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Siege of the Soul

Navigating Faith and Parenthood After the Unexpected

You’re emotionally exhausted. Probably physically too. The disappointment and daily demands seem to be unraveling your faith thread by thread. You’re not alone. Something deeper is at work.

Siege of the Soul uses wickedly honest letters from a fictional correspondence between demons demonstrating how to exploit common struggles for weary parents. Recognize the strategies. Name the struggles. Reclaim honest hope.

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This Isn’t Another “Trust God More” Book

You’ll recognize yourself in these pages. And you’ll find you’re not alone.

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  • “I felt like you could have been a fly on the wall of my own home or my own heart.”
    M.L.
    Advance copy reviewer
  • “Siege of the Soul is a rare companion for anyone walking through the hidden valleys of fear, fatigue, and faith.”
    Scott Sauls
    Pastor and Author of Befriend
  • “Have definitely shed some tears. Can’t wait to point others to this book!”
    L.W.
    Advance copy reviewer
  • “This book is universally relatable to all of us who have lived through our own deep heartaches and losses.”
    C.V.
    Advance copy reviewer
  • “I barely got through the preface without my heart being moved, let alone the first few letters.”
    A.M.
    Advance copy reviewer
  • “It overflows with so much heart, so much truth, so much help, so much comfort, so much tenderness and calm, so much courage and encouragement, so much life and sincere gratitude and so much HOPE!!”
    J.M.
    Advance copy reviewer
  • “Her blend of creative storytelling, theological reflection, and lived experience invites readers not only to feel seen, but also to sense the nearness of the God…”
    Scott Sauls
    Pastor and Author of Befriend

Inside Drivelbane’s Playbook

In the tradition of C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters, a senior demon mentors his protégé on how to subtly unravel one exhausted mother’s faith.

The weapons?

  • Self-sufficiency disguised as strength
  • Comparison that breeds despair
  • Prayer reduced to complaint
  • Bitterness that tastes like justice

Your advantage? You get to read their mail.

Each short letter exposes a tactic—and reveals the biblical truth that steadies you against it. No theology degree required. Just a weary heart willing to name what’s really happening and reclaim ground you thought was lost.

Click here for the Field Guide to the Struggles and Lies
Christian author, Brianne Sutton, who writes to encourage weary parents

Brianne didn’t write this book from a mountaintop of victory or an ivory tower. She wrote it from the trenches.

As a parent navigating the unexpected, she knows what it’s like when faith feels fragile and hope seems like a luxury you can’t afford. These aren’t theories—they’re hard-won truths forged in the darkest moments.

Siege of the Soul is the companion voice Brianne needs in her own siege. The one that echoes the truths: “You are not alone. There’s more here than meets the eye. And you are deeply, fiercely loved.”

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Your Soul Doesn’t Have to Survive This Alone

The siege is real. But so is the hope. Start reading today—the first letter is waiting for you.

The first letter exposes:

  • How shock silences your defenses, leaving a nefarious opportunity
  • The unanswerable questions designed to crowd out comfort
  • The double vision that keeps you from seeing the specific, unrepeatable child entrusted to you
Read the first letter Search the index of struggles
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