Author Kristen Jane Anderson shares her testimony of surviving a teen suicide attempt. Hear how losing her legs led her to stand for Christ. Click here to listen to part 1 of her interview, and here for part 2.
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NEWS: “Life In Spite of Me” Author Interviews With Focus on the Family
NEWS: Kristen Anderson Shares Story With U.K.’s The Guardian
Multnomah author Kristen Anderson recently shared her story with a U.K. newspaper, The Guardian, telling how she survived a suicide attempt at the age of 17 . Read the rest of her story in her book, Life, In Spite of Me (Multnomah Books, 2010) and hear how God changed her life and gave her healing and hope. Kristen now shares that hope with others through her ministry, Reaching You, which works to prevent teen suicide by offering hope to those in depair. Click here to read the article.
NEWS: Kristen Anderson on BBC’s “Outlook”
Kristen Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me (Multnomah Books, 2010) was featured on BBC’s “Outlook,” a 40-million listener worldwide radio broadcast that features extraordinary personal stories. Kristen told part of the story from her book of how she survived a suicide attempt at the age of 17 and the way God brought her out of her depression and gave her a life of hope and fullness, even living with a handicap. Now, many years later, Kristen shares the hope she experienced with others.
Kristen was featured on the Friday, March 18th, 2011 episode. Listen online here.
NEWS: Kristen Anderson interviews on Family Talk with Dr. Dobson
Kristen Jane Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me, was interviewed on Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson. Listen as Kristen discusses the hope Jesus gave her after a tragic suicide attempt at age 16, and what she’s doing today.
You can listen here to Kristen’s interview, Life After Hopelessness Part One and Part Two, originally broadcast Oct 11 and 12, 2010.
NEWS: Kristen Jane Anderson Featered guest on FamilyLife Today
Kristen Jane Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me will be the Featured guest on FamilyLife Today. Tune in September 8-10, 2010
NEWS: Kristen Jane Anderson on TBN’s Praise the Lord
Kristen Jane Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me, will appear on TBN’s Praise the Lord on August 5, 2010. Tune to hear her moving and remarkable personal story. Click here to find a station near you.






