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Survival Guide for Young Women
Learning How to Navigate Today’s World with Grace and
Strength and a Few Laughs Along the Way
Los Angeles, CA: We all have those moments in our life when we look
back and think, “I wish I knew then what I know now…” We often realize in
hindsight that so many crucial and life-shaping decisions are made in our
twenties and thirties, and we imagine how much smoother our life may
have been if we had someone offering us wisdom and input as we
navigated those decades!
Holly Wagner, a cancer survivor and co-pastor of the multi-cultural
Oasis Church in Los Angeles, met Nicole Reyes when Nicole was a
19 year-old who moved to Los Angeles with the dream of becoming an
actress but whose heart was hurt and broken from childhood wounds as an
adult child of an alcoholic. Over a ten-year period, these two unique
women began to share their life experiences and Holly soon realized she had the responsibility
to encourage, guide and mentor the younger Nicole.
Together, Holly and her 20-something friend Nicole have penned the Survival Guide for
Young Women (Regal Books), an essential guide for women who long to discover spiritual
and personal fulfillment in their lives, and gather a little wisdom along the way!
“We are all in this together and need one another’s wisdom and experiences. We wanted to do
whatever it took to truly inspire and equip young women to navigate well the seasons of life
that lie ahead,” says Wagner and Reyes. “According to the Bible (Titus 2), older women have
an amazing opportunity to support, encourage and offer guidance to younger women as they
lay the foundation of their lives through the twenty-something years.”
Filled with relatable illustrations and practical tips, Survival Guide for Young Women will
challenge young women to make the most of every minute of their 20s and beyond. With easy
application, the authors provide understanding, empathy and humor on life topics with
chapters that include:
How to Navigate Friendships (Doing Life Together): Step out of your comfort
zone, toxic friendships, friendship boosters and social media etiquette.
How to Celebrate Your Unique Style (One of a Kind): Tips for haircut, make-up
and grooming. Choosing the perfect jeans, shoes, and undergarments.
How to Live Long and Look Good (Healthy Living): Foods to enjoy and those to
avoid, 10 stress relievers and how to get a good night’s sleep.
How to Manage Finances (What’s in Your Wallet?): Guidance on tithing,
managing your debt, simple ways to save money and ten ways to be generous.
How to Win at Romance (Love Life): The secret to contentment, how to conduct
yourself on the first date, four ways to live sexually pure and deciding whom to take
home to mom and dad.
How to Maintain a Healthy Household (Modern Family): Creating and
celebrating holiday traditions, milestones in life from marriage to pregnancy and
what to consider when looking for a home church.
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The authors also provide biblical guidance on other areas including marriage, family, faith,
resolving conflict, healthy communication, overcoming hurt, embracing forgiveness and how
to grow in your relationship with God.
Holly and Nicole currently minister together in “GodChicks” of Oasis Church. GodChicks is
about gathering women together and realizing that life is not meant to be lived alone!
GodChicks exists...
to inspire, encourage & challenge women to understand their value
to help women begin, grow and deepen their relationship with God
to empower women to make a difference on the planet, and
to have fun on this journey called life!
GodChicks affirms that God had great things in mind when He created woman! She is not a
second-class citizen or God’s afterthought – she is the very apple of His eye! We believe in the
potential that resides within every woman, within every GodChick.
Product Details: Paperback, 256 pages ; Publisher: Regal (June 8, 2012); ISBN-10:
0830762493; ISBN-13: 978-0830762491
About the Authors:
HOLLY WAGNER is co-pastor of Oasis Church in Los Angeles,
California, where she oversees the women's ministry, GodChicks, which
has grown beyond Oasis to reach thousands of women each year through
conferences, books and other resources. She is a popular conference
speaker known for her challenging, humorous style and honest approach
to real-life issues. Holly has written four books; including GodChicks and
GodChicks and the Men They Love. She and her husband, Philip, have
two children. www.GodChicks.com
NICOLE REYES serves as Director of Ministries at Oasis Church. She is
also part of the Teaching, Pastoral and Executive Teams, as well as the
Oasis women’s ministry, GodChicks. A gifted speaker and leader, one of
Nicole’s passions is for people around the globe to learn from the
generations that have gone before and to extend a loving hand to the
generations that follow. By doing so, Nicole believes everyone can live a
vibrant, God-filled life. www.NicoleReyes.tv
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Suggested Interview Questions
for Holly Wagner or Nicole Reyes:
1. How did the idea for this book come about? Was there a specific need you became
aware of in your own life or in the lives of women around you?
2. Was the difference in age or background ever a hindrance for either of you as your
friendship developed?
3. Share with us some challenges you faced in your life and how those challenges
allowed you to reach out to others?
4. Why is it vital for women to realize who they are created to be? What should women
consider before making big decisions that will impact their lives?
5. What is your advice to women who have made mistakes and now trying to navigate
their lives to happiness?
6. What are some godly affirmations for women? How can women overtake the
dangerous emotions that plague them?
7. You cover a diversity of lifestyle topics that include beauty, modesty, healthy living,
finances, tithing, dating, marriage and starting a family. What are some popular tips
you can share?
8. Are all women called to mentor one another? What are some ways to discern who
should speak into your life or whose life you should speak into?
9. You expose the truth behind the “Cinderella” and “You Complete Me” fantasies. Why
are women’s emotions so susceptible to these fantasies? How can they guard their
hearts?
10. What is your advice for relationships including conflict resolution and showing your
significant other that you care?
11. What should be the most important relationship in a person’s life? Why is it vital to
read the Word and find a church home?
12. What is the GodChicks ministry? How does this ministry reach other women?
13. How can women find out more about the GodChicks ministry?

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Notable Quotes
from Survival Guide for Young Women
As long as there is someone younger than you on the planet, you are an older woman, and as
an older woman, we have a responsibility to equip, motivate, inspire and train younger
women. As the older woman, we should be opening our hearts and our worlds to a younger
woman…encouraging her, accepting her and offering her wisdom we have gained. (pg 7)
When in younger woman mode…we are in the position of receiving. This means we need to
“shutteth uppeth.” We are looking for the wisdom, the insight and the help, so we need to be
quiet and listen. (pg 8)
You were gifted and called by God to run in the lane that He set before you…we often spend
irreplaceable time desiring what another woman has. It is because we misunderstand our
own value that we find ourselves coveting someone else’s. (pg. 12)
Jealousy is a wasted emotion…and we all face it and have to deal with it in our own hearts.
Jealousy and unhealthy competition hinder relationships and feed insecurity. Judgment is
another wasted emotion. Because our world conditions us to think a certain way about
beauty and style, we make judgments against others without considering the context of their
lives. (pg 25)
When we make the commitment to honor God with our finances, we open our hearts to be
transformed by the Holy Spirit! We begin to see where fear or doubt or insecurity or greed
has been holding us back from the abundant and blessed life to which God has called us!
(pg. 61)
One of the best things about being part of our local church is the diversity of friendships it
has brought us. We both have friends of all ages, backgrounds, shapes, and sizes… and our
lives are better for it! Each friend adds a new, vibrant hue that colors our life experience!
Our word gets brighter and larger every time we step out of our comfort zones and invest in
friendships with people who are different than we are! (It’s also a great preview of what
Heaven will look like!) (pg. 113)
The key to experiencing God’s best in your dating life is to make a commitment to honor God
when it comes to the choices you make…whom you date, how you develop a relationship,
and ultimately whom you marry. (pg. 91)
We shine brightest when we love and show value to others. We become a light that causes
the people in our world to pause and take notice; whether or not they know God, they are
drawn to the illumination of our lives. It is then that we get the opportunity to share with
others what Jesus has done in our lives. When we shine, things change- or more accurately,
people change. (pg 165)