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Women today are fading. In a female culture built on Photoshopped perfection and Pinterest fantasies, we’ve lost the ability to dream our own big dreams. So busy trying to do it all and have it all, we’ve missed the life we were really designed for. And we are paying the price. The rise of loneliness, depression, and anxiety among the female population in Western cultures is at an all-time high. Overall, women are two and a half times more likely to take antidepressants than men. What is it about our culture, the expectations, and our way of life that is breaking women down in unprecedented ways?

In this vulnerable memoir of transformation, Rebekah Lyons shares her journey from Atlanta, Georgia, to the heart of Manhattan, where she found herself blindsided by crippling depression and anxiety. Overwhelmed by the pressure to be domestically efficient, professionally astute, and physically attractive, Rebekah finally realized that freedom can come only by facing our greatest fears and fully surrendering to God’s call on our lives. This book is an invitation for all women to take that first step toward freedom. For it is only when we free-fall that we can truly fly.

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The author narrates triumphs and troubles, freckled with Bible quotes, as she reaches for self-understanding. She opens with a dramatic move from an Atlanta suburb to manic Manhattan, symbolized by her elder son’s meltdown smack in the middle of Park Avenue. Anecdotes disclose her panic attacks, her lifelong connection to words, and her salvific Tuesday-morning meetings with women who insist that she tell the truth about her worst fears. Publishers Weekly

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The Dark Night of the Soul in the City That Never Sleeps
At first glance, Rebekah Lyons’s life path seemed straightforward: walk the aisle, take the short road to motherhood, and build a family on a suburban cul-de-sac in the South.

But life looked radically different when her family relocated to the heart of New York City. She was forced to navigate a new normal with three kids, two toy poodles, and a minivan. Blindsided by crippling despair, Rebekah wrestled with bigger questions women often ask: Why am I here? Does my life matter?

In a Western culture driven by performance and Pinterest fantasies, her story echoes the rise of loneliness, depression, and anxiety that women are facing at all-time highs. Why are expectations and lifestyles breaking us down in unprecedented ways?

In this beautifully moving memoir of vulnerability, courage, and ultimately transformation, Rebekah shares her journey into the unknown―a thrilling, terrifying freefall that eventually led to flight. Searching for meaning, she stumbled on surrender, discovering that meaning follows surrender.

Rebekah found freedom when she faced her greatest fear, and she invites other women to do the same. For it is only when we freefall that we can truly fly.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1414379366
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tyndale House Publishers (April 1, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781414379364
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1414379364
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.7 x 0.9 x 8 inches

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REBEKAH LYONS is a national speaker, popular host of the popular Rhythms for Life podcast, and bestselling author of Rhythms of Renewal, You Are Free, A Surrendered Yes, and Freefall to Fly. An old soul with a contemporary, honest voice, Rebekah reveals her own battles to overcome anxiety and depression—and invites others to discover and boldly pursue their God-given purpose. Alongside her husband, Gabe, Rebekah finds joy in raising four children, two of whom have Down syndrome. Her work has been featured on The TODAY Show, Good Morning America, CNN, FOX News, and more. Rebekah and her family live in Franklin, Tennessee.

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LBernard

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So, I was surprised how many negative comments were written about this book and the author herself. Until I noticed a pattern, several of these people who made such comments said "Thank you Handlebar for sending me this book in exchange for a review". Ahh, now I get it, although some comments may be from other believers in Jesus Christ, as the author is, many are not, they just read the book for a review. HUH?! that is so sad. Wow, I am very disappointed at Handlebar Review, although not familiar with this company who does reviews. Rebekah Lyons ended up being judged in so many different ways as a result of this company randomly selecting people to review a book. A Great book at that with a REAL author who is not afraid to hide herself behind trying to be perfect, trying to be whom everyone else says she should be, who is telling her own story for the sake of growing in her personal life and feeling led by the Lord to write this book. You did an awesome job Rebekah and I didn't agree with these negative comments and I loved your book and it is a keeper for me. For anyone thinking about reading this book, if you are not ready or even open to being vulnerable and allowing another person to be so, and you are not ready to go after LIFE, real abundant life in God that is messy, amazing, beautiful, upside down, and is the path to freedom from those chains, then DON'T read this book. You will be disappointed and you won't get it, just as these professional reviewers were. then you will write one more review that does what much of our world including the church does (yes, the church is not perfect at all, come join us, you will fit right in), which is judge, slam, judge, accuse, and say ugly things.
Thank you Rebekah for being real and sharing your heart. I can't wait for your next book! Your Sis in Him

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Waiting to board my airplane destined for JFK airport in New York City, where I would connect with another flight to my final destination, I opened Rebekah Lyons' "Freefall to Fly". Immediately God's Anointing descended upon me as I read the inside cover flap titled "Surrender". Truly, surrender has again found me out and "chosen" me with a vengeance, nipping at my heels as my pain, weariness and longing for wholeness consume me. Just the day before, ahead of an April 1st snowstorm that wreaked havoc with my flight plans, driving home from my 12 hour overnight work shift, I found myself awed by "The crack of sunrise...pink and orange...that colors the sky...God whispering...Let me show you a life you never dreamed of or imagined...", just as the cover flap prophesies!
As I read during the flight about meaningful friendships (which I have largely traded over the years for a solitary spiritual quest), free falling, wonder, fulfillment, celebration, struggle, grieving and striving, I again cherish and treasure Rebekah's Anointed, loving, guiding, redemptive and kindred spirit that I know from her second precious book "You Are Free".
Rolling into the gate at JFK, with Rebekah's description of the froward NYC public pool security guard and the truism that "New York City's rules always win" fresh in my mind, I catch a glimpse of the NYC skyline to the west and pay a heartfelt tribute to the Lyons family's time and Grace there.
Along with the tons of comfort, encouragement, inspiration and fellowship in "Freefall to Fly", I find Rebekah's wit, humor, goodwill, grace and ministration to be fully developed, as I suspect they have always been! In conclusion, I'm constrained to declare "Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation." (Psalm 111:1). Amen!!!!!

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As a woman who started having seemingly random panic attacks shortly after turning 30 I hugely relate to the experiences that Rebekah Lyons describes in her book. I am so thankful to have this book available as I feel that anxiety and depression are still taboo subjects throughout Christianity. This needs to change, especially give the statistical information in this book. Rebekah is not a mental health expert; nor do I believe that she comes across as someone who is entitled and wealthy and because of her connections was able to find meaning and purpose in her life. Anyone who has experienced mental health issues knows that it is no respecter of persons. It affects old, young, poor, rich, and all the in-betweens. Rebekah's story is a lovely and moving memoir of her personal, first-hand experience with an aspect of mental illness and how God used that time of her life to adjust her thinking and her attitude to point her in the right direction. Beautifully written and very much needed!

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There are some good thoughts in this book and for 30-something Christian stay-at-home moms with school age children starting to think about next steps in their individual lives and/or women struggling with depression, it will be helpful. Much of this book reminded me of Sue Monk Kidd's "When the Heart Waits," which was a story of a major transitional period of her life when she learned to let go of the exceedingly high expectations she had set for herself to be the perfect Christian wife/mother/volunteer/part-time worker in a Southern suburb. Both of these author's books are good guides to navigating a period of emotional turmoil.

I do have two reservations about this book. First, it really is for women who have significant means and connections and lots of access to back-up child care and homemaking support and/or a spouse with a very flexible job. I was struck by how much of the book finds the author traveling, working out, drinking coffee, at her book group, on retreat, etc. Second, there's a funny underlying message that comes out of the book, which is that personal achievement (successfully "using your gifts") will bring us fulfillment. If we're not careful, that can just be another layer of busy-ness rather than the surrender to God that the author positions it as. Over time, some women may find that just as tiring as the busy-ness of raising a family.

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I'm ready to jump on my own freefall so that I can learn to fly! Rebekah might have no idea who am I, but she has become my closest friend through the times of trials and discovery of my own gifts and talents. Her journey toward a life of meaning is no different from the rest of us.
I feel as If God had been waiting for her to finish this book so that He could talk to me! Don't miss the opportunity to learn through the life of others! Thanks Rebekah for your "friendship", sorry it is so selfish of me not to give anything back! :)

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I couldn't put this book down! It has been very helpful in my journey, and one I would recommend. The author is also very relatable and the language is easy to understand.

Lisa Jane Boyle

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2014

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Thank you for sharing you heart.
I feel empowered and relieved I am not alone on this journey as a Christian woman who also deals with anxiety and depression.

This book has helped me to see where I'm really 'at' with life and reflect on where I am going!

Great read.

Mrs. K. Loomes

An honest account of growing up and becoming the person God intended

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2014

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I chose a five-star rating for several reasons: the topic is one I wrestle with; the writing and prose are eloquent without being too self-aware; and the author's story is one of hope and inspiration. An all-around enjoyable and inspiring read.

SarahK

Captivating. I know I will need to read this again, and again

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2014

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Started many months ago but opened again recently at just the right time, I couldn't put this book down until I had finished it, consumed every but and squeezed every last drop of life from it.

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