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God Is For Us and Not Against Us
A New Song is a deeply personal, spiritual, and practical guide to reviving love and connection within a Christian marriage. Why was this an important book for you to write?
I wrote this book to dig into my life to rediscover and clarify my experience of the Lord’s work in my life and marriage – what He had taught, and was continuing to teach me about myself, and how He had worked, and was continuing to work in my marriage. We go along from day to day, and it is easy to lose the details of the past. It can be important to go back and recapture and articulate them not only for ourselves, but to share them with others. I had completed a certification program to be a life coach. I wanted to focus on helping Christian women who were struggling in their marriages, as I had. I had always wanted to write a book. This was the perfect opportunity.
I appreciated the candid nature with which you wrote your story. What was the hardest thing for you to write about?
The hardest thing for me to write about was probably my mother’s death and its impact on me. It was very personal, but its impact was so strong and far reaching, I couldn’t leave it out. Our past shows up in our present giving us an opportunity for healing.
What were some ideas that were important for you to share in this book?
The three most important ideas for me to share in this book were the three main topics. The first was that we create our own reality – the reality we experience – by how we think and what we focus on. The second was the importance of releasing everything, including our spouse, to God. Letting go, getting out of the way and trusting Him fully to work. The third was to then focus on our self and our growth – to become more and more the person God is calling us to be in our life and marriage.
What do you hope is one thing readers take away from your story?
I hope readers take away that there is hope. That God is for us and not against us and that if we release our relationship to Him, He will do amazing things!
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Do you love the Lord and seek to follow Him in all areas of your life, including your marriage? In A New Song, Miriam Hampton outlines a path to God’s peace, love, and harmony in your relationship with your spouse.
Are you wondering what went wrong after your marriage began so well? If you’re feeling alone, frustrated, unloved, or unsupported, A New Song shares a message of faith for your life. Using biblical principles, this book will guide you to refocus, release, and renew your central relationship.
In your journey through the pages of A New Song, you will discover how to be the catalyst for new love and life in your marriage by:
Returning to love through refocusing
Abiding in the peace of God’s presence, letting go, and letting Him work in ways you could not imagine!
Growing into the fullness of who God made you to be and keeping your marriage growing
Author Miriam Hampton, a certified life coach, has fifty years of experience in her own marriage. Walking with God through Christ, she has seen their marriage grow from a codependent/alcoholic relationship to the happy, healthy one it is today.
Bring new life into your most important relationship today!
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A New Song
Miriam Hampton’s A New Song is a deeply personal, spiritual, and practical guide to reviving love and connection within a Christian marriage. Drawing from her own journey through addiction, depression, and the slow rebirth of intimacy with her husband, Hampton delivers not just advice, but lived experience. The book is structured around three powerful phases: Refocus, Release, Renew, each meant to bring clarity, healing, and transformation. It’s not your usual “how-to” manual. It’s more of a heart-to-heart, with God right at the center.
One of the most striking aspects of Hampton’s writing is her unflinching honesty. From the very beginning, she invites readers into the idealistic early days of her marriage in the 1970s, an era of creativity and youthful optimism. Yet, she does not shy away from revealing how swiftly those dreams were tested by the realities of addiction, emotional isolation, and personal despair. Her vulnerability is both poignant and powerful. In the chapter titled “Our Past in Our Present,” Hampton recounts a moment so raw, admitting she sometimes wished her husband wouldn’t return home due to his drinking, that it’s impossible not to feel the weight of her anguish. And yet, the transformation that follows, born of faith, reflection, and persistent emotional work, feels deeply authentic and profoundly moving.
I also really loved the section about “refocusing.” Hampton goes deep into the psychology of our thoughts and emotions, especially our brain’s negativity bias. She writes, “What we focus on expands and creates the reality we live in.” It’s such a simple truth, but she explains it with warmth and clarity, not fluff or preachiness. The example she gives, where she catches herself in a negative thought pattern and instead chooses to respond with love, was practical and made me feel like I could do it too.
What surprised me was how seamlessly Hampton mixes neuroscience, scripture, and practical coaching tools. In “Your Brain and You,” she breaks down how subconscious programming affects marriage dynamics without sounding like a textbook. Her conversation around “ANTS” (Automatic Negative Thoughts), inspired by Dr. Daniel Amen, was spot on. I found myself underlining whole paragraphs, especially when she described the spiritual tug-of-war for our focus and how affirmations and gratitude can help us rewire our reactions. It’s the kind of stuff you want to stick on your fridge or journal about.
A New Song is as much about personal transformation as it is about marriage. I’d recommend it to anyone, especially women, who feel like they’re stuck in relational patterns that keep repeating. It’s faith-based, no doubt, but even if you’re not Christian, the emotional truths ring clear. This is for people ready to stop pointing fingers and start looking inward. It’s honest, hopeful, and filled with grace. It gave me not just insight, but courage.
Pages: 208 | ASIN : B0BRBKWP9N
Mess and Magnificence
Living All In: How to Show Up for the Life You Want is an inspiring and motivational book that helps readers transform their lives and develop strong self-confidence skills. Why was this an important book for you to write?
Thank you for that question. My coaching clients were my inspiration for writing Living All In. Watching client transformations and knowing the grit they apply to their growth during our work together, is rewarding for me. It inspired me to write the transformative coaching tools in a book that is available for readers beyond my clients.
What were some ideas that were important for you to share in this book?
It is important for me to share with others that they are not broken and do not need fixing. Our personal development journeys begin from where and who we are right now. We can bring our mess and magnificence to the growth process. I also wanted to share how to create a mindset that serves the reader. We all know it is a good idea to think positive thoughts. I wanted to explain how to do that with practical tools. The tools I’ve laid out in Living All In will help people create narratives, labels, and a focus that serves them, then dump those that don’t.
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With so much essential information and advice in your book, what is one piece of advice someone gave you that changed your life?
That I get what I focus on, so focus on what I want, not what I don’t want (because if focused on, I’ll get that too)!
What is the next book you are working on, and when will it be available?
I am writing another coaching book. This one focuses on addiction and will be available in 2025.
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Living All In gives you the tools to tap into your resourcefulness, embrace an empowering mindset, and move to action. Board-certified coach Chris Janssen, MA, BCC, shares what she’s learned, personally and from her clients, then places the keys to a life you love in your hands.
In this transformative guide, you’ll discover:
Strategies to identify and overcome unhelpful narratives you may tell yourself.
Techniques and tools to cultivate a positive mindset.
Inspiring success stories that showcase the healing power of embracing change.
In Living All In, you’ll learn to think thoughts that serve you and dump those that don’t, because you are magnificent—and you deserve the right to decide how you feel, and show up for the life you want!
Chris Janssen is a board-certified life coach with a master’s in counseling psychology who has helped hundreds of clients, successfully and sustainably, move forward with a mindset that serves them. In 2021 and 2023, Brainz Magazine named Chris one of the Global Top 500 Influential Leaders for her accomplishments in mental health and dedication to helping others. For more, visit http://www.chrisjanssencoaching.com
Living All In: How to Show Up for the Life You Want
In Living All In, Chris Janssen presents a compelling methodology to foster focus and achieve a fulfilling life. The innovative incorporation of journal prompts offers an immersive and interactive avenue for readers to assimilate and apply the knowledge gleaned. These unique features facilitate a more profound engagement, allowing readers to introspect, reflect on personal experiences, and translate the lessons into actionable steps. The book promises to rejuvenate and inspire its audience to chase their aspirations.
Janssen’s writing shines with authenticity. The book exudes a warmth akin to an intimate coaching session, making the guidance both friendly and impactful. With its lucid prose peppered with moments of humor, Living All In stands out as a passionate endeavor by Janssen. The reader learns and feels the author’s genuine desire to uplift.
The narrative feels exceptionally personal, almost like a tête-à-tête with a mentor. The interactive design, complete with spaces for personal notes and exercise walkthroughs, ensures the reader remains engaged and enriched. Janssen’s compassion resonates throughout, leaving one imbued with optimism.
Living All In serves as a beacon, empowering individuals to confront their anxieties and realign expectations. With a riveting pace punctuated by inspiring quotes and valuable exercises, this book navigates life’s myriad challenges. It addresses countless facets of life, from professional pursuits to personal relationships, and even excels in areas like sports, demonstrating its universality. By cultivating focus and altering cognitive patterns, readers stand to gain immensely.
In an era marred by diminishing self-confidence and looming fears, Living All In emerges as a timely intervention. It’s a clarion call against procrastination and hesitancy, urging one to seize the potential lying just beyond their apprehensions. It’s a testament to Janssen’s prowess that a book has the potential to galvanize even a single individual into living fully. Meriting a resounding five out of five stars, this book addresses a crucial theme and serves as the nudge many of us silently seek.
Pages: 198 | ASIN : B0BHH3Z7MD
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