids know how to walk through the missed opportunities and hard times that will inevitably come into their lives.
Trekking Toward Tenacity does just that. We walk through Psalm 139 verse by verse and pull out practical, meaningful tips, tricks, and conversations to have with our kids to help them develop resilience. News flash: there’s no magic potion we can give our kids that gives them bounce-backability. Instead, this is found through conversation about life and God.
My favorite part of this book was writing the age-appropriate activities in the center of each chapter. Instead of only giving you theology or child psychology data without any practical application, Trekking Toward Tenacity includes specific activities you can try out with your kids. There’s obviously no guarantee that these ideas will work, but I can tell you that they worked for other kids. These are pie-in-the-sky concepts, but activities that have been tried in the real world.
If you’re looking for a book that will arm you with skills to coach your kids on how to develop tenacity in their lives, this is the book for you!
MY REVIEW
The title did pique my interest right away . I appreciate the definition of tenacity given by the author which is “standing strong in the whirlwind of life and holding firmly to our convictions because the root system we’ve established in our lives.”
It is important to stay true to our faith even when we face trails. I really liked when the author said, “nobody chooses to have mental health problems.” I appreciate the author’s openness about his mental health. We see many struggling with mental health and it has definitely affected our children. The Bible is key to helping with mental health. It shows how God is there, never wavering and always protecting us.
The book focuses on Psalm 139 and breaks down every verse. The author shares his insight to each scripture and uses Illustrations to help readers understand the scriptures better. The book is geared toward helping children with mental health but it can also be applied to adults as well. Children need to know that no matter what they tell their parents they will still be loved unconditionally. I have heard of parents turning their back on their child when they confess struggles they are having that the parents don’t believe in. Remind them that, “ God doesn’t think any less of them because of their struggle and neither do I.”
There are questions provided at the end of each chapter that are helpful as you go through this book. The scriptures are good to reread and helps us get more intimate with God. My favorite scripture is Romans 8:31. The author uses this scripture to show that God is for us. He is there always. It is a great promise from God that will help all of us know we are not alone.
One thing I think is important to point out is the author says “not everyone will agree with me,” is good to take note of. Some points in the book may not be something you agree with. I did find many helpful tools in the book. This past Sunday in church the pastor used the name ,” God El Roi.” That was very unfamiliar to me . Now as I read this book that same name is used. The meaning is “ the God who sees me.” What a great name to remember. He does see us in everything we do.
The book is written with insight into how we can help our children during difficult times. We should always turn to God for everything and trust in Him. “The core path to being tenacious is being connected to the source of God’s love in our lives.”
I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.
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Giveaway
To celebrate his tour, Chris is giving away the grand prize of a $75 Amazon gift card, a copy of Trekking Toward Tenacity, and a free Audible copy of my previous book Whispers in the Pews: Voices on Mental Illness in the Church!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
Sounds interesting.
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