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# Jonathon M. Seidl

Jonathon M. (Jon) Seidl is a writer, speaker, and digital media strategist. He’s the author of the #1 bestseller, Finding Rest: A Survivor’s Guide to Navigating the Valleys of Anxiety, Faith, and Life.

Follow Jonathon M. Seidl <http://Facebook.com/jonathonmseidl> <https://www.instagram.com/jonseidl/> <https://twitter.com/jonseidl> <https://jonseidl.com/finding-rest>

<https://blog.iamsecond.com/why-you-shouldnt-be-so-excited-for-2020-to-end>

[Mental Health](https://blog.iamsecond.com/tag/mental-health) | Jonathon M. Seidl

##### [Why you shouldn't be so excited for 2020 to end](https://blog.iamsecond.com/why-you-shouldnt-be-so-excited-for-2020-to-end)

<https://blog.iamsecond.com/why-you-need-to-be-more-focused-on-gifts-this-year>

[Helping & Loving Others](https://blog.iamsecond.com/tag/helping-loving-others) | Jonathon M. Seidl

##### [Why you need to be more focused on gifts this year](https://blog.iamsecond.com/why-you-need-to-be-more-focused-on-gifts-this-year)

<https://blog.iamsecond.com/what-it-really-takes-to-save-a-life>

[Helping & Loving Others](https://blog.iamsecond.com/tag/helping-loving-others) | Jonathon M. Seidl

##### [What It Really Takes To Save a Life](https://blog.iamsecond.com/what-it-really-takes-to-save-a-life)

<https://blog.iamsecond.com/the-homeless-woman-at-christmas>

##### [The homeless woman at Christmas](https://blog.iamsecond.com/the-homeless-woman-at-christmas)

<https://blog.iamsecond.com/for-all-those-who-are-not-ok-this-thanksgiving>

##### [For all those who are not OK this Thanksgiving](https://blog.iamsecond.com/for-all-those-who-are-not-ok-this-thanksgiving)

<https://blog.iamsecond.com/the-hardest-part-about-my-parents-divorce>

##### [The hardest part about my parents' divorce](https://blog.iamsecond.com/the-hardest-part-about-my-parents-divorce)

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