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Finding Hope
Finding Hope
by Ricky Mathews
  
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Event with Ricky Mathews
Thursday, November 19th
Signing at 5:00 PM
Reading at 5:30 PM

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Mathews Publishing (August 29, 2026)

Paperback. Signed.

Finding Hope: 25 Lifelines for Life’s Storms is a practical handbook of hope written by Mississippi Gulf Coast native Ricky Mathews. Drawing from his own storms like surviving Hurricane Katrina, growing up with undiagnosed dyslexia, serving as a first responder, and the day his heart stopped, Mathews offers 25 battle-tested lifelines that help people find solid ground when life hits hard.

The book is strengthened by more than 30 real stories of people who refused to stay stuck. You’ll meet Emma Benoit, who survived a suicide attempt as a teenager that left her paralyzed and now travels the country telling young people that silence will never keep them safe. Brian Lamar, an Army veteran who battled the deep wounds of war and now mentors fellow veterans. Todd Trenchard, who endured 40 failed treatment centers for addiction before finding lasting sobriety and now leads an important community-focused nonprofit while helping others never give up. Bryant Lavender, who lost his father to violence as a boy and turned that grief into purpose by training and mentoring young athletes. And Ramsey Russell, who as a teenager suffered catastrophic burns that nearly killed him, yet fought his way back to become a global voice for conservation.

One of the book’s core ideas is “hope-giving CPR”—the simple but powerful act of showing up when someone is at a crossroads, whether that means performing actual CPR or offering the kind of presence, listening, and connection that can pull a person back from despair.

The book also traces the growth of Hope Squad in Mississippi—a peer-to-peer teen suicide prevention program that has taken root in schools, giving students tools to look out for one another and break the silence around mental health.

Written to strengthen readers and equip them to help someone they love, Finding Hope is both deeply personal and widely useful for individuals, small groups, churches, schools, and community organizations.

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