This week on the Anchored by the Sword Podcast, I’m joined by Brittany Tinsley, author of Stories Our Scars Tell: Hope, Healing, and Honesty About the Wounds We Carry.

Brittany opens up about her journey through pain, faith, and healing — and how God transformed her deepest wounds into a message of redemption. From navigating mental health challenges to finding her identity in Christ, this conversation is real, raw, and full of hope.

💬 Highlights from our conversation:

• How Brittany found hope and healing after walking through self-harm and rejection.

• The importance of honesty and vulnerability in both faith and healing.

• What the Church is learning about mental health — and how we can do better.

• Why our scars can become powerful testimonies of God’s grace.

• The story behind Stories Our Scars Tell and how God led her to write it.

If you’ve ever felt unseen, misunderstood, or wondered how your story could possibly be used for good — this episode will remind you that God redeems every wound and writes beauty into every scar.

📖 Stories Our Scars Tell is available wherever books are sold.

Bio:

Brittany Tinsley is a writer and speaker whose work explores the intersection of faith and mental health. Through honest, heartfelt storytelling, she invites others to find the hope baked into their own lives. Brittany is a contributing author of the Oxford Handbook of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and has written for HuffPost, (in)courage, and To Write Love on Her Arms. Brittany lives in Texas with her husband and their two daughters.

Anchor Verses:

Isaiah 59:1

1 Corinthians 15:58

Connect with Brittany:

Website: brittanytinsley.com.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/brittanytinsleywrites

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