Satisfied

Finding Hope, Joy, and Contentment Right Where You Are

By: Alyssa Joy Bethke

Narrated by: Alyssa Joy Bethke

Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's Summary

Stop focusing on what you lack and start feeling grateful and satisfied with what you have!

Touching on topics like fear, worry, dissatisfaction, anxiety, and body image, Alyssa Bethke walks you through issues that rob you of your joy and helps you recognize them for what they are: distractions. 

With all of its expectations and contradictions, this world can take a major toll on us. Be skinny, but not too skinny. Work and hustle, but stay home and be a good mom. Be wild and free while tidy and pure. Love your husband, but be independent. 

In Satisfied, Alyssa Bethke shares a compelling collection of relatable essays that will help you embrace and cultivate beauty in your life. Along with healthy recipes, Satisfied will provide you with the knowledge that you are not alone in your fight to be fulfilled. Alyssa shows you the ways in which you are enough - not only for those around you, but for yourself. 

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Alyssa Joy Bethke (P)2021 Hachette Audio

Critic Reviews

“Simple yet powerful, Alyssa has written a timely message for us women who find ourselves in a season of mundane, waiting, or hoping. Every woman needs this book!” (Jordan Lee Dooley, national best-selling author of Own Your Everyday) 

“God created us for sisterhood...for family. Each of us needs a sister to talk us through the murky and the mundane to remind us of hope and of Him. Alyssa is that sister - gently inviting us into the 'more' that God has for us right in this moment. Her warm, vulnerable words made me not want to put this book down; they made me want to keep learning from this friend, this sister.” (Sara Hagerty, best-selling author of Unseen: The Gift of Being Hidden in a World that Loves to be Noticed and Adore)

“The pages of the exquisitely beautiful Satisfied are a feast for the eyes and the recipes a feast for the body, but it is the words, couched in the timeless wisdom of Scripture, that provide a transformational feast for the soul. Whether she’s writing about the blessing of laughter or the ache of her own loneliness, Alyssa invites us to step into our Heavenly Father’s embrace, knowing that he takes great delight in us and that his deepest longing is to open his hand and satisfy our desires. Buy this one in bulk because once you’ve tasted - and savored - its goodness, you’ll want to give Satisfied to all of your friends!” (Jodie Berndt, author of the best-selling Praying the Scriptures book series) 

Good book but….

Good book but I could hardly finish it due to the narrator. I think I would have rather read this on my own instead of listening on audible.

This book will leave you feeling satisfied!

This book has been such a blessing to me, showing me how to be content in the midst of my circumstances, how to continuously seek Him and fix my eyes on Him through all those mundane moments, and how to find joy in the middle of trials! I wish I could quote the entire book! Such a beautiful book, where you can see Alyssa’s heart shine through it! The way that Alyssa pours out her heart, is sure to resonate with many who find themselves in similar trials or obstacles. This is sure to be a book that you will listen to time and time again!

Beautiful!!

Simple, yet full of love and beautiful God truths! Find your people, find your community to do Gods work. 💜

Speaking Truth

Really loved the way this book demonstrates the ability to have joy and contentment in the moment. This is just what my souls needed in this season! Love listening to her voice along with the audiobook!

Life giving perspective

So full of the truth of God’s Word. It’s like Alyssa is just giving you the how in her life of walking out the truth of God’s word. We read the Bible and we get the idea but we might not always know how to pull it off or what it looks like in our life. This answers that. It is the daily abiding and satisfaction, contentment in Jesus. It’s just beautiful and real!

I mean, Wow.

Alyssa, I’ve been following your journey with Jeff for nearly ten years and the overflow of you knowing and believing Gods love has never ceased to impact me. This writing was absolutely authentic, joyful, a conversation with a closest friend. Your voice is a gift in and of itself, so even if the book wasn’t any good I would’ve enjoyed listening to you read. But it’s wonderful so WIN WIN WIN! 🤎🤎🤎

What a gem!

Christian Moms, wives, caregivers, this one hits the nail on the head. I feel like I need to thank Alyssa Bethke for pouring out her heart the way she does in this one, sharing things we probably all go through but are much too afraid to ever say. I can’t imagine the journey to write it either. Definitely take the time to give this quick, sincere and conversational audiobook a listen!

Loved this

I enjoyed this books so much as it is raw and real, encouraging and challenging.

Beautiful & Relatable

I felt so seen listening to her stories and wisdom nuggets Alyssa has for mamas and wives. She is gentle in her approach on hard topics and so wise in her delivery. Making you feel like you’re sitting across from her for coffee- listening to her testimony and me crying, laughing and nodding a “heck yes” along the way.

Just what my heart needed

Every chapter felt like a small pep talk my momma heart needed! It definitely has changed the way I see this season of my life. From the pile of dishes I have waiting for me, to the early morning feedings, It has changed ny perspective to not see things as a chore or another thing to get through but a reminder to enjoy the small things. God is in the everyday if we just take a breathe and look around us.

Buy this book!

This book, is exactly what all women need to read after 2020. It’s being a God-send. It’s easy to read and comprehend and just so soothing to my soul. I love Alyssas gentle honesty :)