The Reason

How I Discovered a Life Worth Living

By: Lacey Sturm

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

The day Lacey Sturm planned to kill herself was the day her grandmother forced her to go to church, a place Lacey thought was filled with hypocrites, fakers, and simpletons. The screaming match she had with her grandmother was the reason she went to church. What she found there was the reason she is alive today.

With raw vulnerability, this hard-rock princess tells her own story of physical abuse, drug use, suicide attempts, and her ultimate salvation. She asks the hard questions so many young people are asking - Why am I here? Why am I empty? Why should I go on living? - showing us that beyond the temporary highs and the soul-crushing lows, there is a reason they exist and a purpose for their lives. She not only gives listeners a peek down the rocky path that led her to become a vocalist in a popular hardcore band, but she shows them that the same God is guiding their steps today.

©2014 Lacey Sturm (P)2014 Tantor

Abyss to abounding love

I have been listening to Lacey since I was younger and the music always resonated with me. As I felt like I was diving into the abyss I heard her testimony on YouTube and cried. I want to thank Lacey for being guided by the spirit and serving God. I also ask for prayers that I may be strong in finding my purpose that God has laid out for me too. Note: I would pause the book at specific points and play referenced music such and Nirvana or her own music like ‘I’m so sick’ at relevant moments making an already great book interactive in understanding more deeply through reading lyrics, tonality and passion). On to the next book! God Bless!

inspirational!

Her story is beautiful and inspirational. I highly recommend to anyone who is struggling to find a reason they're here.

Great listen

This is an incredible biography.............would have been great had the author narrated it in her own great voice, this narrator was very good though.

All the feels!

Lacey Strum has an amazing story. I feel like this is a story everyone needs to hear. This was a good read... err listen. It was a book I needed to hear at the right time. Many life lessons, and is an amazing testimony.

inspirational and not preachy

I'd recommend this to anyone who looks up to Lacey or is going through a difficult upbringing to show that you can move past it and find something to be passionate about.