Yours, Not Hers: 40 Devotions to Stop Comparisons and Love Your Life

by Kari Kampakis

Overview

Now an ECPA bestseller!

Discover the guide to true confidence and authentic living for today’s teen and college-age girl! Celebrated author and speaker Kari Kampakis helps you stop playing the comparison game and embrace the unique purpose God has for your life. From navigating social media to making friends to deepening your faith, this 40-day devotional will help you become braver, bolder, and more authentically you!

Chances are, you feel confident some days. You feel ready to take on the world. But then you start scrolling on social media, and your confidence tanks. Rather than embrace your life, you suddenly wish you had her life. With Yours, Not Hers: 40 Devotions to Stop Comparisons and Love Your Life, you can take the first daring step to a faith grounded in God and a life brimming with confidence.

This 40-day devotional

• is for teen and college-age girls who want to make real connections with others, feel comfortable in their own skin, and deepen their faith;
• focuses on topics such as loneliness, anxiety, self-image, new beginnings, grace, and faith;
• includes reflection questions and space for journaling; and
• is a perfect choice for a graduation or birthday gift, for reading during Lent and Easter, or for a Bible study for your youth group or college dorm.

This isn’t just a book; it’s a best friend and mentor wrapped in the written word that addresses the real issues you face each day. With Yours, Not Hers in hand, you can love your own life, unlock your potential, and follow the unique plan God has just for you!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400249213
Publisher:	Nelson, Tommy
Publication date:	01/21/2025
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	13,188
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Kari Kampakis is an author and national speaker from Birmingham, Alabama. Her bestselling books—Love Her Well, More Than a Mom, 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know and Liked—have been used widely across the US for group studies, and her first devotional for teen girls, Yours, Not Hers: 40 Devotions to Stop Comparisons and Love Your Life, released in January 2025.Kari’s work has been featured on The TODAY Show, TODAY Parents, Focus on the Family, EWTN, Bethany Hamilton’s Mother/Daughter Experience, Live in Love with Annie Downs and Lauren Akins, Live with the Louhs, Yahoo! News, Grown & Flown, Faithgateway.com, and other national outlets. She also hosts the Girl Mom podcast. Kari and her husband, Harry, have four daughters and a dog named Lola.

Editorial Reviews

'Kari has done it again, sharing wisdom and truth while making young women feel seen and known as she relates to their experiences and points them to Scripture. This book is a must-read for all young women.'

Grace Valentine

'Kari has a unique ability to compassionately address the challenges that many young women face, and 'Yours, Not Hers' beautifully explores the issues surrounding comparison with a level of understanding that will make readers sigh with relief. More than anything, 'Yours, Not Hers' is a 40-day reminder for all of us to look up when we're tempted to look around. Well done, my friend!'

author of A Fine Sight to See: Leading Because Sophie Hudson

'Kari knows how to counsel, support, encourage, and love young women, and it shows in the pages of this devotional. This book anticipates so many of the situations and struggles that young women experience and face, and it meets those challenges with biblical truth and godly wisdom. I am grateful for this excellent resource.'

founding chairman of Rooted Ministries: Advanc Cameron Cole

'Few voices speak directly into the hearts and minds of teenage girls like Kari Kampakis. She has an incredible way of normalizing their feelings without judgement while offering relatable wisdom to navigate the unique challenges they face today. This devotional is spiritual and psychological gold. In the words of my thirteen-year-old daughter, 'Wow. This is spot on.''

Niro Feliciano

'As a mom of two teens, I buy everything Kari Kampakis writes. She always offers the most beautiful combination of relatable, biblical, and practical thoughts for girls. 'Yours, Not Hers' is a must-read for teen girls.'

Courtney DeFeo

'Every girl I've ever met is on a search to discover who she is. In 30 years of counseling, I believe that search has never been harder. There's so much noise—around you and often inside you—that it's hard to find your voice and hear God's voice. I'm so grateful for my friend Kari and this book that speaks directly to the heart of girls. You are deeply loved, delighted in, and far more valuable to God and the world than you can imagine!'

Sissy Goff

2024-11-09
Popular Christian blogger and author Kampakis’ latest offers daily doses of biblical teachings and anecdotes aimed at teen girls.

The opening author’s note acknowledges that “the comparison game is exhausting, isn’t it?” Insisting that a unique path—found through God—awaits them, Kampakis encourages readers to discover what’s real and remarkable about their own lives rather than comparing themselves to others. Each chapter highlights a particular topic, such as love, loneliness, boys, body image, trusting God, people-pleasing, faith, anxiety, humility, confidence, and hope. Each section contains a personal anecdote from the lives of the author, one of her daughters, or someone she’s crossed paths with. Specific tips, illuminating or comforting scriptures, and reflection questions (with ruled lines for recording your thoughts) follow. The accessible text, written in a friendly, conversational style, contains advice that refreshingly avoids emphasizing self-sacrifice or tenets of purity culture. Kampakis advocates for setting healthy boundaries, offering oneself grace, and seeking help from therapists when needed. Some examples from the author’s life, while supporting the lessons being conveyed, may be hard for younger readers to connect to, such as the stresses of overseeing home repairs following a natural disaster and the ups and downs of securing a publishing deal. The book’s physical design in pink and white is visually appealing, with takeaways and calls to center God and Christ highlighted in pink text.

A pragmatic and inviting Christian self-help resource. (endnotes)(Nonfiction. 13-18)

Kirkus Reviews