“Divorce & Depression” – Andy’s Transformation Story
BY SAVANNAH BRANTLEY
05/26/21
“Before Beautiful Minds, I wasn’t going to make it…I felt like I wasn’t needed here in the world, but in the back of my mind, I still had that little bit of hope, and thankfully, I came back and was welcomed with open arms.”
Like many of us, the year 2020 was a hard time for Andy. He had come through Beautiful Minds about a year prior, but depression came back full force as the uncertainties and stressors of the year took a toll on his marriage and mental health. “I was very depressed. I was isolating myself. I was falling deeper and deeper into a hole that I couldn’t get out of. I knew how to get out of it because I had been to Beautiful Minds before and it did wonders for me; I think that is the only thing that got me through till now.” During this time, Andy was continually reminded of his previous time at Beautiful Minds through divine appointments. “I was doing a food delivery order to way out in the countryside and I ended up at Dr. Nordman’s front door with the food. It wasn’t his—I was at the wrong house. There is no way I could have found his house by accident. I felt like I was guided there. I was able to talk to him, he said, ‘hey, we need to get you back on track,’ and that was the spark that lit the fire for me to reconnect with Beautiful Minds.” That was not the only time that Andy ran into staff from Beautiful Minds while in town. He truly felt that God was leading him back. “It could not have been random.”
Andy is now actively engaged in helping other people just like him find renewal and encouragement. Trained as a Chef, he is now using his culinary talents to encourage healthy eating habits, and dreams of one day having a restaurant of his own. Andy is a single Daddy to two, beautiful, six-year-old twin girls who also loved coming to Beautiful Minds when Daddy had appointments. “I have no words to explain the gratitude that I have for the people at Beautiful Minds…they have all been there for me when it seemed like no one else was…God works in wonderful ways—I am proof of that.”
“Divorce & Depression” – Andy’s Transformation Story
BY SAVANNAH BRANTLEY
05/25/21
“Before Beautiful Minds, I wasn’t going to make it…I felt like I wasn’t needed here in the world, but in the back of my mind, I still had that little bit of hope, and thankfully, I came back and was welcomed with open arms.”
Like many of us, the year 2020 was a hard time for Andy. He had come through Beautiful Minds about a year prior, but depression came back full force as the uncertainties and stressors of the year took a toll on his marriage and mental health. “I was very depressed. I was isolating myself. I was falling deeper and deeper into a hole that I couldn’t get out of. I knew how to get out of it because I had been to Beautiful Minds before and it did wonders for me; I think that is the only thing that got me through till now.” During this time, Andy was continually reminded of his previous time at Beautiful Minds through divine appointments. “I was doing a food delivery order to way out in the countryside and I ended up at Dr. Nordman’s front door with the food. It wasn’t his—I was at the wrong house. There is no way I could have found his house by accident. I felt like I was guided there. I was able to talk to him, he said, ‘hey, we need to get you back on track,’ and that was the spark that lit the fire for me to reconnect with Beautiful Minds.” That was not the only time that Andy ran into staff from Beautiful Minds while in town. He truly felt that God was leading him back. “It could not have been random.”
Andy is now actively engaged in helping other people just like him find renewal and encouragement. Trained as a Chef, he is now using his culinary talents to encourage healthy eating habits, and dreams of one day having a restaurant of his own. Andy is a single Daddy to two, beautiful, six-year-old twin girls who also loved coming to Beautiful Minds when Daddy had appointments. “I have no words to explain the gratitude that I have for the people at Beautiful Minds…they have all been there for me when it seemed like no one else was…God works in wonderful ways—I am proof of that.”
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