Young Womanhood: Finding Joy and Purpose in the Body God Gave You
Book Description
Your body is not a problem to fix. It is a good gift from God.
Being a teenage girl is hard, and having a body comes with all kinds of challenges. But God created the female body good, and in Christ he is redeeming you as a whole person. This means his Word has much to say about beauty, physical suffering, food, rest, sex, shame, and more.
Grounded in the hope of the gospel, Amy DiMarcangelo shows how young women can find greater joy and purpose in their bodies—and a deeper desire to worship the God who made them, body and soul, for his glory.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part One: Created Good
1. God Created Your Body Good
2. God Made You a Girl (and That's Good!)
3. God Created Your Body with Purpose
4. The Fall . . . and the Great Reversal
Part Two: Your Body Is Still Good
5. Even When It Hurts
6. Even If You Suffer Mentally and Emotionally
7. Even If You Don't Like How It Looks
8. Even If You Struggle with Your Gender
Part Three: Gifts
9. Gifts
10. The Gift and Giver of Food
11. The Gift and Giver of Rest
12. The Gift and Giver of Exercise
13. The Gift and Giver of Beauty
14. The Gift and Giver of Sex
Conclusion: Look Forward to What's to Come
Author
Amy DiMarcangelo (MA, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the author of A Hunger for More and Go and Do Likewise. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and three children.
Endorsements
“This is the kind of book I hope reaches every teen girl and every mom raising one. . . . What Amy offers is both deeply theological and beautifully accessible, bringing comfort, wisdom, and bold truth.”
—Jamie Finn, Founder and President, Foster the Family
“A vital conversation-starter and companion for those of us who might have learned the hard way what not to teach when it comes to the body—but still aren’t sure what to say instead. What a gift!”
—Whitney K. Pipkin, Author, We Shall All Be Changed and The Life I Live in the Body
“Amy writes with a rare combination of truth and tenderness. I can’t recommend her book highly enough.”
—Tiffany Daniels, Founder and Executive Director, THERE{4} Gathering
“In a masterful yet approachable way, Amy invites us to consider God’s plans for us as women—how good and joyful his purposes are.”
—Kristen Wetherell, Author, What Makes You Beautiful and Hope When It Hurts
“Hormones, body changes, and lies—oh my! The challenges are real, but Amy DiMarcangelo gently leads young women to navigate it all with grace and truth.”
—Katie Faris, Author, He Will Be Enough
Additional Information
Cover: Softcover
Number of Pages: 176
Publisher: P&R Publishing
Publication Date: September 9, 2026