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Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts

Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts

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  • Create Date：2021-11-03 00:19:11
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Kirsten Powers
  • ISBN：0593238230
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Reviews

Anna-Mae Beswick ，

Kirsten offers practical ways to practice grace in the face of division — political， racial， social， etc。 She explains how she has learned to have grace for others and for herself， and I appreciated her humble and honest way of talking about such nuanced topics。 It’s been helpful for me to think about how we can still have strong/passionate beliefs without feeling animosity towards people who disagree。 （Sounds simple， but we all know it’s not the easiest。）

Libby Lake ，

Having the privilege of reading a preview copy of Saving Grace has provided me with so much more than the insight and tools to practice grace。 The book is an honest， raw and deeply personal story of a woman who， despite her well-meaning views on a range of social and political issues， recognises that in her past， she has caused hurt to others through her often rigid thinking。 Not only do I have this in common with Kirsten， I also share a childhood of trauma caused by an unhealthy relationship wi Having the privilege of reading a preview copy of Saving Grace has provided me with so much more than the insight and tools to practice grace。 The book is an honest， raw and deeply personal story of a woman who， despite her well-meaning views on a range of social and political issues， recognises that in her past， she has caused hurt to others through her often rigid thinking。 Not only do I have this in common with Kirsten， I also share a childhood of trauma caused by an unhealthy relationship with my own mother， a relationship I still work on every day。 A relationship not only marred by deeply hurtful words and actions， but by our diametrically opposite views on gender， race and other socio-political issues。 It is these parts of the book， identifying and processing unhealed trauma， and setting healthy boundaries， that most resonated with me。 The highest praise I can share is not in the words I use in my review but my actions in jotting down copious notes and highlighting passages that impacted me the most powerfully， I will return to these notes when I'm struggling to demonstrate the kind of grace I know I should， and am， capable of。 By sharing her life with the world， owning up to past mistakes， revealing the traumas she has lived through and detailing her journey of repentance， Kirsten demonstrates incredible courage。 I have long admired her as a political commentator and I admire her even more so now。 。。。more

Cheryl Reymaniak ，

Inspirational read as many， many of us struggled with change of society & mankind since 2016。 Our simple opinions caused pain & dangerous consequences that divided our country。 As a fan of Ms。 Powers， I had predisposition of her political & moral opinions。 I was very warmed she admitted personal change， position & embarrassment of her past comments before she discovered Grace and how she used it to enrich her personal & work life。 'Just say No' is my personal favorite chapter on the encouragemen Inspirational read as many， many of us struggled with change of society & mankind since 2016。 Our simple opinions caused pain & dangerous consequences that divided our country。 As a fan of Ms。 Powers， I had predisposition of her political & moral opinions。 I was very warmed she admitted personal change， position & embarrassment of her past comments before she discovered Grace and how she used it to enrich her personal & work life。 'Just say No' is my personal favorite chapter on the encouragement & importance of setting boundaries。 I was doing this myself for quite sometime and was often accused of putting up my guard or setting my own rules。 I was so relieved to read this is not only okay ，but healthy！ I ended the book satisfied with many of my choices， change & room for future development。 Thank you， Kirsten！ 。。。more

Anna ，

I was given a copy of this book for my honest review。 I was first drawn to this book because of the title because lets be honest who isn't dealing with someone who drives you nuts！ Each time I turn on the news it was so depressing and the talking about politics was a sure fire way to start a huge fight with family and friends。 I felt like battle lines were drawn and it was hard to navigate。That is why this book was a breathe of fresh air。 Kristen shared her personal life and how to extend grace I was given a copy of this book for my honest review。 I was first drawn to this book because of the title because lets be honest who isn't dealing with someone who drives you nuts！ Each time I turn on the news it was so depressing and the talking about politics was a sure fire way to start a huge fight with family and friends。 I felt like battle lines were drawn and it was hard to navigate。That is why this book was a breathe of fresh air。 Kristen shared her personal life and how to extend grace and what that really means and looks like。 This book managed to give me back peace and learned new way to extend peace to others。Thank you Penguin Random House for my book。 。。。more

Keisha Blair ，

Kirsten's book should be required reading on the role of grace in turbulent times and particularly now with our collective despair and polarization， especially in the North American context。 I have started to think more about how I apply grace in my own personal life in my own relationships - both personally and professionally。 Perhaps this is just the type of healing the world needs now - a healing through grace。 Great work Kirsten！ It was amazing chatting with you about Saving Grace on the Hol Kirsten's book should be required reading on the role of grace in turbulent times and particularly now with our collective despair and polarization， especially in the North American context。 I have started to think more about how I apply grace in my own personal life in my own relationships - both personally and professionally。 Perhaps this is just the type of healing the world needs now - a healing through grace。 Great work Kirsten！ It was amazing chatting with you about Saving Grace on the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair。 。。。more

Tom Campbell ，

A powerful， personal， and thought-provoking examination of what grace really entails and its role in allowing us to co-exist with people we might have dramatic disagreements with in a healthy and empathetic manner。Powers discusses the use of grace using her own experiences to illustrate what grace is， and how it can be used in healthy ways， as well as how some may weaponize it to marginalize others and their experiences and feelings。 I found myself relating to a number of these experiences and r A powerful， personal， and thought-provoking examination of what grace really entails and its role in allowing us to co-exist with people we might have dramatic disagreements with in a healthy and empathetic manner。Powers discusses the use of grace using her own experiences to illustrate what grace is， and how it can be used in healthy ways， as well as how some may weaponize it to marginalize others and their experiences and feelings。 I found myself relating to a number of these experiences and reflecting on my own attempts at grace and failures in being understanding and empathetic of others。While this is written principally in the context of political disagreements， I think the points the author makes can be applied more generally in our interactions with others。 It's very easy to form quick judgments on others， particularly strangers， without considering their experiences and points of view。 I do appreciate her point that displaying grace doesn't mean setting aside one's core values or leaving words and actions antithetical to those values unchallenged。Thanks to Goodreads and to the publisher for the opportunity to preview and review this prior to release。 。。。more

vic janzen ，

Excellent book - have recommended to many friends and colleagues - very current and deeply thought provoking in these turbulent times - thank you for allowing me to read and review an advance copy

Julie Dailey ，

This book comes at right a moment in our lives with many changes happening all around us。 I love Kirsten’s honest and truthful account of her own life trials and struggles。 This is a great opening to the discussion of swimming upstream against so many daily struggles socially， politically and environmentally。 Kirsten brings a witness to taking on one’s daily life with Grace。 Brilliant read and very spiritual journey。 Love this book， a must read。Julie A Dailey

Amy Lauger ，

In 2019， Kirsten Powers began a Twitter thread with “I have spent the last few weeks in a mostly Twitter free zone to spend time reflecting on what role I may have played in what indisputably has become a dangerously toxic culture。 I am not proud of what I have found。” She proceeded with a self-reflective analysis of her commentary as a columnist and political analyst。 I am thankful she has taken the time over the last couple of years to explore these topics further。 This resulting book has cert In 2019， Kirsten Powers began a Twitter thread with “I have spent the last few weeks in a mostly Twitter free zone to spend time reflecting on what role I may have played in what indisputably has become a dangerously toxic culture。 I am not proud of what I have found。” She proceeded with a self-reflective analysis of her commentary as a columnist and political analyst。 I am thankful she has taken the time over the last couple of years to explore these topics further。 This resulting book has certainly been a salve to me， a person who has been so disenchanted by how polarized our country is and the first-hand role our media often plays in that polarization。 I am grateful for the self-awareness， honesty， and courage that Ms。 Powers shows in this book。 Those already familiar with her will encounter the same well-researched， insightful， and direct analysis they’ve come to expect from her。Ms。 Powers writes about what “grace” is and is not， primarily seen in the context of her Christian beliefs， and aptly applies the concepts to her life and work。 She discusses how her self-described lack of grace was not only hurting those with whom she disagreed but was also hurting her own health and happiness。 She describes how grace is not merely for the other person but is also liberating for oneself and shows how that is the case。 I recommend this book wholeheartedly to political junkies and the like， as well as anyone who has simply struggled with people “who drive [them] nuts。” For many of us， there’s no better time than now。 。。。more

Chris Russert ，

I was initially drawn to this book because in recent years politics has made me feel sick。 I come from a family that is largely the opposite of me politically， unfortunately， resulting in some unproductive， nasty arguments and quiet resentment damaging our relationships。 Until recently， I was also glued to the 24/7 news cycle and social media outrage。 For years I mistook this as the necessary price to pay for caring about the issues that matter。 As a longtime follower of Kirsten Powers， I knew s I was initially drawn to this book because in recent years politics has made me feel sick。 I come from a family that is largely the opposite of me politically， unfortunately， resulting in some unproductive， nasty arguments and quiet resentment damaging our relationships。 Until recently， I was also glued to the 24/7 news cycle and social media outrage。 For years I mistook this as the necessary price to pay for caring about the issues that matter。 As a longtime follower of Kirsten Powers， I knew she had been through something similar and had come to these conclusions about grace， and was curious to learn more。 Thanks in large part to her insights in this book I have discovered a better way。 Powers explains how grace enables us to stand strong in what we believe and use our energy constructively to do what is right。 What I was doing before was not only unhealthy， it was counterproductive。 Powers also delves into the ways grace can be adulterated， including it being weaponized as an attempt to silence marginalized groups or treated as simple “niceness” without any substance。 The importance of this can not be understated and Powers goes above and beyond in her research， breadth of interviews， and explanation。 Going from this， she informs the reader of a complete， meaningful understanding of grace that achieves true justice and peace in our lives and society。I initially started following Powers after reading her first book， The Silencing in 2015 and being familiar with her commentary （then） on Fox News。 As she details in the book， her views and approaches have changed significantly since then （as have mine）。 Rather than avoiding the uncomfortable， she owns up to her previous lack of empathy and the harm caused by that。 She explains， both through personal example and practical explanation how we can have grace for ourselves as we learn and grow， while also taking the essential step of grace in taking action to rectify the damage we have done to others。 To make a long story short， I highly recommend this book。 It is exceptionally researched， powerfully personal， and hits at the core of many woes in our society today。 I can attest to the fact that it was not only an enjoyable read but one that helped me find greater inner peace while working to create a better world。 I am convinced any reader will find something of value for their lives as well。 。。。more