New York Times Bestseller“My life was a complete mess, and God bless all of it. Because it’s in the messes where we learn the most—as long as we slow down enough to realize what God is trying to show us.”

Why would God lead me here?Whether it was standing up for herself and breaking off her engagement on The Bachelorette or winning Dancing with the Stars, on television Hannah Brown looked like the strong woman everyone expected her to be, the strong woman that she wanted to be. In reality, she’d never felt more powerless or alone. Hannah’s heart was exhausted. And yet she was afraid to show anyone her true feelings. Still in her mid-twenties and feeling lost, she started asking herself the hard questions about her life.In God Bless This Mess, Hannah bravely shares some of her most painful experiences, going back to her childhood in small-town Alabama. With enormous courage and vulnerability, she unveils and examines her own ingrained need to seek approval. She unpacks the unhealthy patterns that weren’t serving her and speaks to the unique set of difficulties young women face. In doing so, Hannah encourages others to reflect on their own lives, and to embrace the messiness that comes hand in hand with self-discovery—even if that sometimes means falling flat on your face.From revealing the most intimate details of her romantic relationships to walking us through moments when her faith was tested, readers will be inspired by her honesty: facing depression and anxiety during her pageant years, how therapy and journaling have proven to be saving graces, and the previously private moments that have shaped this period of intense curiosity and self-reflection. God Bless This Mess is the quarter-life memoir of a girl who’s still figuring things out. It’s a reminder that true growth doesn’t come without strife—and it’s through these dark, messy moments that self-acceptance and love can bloom.