Life After Hopelessness - Part 1

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🗓️ 8 July 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The definition of hopelessness is “a feeling or condition of having no hope; despair or desperation.” Do you or someone you know struggle with these feelings? On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson talks with Kristen Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me, and founder of Reaching You Ministries. Kristen will walk you through her journey from an all-consuming anguish and a failed suicide attempt to finding the hope and love of Jesus Christ, who completely transformed her life!

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0:00.0	You're listening to Family Talk, the radio broadcasting division of the James Dobson Family Institute.
0:06.3	I am that James Dobson, and I'm so pleased that you've joined us today. Well, welcome to Family Talk, the broadcast division of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute.
0:24.0	I'm Roger Marsh and today we are going to hear a powerful broadcast that was recorded several years ago
0:30.0	featuring the testimony of an amazing young woman. Her name is Kristen
0:34.8	Jane Anderson and her story has been told on national talk radio programs, the
0:40.0	Billy Graham Evangelistic Crusade, numerous churches and youth events all over the country.
0:45.5	It truly is a heart-wrenching story about a teen
0:48.1	who considered suicide, but it's also full of hope and encouragement. By the way if you have young children
0:54.6	with you right now you want to make sure you turn off the radio and go online to
0:58.8	Dr James Dobson.org and you can find today's program there where you can listen to it at your own
1:04.0	discretion. If you have a teenager who has seemed a bit out of source recently, turn
1:08.9	up the volume. You will definitely want to pay attention to what Kristen
1:12.4	Anderson will be sharing with us about identifying
1:15.2	the warning signs of teen depression and possibly suicide.
1:19.9	Kristen Jane Anderson has written a book about her experience, it's called Life in spite of Me,
1:24.9	Extraordinary Hope After a Fatal Choice.
1:28.4	Now this book has been translated into eight different languages and has had a huge impact worldwide.
1:34.4	Since this broadcast was initially recorded, Kristen has since graduated from Moody Bible Institute
1:39.6	and has gotten married and she and her husband have started a beautiful family.
1:44.0	Well here now is Dr. James Dobson and his guest Kristen Jane Anderson right here on Family Talk. Well, Kristen, welcome to Family Talk.
1:58.0	Thank you so much for having me.
2:00.0	I'm so excited to be here.
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