Rachel Gardner – författare

' Probably the most important topic the young people in your life are already thinking about hearing about and talking about... Rachel has written a fantastic book to guide, equip and provoke your own thinking so you can do the same for theirs. Anyone who ever talks to teens should read this.' Dr Kate Middleton, psychologist, director of the Mind & Soul FoundationSo often we talk about sex as ‘it’, a vague, unnameable thing, but as culture continues to move rapidly, it’s more important than ever that our voices are clear and confident when we talk to youth about sex. With the advancement in sex-tech and changing societal attitudes, we’re preparing young people for a very different world – one we all need to be able to talk about.In The Sex Thing, Rachel Gardner unpacks a visual framework that can inspire and empower conversations with young people about sex. Focusing on both how young people explore sexual wholeness and what conversations they would need to engage with in that journey of sexual maturity, she offers practical advice for navigating difficult conversations with youth and talking to them confidently and openly.Whether you are involved in youth ministry or are parenting young adults yourself, The Sex Thing is a brilliant Christian book for anyone looking for a better, more productive way of talking to youth about sex. Packed full of tips and guidance drawn from years of experience, it will equip you with all the tools you need to engage with young people surely and positively.Together, Rachel Gardner demonstrates how we can talk about The Sex Thing in a way that actively forms a sexual ethic that our young people can thrive in.

There are more instructional guides and handy how-to hacks than ever and yet, no one knows what they're doing and everyone secretly suspects they're getting it all wrong. From the crushing pressure of 'having it all' to the desire to present a perfect 'beach body' at all times, Christian women are facing greater expectations than ever before. In this honest, heart-felt and witty book, Rachel Gardner invites women to recognise and face their challenges head on and highlights the joy of leaning into their faith and the Bible to overcome them. Enough Already is the wise but firm companion we all need, filled with personal stories, biblical insights and wisdom for living in the wholeness and freedom the God intended.

If Jesus is good news for women in every culture and every time, what does that good news look like for women today? This book is an attempt to speak to and about women with kindness, truth and sass. It's for Christian women of all ages, confident or questioning gender norms, who want to experience their femininity as a powerful identity that they can define and re-define as they grow as disciples.The Girl Deconstruction Project is part sledgehammer, part manifesto, and filled with personal stories, biblical insights and wisdom for living full, free and fierce.

I hope that reading this book will help you to wake up to God’s love in fresh, even unexpected, ways. This is your one, wild life. The only way to live it well is to live well in love. The only way to live well in love is to let God love you, and others through you.This will change everything. Don’t settle for being defined by glamour, social media status or anything else. You are worth so, so, so much more.

Rachel Gardner tackles head-on the issues facing teenage girls: self-image, the pull of the in-crowd, puberty, boys, sex, regrets and godly ambition. Credible yet shot through with biblical wisdom, parents and youthworkers can give this book to those they care for with confidence.To her readers, she writes:'I realize that you don't know me so it might feel a bit weird me saying that.But it's true. I have written this book because I want to let you in on a bit of a secret; you are precious and your life is a gift to you.It's a secret because few of us know it and fewer actually believe it.I hope you will feel inspired to explore your abilities and dreams be encouraged to protect your heart and still keep it open to God and others appreciate your life and the mysteries in the world around youMay these words of wisdom help you know that you are lovely, lovable, unique, full of potential and, above all, cherished.Rachel x'