Alone in Plain Sight: Searching for Connection When You're Seen but Not Known

by Ben Higgins, Mark Tabb (With)

Overview

Are you tired of people knowing who you are but no one really knowing you?

As the star of the twentieth season of The Bachelor, Ben Higgins looked like he had it all together. Instead, Ben felt dissatisfied, fearful, and deeply alone. Like so many of us, he thought of himself as the kid who never got picked for the game, the person always on the outside of the joke, the friend who knew a lot of people but was never truly known. He wondered if he mattered at all.

In Alone in Plain Sight, Ben vulnerably shares how he found authentic connection with himself, with others, and with God. As Ben helps us name our own yearning for meaning, he explores

• ways to understand ourselves more deeply so that we are free to connect with others;
• how shared pain can bridge even the widest gaps between two very different people; 
• why we must deconstruct our culture’s fairy-tale view of love; and
• how the God who longs for relationship with us is the answer to our need for connection.

As Ben discovered, in a disconnected world, it is still possible to have lasting purpose and peace. You are already known. You are already loved. You are already seen. Discover how to live out how much you matter as you embrace the true meaning of your one incredible life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400221363
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	02/02/2021
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishing
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	490 KB

About the Author

Ben Higgins is best known from season 20 of ABC's hit series, The Bachelor. The show led to an enhanced social media platform that he now uses to share what he is most passionate about with others--his faith, his hope for humanity, and his love of sports. In 2017 Ben cofounded Generous International, a for-purpose company dedicated to contributing profits to social issues around the world, and a lifestyle blog, The Mahogany Workplace, where people are free to discuss openly and honestly about all things concerning life, love, and everything in between. Ben stays connected with his loyal Bachelor following with his popular podcast, Almost Famous, which he cohosts with his friend and former Bachelor contestant, Ashley Iaconetti.

 Mark Tabb has authored or coauthored more than thirty books, including the number one New York Times bestseller, Mistaken Identity. 

Table of Contents

Introduction: On the Outside Looking In xiii

Part 1 No Longer Alone: Reconnected to Myself

Chapter 1 Who Are You? 3

Chapter 2 But a Breath 15

Chapter 3 Victim or Victor? 27

Chapter 4 More Than Myself 37

Part 2 No Longer Alone: Reconnected to Others

Chapter 5 Better Together? 49

Chapter 6 What's It All About? 59

Chapter 7 The Bridge 73

Chapter 8 Breaking Out of the Bubble 87

Chapter 9 An Entry Point to Do Good 90

Part 3 No Longer Alone: Reconnected Romantically

Chapter 10 True Love 113

Chapter 11 Single, Not Sad 121

Chapter 12 What Makes Love Last? 131

Chapter 13 Moving Beyond a Painful Past 143

Part 4 No Longer Alone: Reconnected with God

Chapter 14 Belief and Doubt 157

Chapter 15 Out of the Box 169

Chapter 16 He Loves You More 181

Chapter 17 What Does God Want from Us? 193

Acknowledgments 203

Recommended Further Reading 205

Notes 207

About the Author 209