Suffer Strong: How to Survive Anything by Redefining Everything
Written by Katherine Wolf, Jay Wolf and Louie and Shelley Giglio
Narrated by Katherine Wolf, Jay Wolf and Shelley Giglio
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About this audiobook
Is it possible to embrace suffering as a privilege, rather than a punishment? Beloved authors Katherine and Jay Wolf offer listeners the bold invitation to trust a known God with an unknown future, as well as practical insights into surviving anything by redefining how we think about everything.
After miraculously surviving a near-fatal brainstem stroke at age 26, as told in their memoir, Hope Heals, life for Katherine and Jay Wolf changed forever - and so did the way they viewed God, the world, and themselves in it. There was no going back to normal after such a tragedy. Yet Katherine and Jay learned that suffering is not the end, but rather the beginning of a new story.
In Suffer Strong, they invite us into this new story as they share universal lessons and helpful practices that will help us to:
- Recognize we are being equipped for an uncommon assignment, not cursed by our story.
- Transform our unmet expectations into brave anticipations.
- Disrupt the myth that joy can only be found in a pain-free life.
- Rewrite the narrative of hard circumstances by turning our definitions of suffering into declarations of strength.
- And, ultimately, thrive even in the lives we never imagined living.
Katherine Wolf
Katherine Wolf is a survivor and advocate who leverages her redemptive story to encourage those with broken bodies, broken brains, and broken hearts. She and her husband Jay have coauthored two books, Hope Heals and Suffer Strong. In 2017, they founded Hope Heals Camp, an intergenerational retreat experience for families with disabilities. In 2023, they opened Mend Coffee & Goods, a community hub offering dignifying employment to adults with disabilities in a beautiful, universally-designed space for customers of all abilities. Katherine and Jay live in Atlanta with their two sons.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of the best books I've read (heard!) in long time. I will be coming back to this one for sure. Full of deep truths to encourage any one, whether currently suffering or not.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow! I was inspired by their story and loved the condor and humor woven into their storytelling. So glad to have found this book and hope to meet them in person one day!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I don't even know where to begin . Resiliency,determination and perseverance .
Amazing story. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Phenomenal! What a testament to the redefinition of miracle. You have blessed so many of us already. Having has lots of loss in our lives and to still love Jesus proves that nothing limits God.