Heart Rhythms: Surviving Singleness with Faith, Know-How, and Grit

by Jasmine Leigh Morse

With vulnerable honesty and unique flare, Jasmine Leigh Morse’s compelling collection of linked essays offers a fresh perspective on dating, sex, love, and relationship heartbreak. Heart Rhythms fuses personal stories with insight, humor, and girl-chat candor to tell Morse’s truth about surviving singleness. It reveals the self-imposed pressures she faced and debunks societal stigmas about marriage as the measure of success in life. She opens up about her youthful growing pains, deep disappointments, the crippling effects of trauma, and the complexities of understanding herself, while navigating love and relationships. Although she traces her heart-wrenching lows, she also celebrates her highs. With faith, know-how, and grit as the cornerstone of her journey, Morse explores how she transformed her life and stopped being driven by the fear of being single.

Packed with faith-based principles, relatable stories, and practical strategies, Morse’s story will inspire, engage, and enlighten. Much more than a transformation story, Heart Rhythms is for single women who are ready to go from surviving singleness to thriving in singleness. It’s also for women who desire marriage but aim to find their healthy, sustainable rhythm in singleness, despite the promise of marriage.

162 pages, Paperback

First published December 18, 2020

Reviews

[Brianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Coming from a person that has been single and depressed, I really related with this book. Thoughts of suicide and locking myself away in my room after a guy broke my heart apart are common themes that I relate to in this book, however, I’ll be able to look at my love life differently.

[Marvy Herrera · Rating 4 out of 5]

What is alike about this book it’s the author's honesty about her journey in singleness, being over thirty, Christian, and single many times it seems like a bad thing. I like that Jennifer Leigh Morse takes many misconceptions, not only about the reasons but also the many unsolicited advice. In this book more than simple or practical advice, you will find that singleness it’s not a disease we need to be healed. We can also learn from her red flags as she calls them in the moment of dating or meeting someone. She focuses on God and got through a painful process of healing and renovation in her relationship with God and after a while, she meets the man how is now her husband.
In a world, we are constantly, daily bombard by the fact we need certain things; and especially a man, house, and children. What happens when that’s not our reality? I think this book can help you see what was missing and maybe some of the mistakes you probably have been making.


Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free digital copy for review, all opinions are my own.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heart Rhythms gives encouragement to women who are single but still desire to be married. While the pressure these days to get married isn't as intense as it used to be, many women still feel "less than" when they don't have their own family. I appreciated the author's viewpoint on this - that a woman should find her own path without feeling rushed to do so.

Much of what the author bases her story on is her faith. God has given her a purpose, and she is to pursue that purpose. If God chooses to send a husband, then He will in His time.

This is an excellent reminder for all women.

Thanks to Netgalley for the copy of the book. My opinion is my own.

[Deepa Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jasmine's book gives her experience on finding her heart rhythm. I had recently read 'You can heal yourself' by Louise Hay. Heart Rhythms felt like an extension of that book. As Jasmine's experience further helped me resolve that we can improve our own health and life situation. Though I was not single, rather married early, this was the take away for me from this book. Whereas Louise was neutral, Jasmine is more Christian. Jasmine's book refers to various Bible verses. Being a Christian myself, Jasmine nudged me closer to the Bible, to find my heart rhythm.

[sherlonda mason · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jasmine did a great job telling her story of overcoming being disheartened with singleness. It truly bless me to trust the process and be thankful with this season of my life. Check her out