Broken. Messy. Loved.

In this honest personal memoir about mental health challenges, Heather Bost exposes the misconception we too often hold-that we're too far gone for God.Bost shares her story, beginning as a heartbroken little girl hiding in the bathroom stalls at school to a depressed adolescent searching for quick fixes and the resulting unhealed pain that traveled with her into adulthood. But even at the most intense and traumatic moments of her life, God rescued her from the darkest places. And eventually, He would show her how to use her pain to minister to others.Broken. Messy. Loved. offers insight into how God helps heal mental health problems, how Christians can deal with grief, and how to find healing through Christianity.This story of Jesus' help in hard times is a shining example that with Christ, you can find victory over depression and toxic thoughts and that you are valued and loved by God.