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Breathe Again

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Niki Hardy was diagnosed with cancer and had to learn how to find a new normal. Niki's determination helped her battle cancer in the best way she could. Niki's story is one that can help anyone who is facing major obstacles in life and teach them how to "breathe again." Nikki doesn't hold back her humor, her pain, and her story. She offers an uninhibited look into her struggles. I appreciated her sharing her “Thriver's Manifesto.” Motivating for anyone who reads it. Not quite my cup of tea in writing style but I appreciate her story.

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Anybody who knows me in person, knows that I have had a rough few years, well a rough life to be exact. I found myself drowning in everything, barely staying afloat. I knew this wasn't what God wanted for me. Thank God that He sent me the launch team for Breath Again by Niki Hardy. It was exactly what I needed. I wanted to thrive, and not just survive my life. Niki showed me how to do just that. I loved how simple the steps were and how Niki made you think about your life, and your responsibilities in it. My life mantra will now be "I've got this cause God's got me!"

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I loved Breathe Again. I have shared this book with many who are going through difficult situations. And I love the emails I receive from Niki on a regular basis! Amazing and helpful resource for those who are walking through challenging circumstances.

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I took to heart much of the advice in this book. Just the thing you need when you're weary and need a little spiritual boost.

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Breathe Again is a book I can relate to as I have been thru my own trials .The book is helpful and healing.

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This a awesome book for anyone dealing with life struggles, from cancer to loss of a dear one. The Author, Niki Hardy, talks about her struggles as a cancer survivor turned thriver, she talks about her faith and fears, and shares it with a honest and vulnerable spirit. So if you’re struggling to find peace, joy, and purpose in the midst of all the bad things life throws your way this is the book! I received a advanced copy in return for a honest opinion.

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What a fantastic resource for anyone facing difficult circumstances in their life! Niki is a very relatable author, and shares her story and faith journey in a beautiful and profound way. Loss after loss, dealing with frustration and devastating news, all can be dealt with when faith in Christ is the center focus of one's life. Jesus promised us tribulation in this world. We will all face hardship at some point. The beautiful reminder is that Jesus is right there to walk through it with us, and bring us out for the better on the other side.

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BREATHE AGAIN by Niki Hardy is a book designed to teach us one precious lesson - how to breathe again while gasping for air, when the turmoil, travail and turbulence of life threatens to submerge us. God is the breath of life and He is the One who helps us to breathe again, through all the stresses and strains of life, up the hills of hope and down the valleys of despair, until we reach the everlasting, eternal bliss of heaven. Come and breathe again with Niki Hardy in the pages of this book, that inspires you to just take a deep breath and breathe again, as you begin life again, on its altered scale.

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Sometimes, when people tell me they recently went through the loss of a much loved family member, tears roll down down my own cheeks as I know what that feels like. Niki's story really hit home for me.

I greatly appreciate the way she encourages readers to search into their feelings and root out what deeply seated, negative put downs of ourselves we are holding onto. I could relate to what she said about how often we don't feel as if God loves us as much as He does others, or how we might somehow feel the fault is all our own, and we deserve it, when our life seems to fall apart.

This is a remarkable, thought-provoking book which may very well be needed at some point in every Christians journey.

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I loved LOVED how relatable Niki is and once I started this book, I immediately went to find out more about her. I needed this book and really enjoyed and connected with it on various levels. Highly recommend for anyone struggling through a lot of lows.

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Nikki Hardy has given us a very personal look at her journey through sorrow in the loss of her mother and sister, and then her own personal battle with cancer. I liked this author’s writing style because she was very frank and open about her own emotions and spiritual journey. I liked the fact that she ushers Scripture and gives some very specific ways to battle depression and discouragement during times of heartache and trouble. She consistently turns the reader back to God as the true source of hope and strength. I’d recommend this book to anyone who is facing a serious health issue, or to anyone who is praying someone through a time of trouble. I know that I learned much for this book about their viewpoint, and that God will use Nikki Hardy’s sharing of story in my own life.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

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We are meant to thrive and not just survive. The author shares her journey through cancer and the things she learned along the way. What an inspiring story this was to read. It isn’t all roses but it is about Faith and standing in the Truth of God’s Word during difficult times. I highly recommend it.
I received an advanced copy from the publisher and netgalley. This is my own opinion.

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This is a wonderful book, full of hope and God's mercy. The Author tells her story of battling cancer to finding God's Grace.
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the Publisher for my honest review, and this is one awesome book and I would highly recommend it. This book will give you the peace to believe in what the words tells us .

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If you're currently going through a difficult circumstance - or know someone who is facing an unexpected and hard situation - this is a book you'll want to read. Niki writes both as a friend on the journey and as a guide who has made it, in many ways, to the other side. It isn't all rainbows and roses now, but Niki shares important lessons that she learned along the way and continues to put into practice today. My one critique would be the amount of times she references "rubies in the rubble." This phrase appears in every chapter, it seems, and doesn't mean much after two or three times. Perhaps it was the original title of the book and was intended to tie the chapters together.

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Niki Hardy is beautiful, inside and out. I had the privilege and pleasure of meeting her at a conference a couple of years ago, and her story really stuck with me. And her voice (her British accent, y'all--I can't even!). When I heard she was writing a book, I couldn't wait to read more, and Breathe Again absolutely did not disappoint. Life can be really hard, and horrible things sometimes happen to us and around us...but God is still good, and life can be good, too. Niki encourages us to thrive, not merely survive. And with this book, she shares her story and others' stories and gives us tangible ways to choose joy in the midst of hard things. I have recommended this book to several friends who are living through--or have lived through--hard things, and I recommend it to you, too!

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“Breathe again?” In my thoughts I challenge Nicki: “Why is the title not when life sucks? I carry on and tell her that it is common knowledge that the word “suck” rhymes better with how to live well when life falls apart?”
I inhale slowly as I make myself comfortable to sit. The pages fell open and not too long into chapter one I stopped. I exhaled and knew that this book is a book for my heart. The sentences flow and opens my mind-diaphragm. Slowly expanding to draw-in messages and insights of grace and hope. The book pull me into a casual conversation with Nicki. She describes herself, her family, her receiving of bad news and her faith-journey with cancer. Although a serious topic she turns the passages to the sun while she gently reminds me that in this world you and I will have trouble, real trouble. Trouble of the kind that will knock you onto your knees before it pushes wind from your tummy.
But in the book trouble’s trumps is short lived. Nicki’s unique humor, friendliness and wit shows me another way. The book quickly become a best friend. It acknowledges my pain and fears. Quoting John 10:10, Nicki lends a hand to the Bible’s message where it is written that “I (Jesus) have come that they may have life, and have it to the full”.
My favorite passage from this book is “We don’t need to see things differently to be grateful, rather we must be grateful to see things differently”. Not long ago I stumbled-out-of-breath onto Nicki’s internet blog because of my wife’s cancer journey. Nicki’s internet blog - and now this book – showed me how to channel my discomfort. Her book is not another “when life-sucks-how-to-help yourself” recipe. It’s a conversation with a best friend that already journeyed the way. Please read this book. It is a sure-fire way to breathe again!

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So life isn’t easy. And sometimes it’s really hard. Author Niki Hardy gets that. Hardy encourages us to look at the lies we are believing and replace them with God’s truth. It’s the only way to get through the hard stuff. I really like that Hardy is open and honest. No Christianese and some tough language (not bad language, but she doesn’t cut us any slack either). Her vulnerability helped me to look at my “junk” and how I was viewing it and myself. And then what to do about it. She didn’t leave me hanging but held out hope

As Hardy says, “Life doesn’t have to be pain-free to be full”. In the midst of pain you can not only survive, but you can thrive and live the life God means for you to live. If you’re not in the midst of something painful right now, you will be someday and should be prepared. Grab a copy of Breathe Again. I know I’ll be reading it again.

I received a complimentary copy of this book but was not required to leave a review.

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This book was a game changer! I was challenged to keep moving forward, keep living life to my fullest, and know that life doesn't have to be perfect to be full. I can thrive not just survive! I was challenged to identify the lies I believe about myself and replace them with what God's word says I am. I would recommend this book to anyone who has faced or who is in the middle of a challenge to pick up this book. It will keep you inspired to keep moving forward one day at a time.

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“The only way to breathe again is to go to the One who is the breath of life and breathed lift his life into us.”
Breathe Again by Niki Hardy

For anyone who needs help to thrive when your life is falling apart. Niki Hardy has gone through major life challenges; when she lost both her mom and sister to cancer and then when she found out she had cancer. Even though it felt like she hit rock bottom, Niki shares her story and the stories of other people and how they thrived.

I received an Advanced Reader e-copy from netgalley for a review. All opinions are my own.

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If you have ever felt that life was falling apart, this book is for you to read. Your circumstances may be different than Niki’s, but the feelings that come with the falling apart just may be similar. The words of Niki Hardy come around you and provide comfort to you in the place of falling apart moments, letting you know that there is hope in God beyond where you are at now. I found her book helpful in encouraging women I work with, in their moments of grief and life situations. She encourages you that life doesn’t have to be pain-free to be full. That concept alone was worth my reading of her book. I would not hesitate to give this book to anyone who is struggling in a falling apart situation.

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