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In a world characterized by stress, worry, depression, and fear, what does it take to generate joy and reclaim the lives we were created to live?

In Joy Like a Mountain, author Talasi Guerra addresses the joy crisis facing our culture today. Exploring the critical connection between joy and suffering, Talasi offers a profound view of how intentional joy can revolutionize the gruelling journey up the mountain of life. She combines the raw experience of her personal mental health battles with rock-solid biblical teaching to reveal the secrets of life-changing joy in the heavenward journey.

As you trek through the pages of this book, you will discover:

The Genesis – Where the journey of radical joy begins for all of us.
The Goal – Our aim as we navigate the mountain of life.
The Guarantee – How knowing the end of the story brings security here and now.
The Guide – Who leads you up the mountain.
The Gear – What equipment is needed to generate joy along the journey.
The Guts – How to cultivate courage throughout the climb.
The Grit – How choosing joy in suffering produces perseverance.
The Glory – Everlasting joy in the presence of God.

If you have ever found that choosing joy feels a little bit like climbing an impossible mountain, this book is for you. It’s time to overcome the obstacles that hold you back and rise to new heights as you unleash revolutionary joy into the everyday moments of your life!

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Talasi Guerra is a writer, artist, and communicator exploring faith, justice, and the human experience. Pursuing the radical ways of Jesus, she is passionate about embodied faith, trauma-informed healing, and encountering the sacred through the body and natural world. Her work challenges what diminishes us and makes room for silenced voices.

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Talasi Guerra is a writer, artist, and communicator exploring the intersections of faith, justice, and the human experience. Pursuing the radical ways of Jesus, she is passionate about embodied faith, trauma-informed healing, and the ways we encounter the sacred through our bodies, relationships, and the natural world. Through words, art, and creative work, she seeks to challenge what diminishes us, make room for silenced voices, and cultivate a faith that is as honest as it is embodied.

Talasi lives on Canada’s west coast, on the traditional, unceded territories of the q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), q̓ʷɑ̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), Máthxwi (Matsqui), and se’mya’me (Semiahmoo) First Nations, where she navigates ministry, motherhood, and memory-making with the people she loves.

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Talasi Guerra is a writer, artist, and communicator exploring the intersections of faith, justice, and the human experience. Pursuing the radical ways of Jesus, she is drawn to unsettling questions, silenced truths, and the possibilities that emerge when we learn to see differently. Through words, art, and creative work, she seeks to challenge what diminishes us, make room for what has been overlooked, and pursue a faith that is as honest as it is embodied.

Shaped by her own journey of trauma and healing, Talasi brings a trauma-informed perspective to her work, with a deep appreciation for the wisdom of the body, the restorative possibilities of connection, and the ways we encounter the sacred through the natural world. She is particularly passionate about creating space for women whose voices have been silenced or diminished by gender discrimination, spiritual abuse, and harmful uses of power within the church. As a former Communications Director and current coach with Women Speakers Collective, she supports women in navigating their calling and finding the courage to use their voices.

Talasi has been equipping leaders since 2010. She spent nearly a decade as Director of Children and Family Ministries at a large church in western Canada, developing leaders, equipping volunteers, fostering meaningful community, and cultivating healthy ministry cultures. Her work spans speaking, writing, art, creative collaboration, coaching, and non-profit leadership.

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LORIE HARTSHORN

HOST, THE 700 CLUB CANADA

"In a culture that is facing a joy crisis, Joy Like a Mountain is a must read! In it, Talasi shares with honesty her own experience of finding joy, after years of living without it. Her rich biblical insight engages readers to go with her on a journey of finding intentional joy. Life is like a mountain and joy is the only way to the other side."

BARRY HELM

"Capturing the heart of John Bunyan’s classic, Pilgrim’s Progress, Talasi offers the heartfelt wisdom gleaned from her own journey to those incapacitated and discouraged by a world rife with chaos and uncertainty. Joy Like a Mountain will inspire readers to courageously embrace life’s journey with a joy-filled hope. It is a must-read for this anxiety-ridden generation."

BONNIE Szakacs

"Talasi exposes the lie that joy is based on circumstances and shows practical ways for choosing joy in the journey. She has given me the ability to peer into my own heart and see areas where I have closed myself off from receiving grace and forfeited joy. I will no longer allow perfection and fear to dictate the measure of joy I operate in on a daily basis."

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What is the significance of the title, Joy Like a Mountain?
The whole book is based on the idea that joy is an essential component for a successful climb up the metaphorical mountain of life. Why joy? What makes it so essential, and what implications does this have on our daily lives?
The book talks about a “joy crisis” facing our world today. What is this joy crisis, and what does it have to do with us?
There is an obvious mountain motif woven throughout this book. What is that all about? Are you a mountaineer, or does a person have to be interested in mountain climbing to read this book?
The book opens with a very candid recounting of your personal mental health journey. Could you share a little bit about your backstory and how it has shaped your perspective on joy?
This book takes its readers on a definite journey. What was the journey toward writing this book like for you? How did you go from the extremes of mental illness to authoring a book about joy?
Let’s talk a bit about the allegorical pieces of the book. Did you know when you started writing that so much of the narrative would be shaped by this intricate allegorical account of the gospel story?
What is at stake here? Why did you write this book?
Aside from the book, which releases on September 27th, do you have any other resources that our listeners/viewers can glean from on their personal pursuits of biblical joy?