I Grew Up Little: Finding Hope in a Big God

I also grew up little and found many memories flooding in while reading this autobiography. It is clear that self-worth and self-pity are both aspects of life which need to be faced honestly. The changes Patsy Clairmont shared give hope for those feeling hopeless and helpless. Elaine (Peter's wife)

If you come to this book looking for some kind of structured plan of how Patsy worked through her agoraphobia years you are not going to find it. I understand the want for this being a recovering agoraphobic myself and seeking in the past anything that even held the word agoraphobia and hoping it had the "fix". She actually does give the answer to agoraphobia, but it's not an "easy" one and you will miss so much more in this book if that is all you are looking for. Read deeper and you will find hope and inspiration. You will learn to trust more deeply and lean on God through all things. She shows her spunky side that we all know and love, but she also shows a different side as she talks about areas of pain in her life. I just finished it and am going to read it again since I find things after a second reading that I may have missed through the first one...I can't wait.

I met Patsy last year (2006) at the Women of Faith conference and later bought all books available by her! She knows what it's like to hurt and be fearful big time--yet she knows how to take care of those feelings! A most wonderful person and author.

Patsy has such a way with words that you could "hear her speak" through her book. I only wish she had focused more on the "how" she overcame the agoraphobia rather than so much history related to her family. But I loved it nonetheless and have already recommended it to others.

This book was Patsy Clairmont's autobiography, where she talks about her family, how she met her husband, her speaking ministry, friendships, and her struggle with agoraphobia, anxiety, and depression. The book was short and to the point. It was a fun little book to read. We see this woman who can get up and speak, yet, she comes through as a real person like you and me, someone we can all relate to. And her, describing her struggles with anxiety and agoraphobia, makes her all the more real. She lets us know that even though she was a Christian at the time, this did happen to her. The stories about her family, particularly her oldest son, were very amusing.