New Book Offers Relief from the Exhaustion of Overthinking, Trying to Fix Others, and Wanting to Figure It All Out
Nashville, TN (September 15, 2026) – Nelson Books launched Making Peace with What I Can’t Control: Find Relief from the Exhaustion of Overthinking, Trying to Fix Others, and Wanting to Figure It All Out by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst. Making Peace with What I Can’t Control is filled with hard-won wisdom from Lysa on anxiety, fear, being stuck and even trauma – all wrapped up in the myth of controlling others. The six-session video-based Bible study of Making Peace with What I Can’t Control is releasing today from Harper Christian Resources.
Launching September 15, Lysa and her book, Making Peace with What I Can’t Control, are featured in major national media outlets, including:
- Raising Boys and Girls Podcast (August 13)
- The Deep End with Lecrae (August 27)
- Focus on the Family (September 15 and 16)
- Fox News Livin’ the Bream (September 6)
- Dream Big with Bob Goff (September 16)
- TBN’s Takeaways with Kirk Cameron (Late 2027)
- The Dr. Josh Axe Show (September 23 and December 3)
- iHeart Radio’s What’s God Got to Do with It Podcast (September 15)
- Stay True with Madi Prew Podcast (October 19)
- The Lisa Bevere Podcast (October 8)
- The Jesus People Podcast
Other national interviews include Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast, Focus on the Family’s Pastor to Pastor, Moody Radio, 1000 Hours Outside, The Jess Connolly Podcast, and more. Total media impressions are estimated at more than 54 million.
Lysa will also be signing books in-person at the Round Top Antiques Show on Saturday, October 24 at 1 pm at Tent A-1 at The Arbors, 2120 North HWY 237, Round Top, TX 78954.
In November, Lysa will be heading out on a ten-city tour with CCM Artist Tasha Layton on the “Making Peace With What I Can’t Control Tour.” She will be speaking to thousands of women from November 7-18, going to cities in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, New York, Connecticut, and Texas. As of release day, two cities are already sold out. More information at TPRlive.co.
In Making Peace with What I Can’t Control, Lysa TerKeurst reveals how vigilant overthinking failed to protect her, and how she found peace in the truth that it is safe to hand over to God what was always His to carry. After years of her own efforts to control the chaos of life, Lysa finally realized that her control issues were actually fear issues. She was caught in the madness of trying to change people who don’t want to be changed, prevent outcomes she feared, and manage things outside of her control.
“My efforts to control life and control others never prevented my fears from coming true,” says Lysa. “Controlling never made me a better person. It just made me a self-deceived person. I tried to control the uncontrollable, and it was exhausting. I found peace in the one place I feared most: learning to let go.”
“Lysa has spent seasons faithfully living this message and years intentionally crafting this publication to share with her readers,” said Andrew Stoddard, VP & Publisher of Nelson Books. “Making Peace with What I Can’t Control will encourage and equip today’s readers who seem to be relentlessly confronted with rapidly changing circumstances and environments. Rooted in love and established in real-life experiences, this book will free readers to experience a peace that surpasses understanding and supersedes the limits of human control.”
LYSA TERKEURST is president and chief visionary officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries and the author of eight New York Times bestsellers, including I Want to Trust You, But I Don’t, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, and It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way. Her latest book is Making Peace With What I Can’t Control: Find Relief from the Exhaustion of Overthinking, Trying to Fix Others, and Wanting to Figure It All Out (Nelson Books, September 15, 2026). She enjoys life with her husband, Chaz, and her kids and grandkids. Connect with her at www.LysaTerKeurst.com or on social media @LysaTerKeurst.
NELSON BOOKS is passionate about collaborating with a diverse array of thought leaders, experts, and creatives to publish biblically-informed books from a Christian perspective that enhance the spiritual and personal growth of our readers. We are proud to be the publisher of many commercially and critically acclaimed authors including Lysa TerKeurst, Tim Tebow, John Mark Comer, John & Stasi Eldredge, Jennie Allen, Bob Goff, Ruth Chou Simons, Tyler Staton, Anthony O’Neal, Christine Caine, Jason Wilson, and Zach Windahl to name a few. We believe in the power of books not only to inform but also to transform.
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