Stacee Goetzinger, by most accounts, shouldn't be here. For much of her adult life, she wasn't planning to be. A screaming mind and near constant mental pain will do that - wash away plans for the future and try to drown any joy, love, and meaning to life. More than a metaphor, The Boat That Wouldn't Sink is a story of a life shaped by trauma, plagued by mental illness, but rescued by hope. For years, Stacee tried to escape the family trauma which so deeply impacted her adolescence and created the foundation for such intense mental illness throughout her adult life. Through this journey and struggle, though, she discovered that neither the waters of the past nor the present could be outrun or escaped, but only through the love, mercy and courage of Jesus could they be faced and healed. As Stacee writes from the middle of her own story, you will likely find pieces of your own - pain, trauma, failure and despair, but may you also be inspired and experience the camaraderie of a trusted friend pointing the way to your own discovery of recovery, purpose and hope.