Media Kit

Information for journalists, librarians, booksellers, book club leaders, and event organizers.

1. About the Author
2. Press Release
3. Taglines
4. Sample Interview Questions
5. Pull Quotes
6. One Sheet
7. Media Mentions
8. Photo Gallery

About the Author

Megan Bean is a passionate writer dedicated to helping people find God in everyday life and challenging times. A North Carolina native with a BA in English Literature and Writing and a minor in Religion, Megan’s work spans literary magazines, equestrian publications, and faith-based content. Her blog at beanspirededitions.com serves as a platform for her unofficial “writing ministry.” When not crafting inspiring prose or poetry, Megan enjoys horseback riding, reading, Bible study, and games with family. You can always count on her writings to blend personal experiences with spiritual insights, offering readers hope and guidance in their faith journeys.

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Taglines

How do you live an abundant life in the face of a mysterious adversary?

She lived for 20 years with a disorder for which she had no name.

Experience how suffering, when met with faith, becomes a platform for God’s grace.

Relentless challenges, relentless grace.

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Sample Interview Questions

I love this quote from the book: “Because I knew I had people rooting for me, people scouting the way ahead of me. Bushwhacking paths, paving roads, building bridges, leveling hills, carving footholds, moving mountains. And when they couldn’t move the mountains, they walked with me until I was safe on the other side.” (24) Talk to us about the importance of having a team—support. What advice would you give to someone who feels like they don’t have that support? Where can they find it?

You talk about writing and how it became a form of both expression and devotion for you. How important is it to have an outlet like that?

No matter what God gives us to walk through, I believe everyone can relate to the frustration of waiting. Of not knowing an answer to something and having to sit in it—you lived in that waiting period for a very long time before you had a name for what was ravaging your body. What would you tell someone who is still in the waiting?

Was there a time in your journey that you were mad at God? What did you do in those moments?

Did you ever grieve along the journey? How did God take you deeper in knowing him in that time? (Thinking about chapter nineteen “Limbo”—you had this great accomplishment of college behind you and now you were biding your time.)

What was one of the hardest moments you had to walk through?

What has been one of the highest, greatest moments you have walked through?

What has God taught you about yourself? What has God taught you about Himself?

You share a lot of your perspective as a child with disabilities. Some of your readers are parents of children with disabilities. If you could give them one piece of advice, what would it be?

You attended church from an early age. Many families impacted by disability or health problems struggle to connect with a church community. What advice would you give churches or ministry leaders who want to better serve people with disabilities? What’s the best gift you can give a person with disabilities?

What’s the best thing a person can do to connect with someone of differing abilities?

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Pull Quotes

“But those odds were conquered the only way any odds can be: by the goodness of God, displayed mostly through people.” (xix)

“If I died, I died.
If I survived …
I drew in a lungful of morning air and pushed off.” (4)

“He’d pestered me with invitations to live boldly and joyfully. … And when I dared to seek Him in the pathless, half-blind, half-silent unknown, He met me and held me. He transformed what seemed like a chance to die into a chance to live more abundantly.
Just as He’d been doing my entire life.” (5)

“My mom wanted to name me Summer. In some ways, it would’ve fi t—and not just because I was due in the heat of the year. Like a typical North Carolina summer, I was persistent. And while bright and sunny most of the time, I could certainly produce thunderstorms.” (7)

“Because I knew I had people rooting for me, people scouting the way ahead of me. Bushwhacking paths, paving roads, building bridges, leveling hills, carving footholds, moving mountains.
And when they couldn’t move the mountains, they walked with me until I was safe on the other side.” (24)

“In my early years, I always seemed to be seeking rebirth and wings. And like the newly emerged butterfly, I often found myself spreading my wings only to brush the invisible confines of my physical limitations. But that didn’t stop me from trying to move beyond fluttering to flying.” (34)

“For me, writing became a form of both expression and devotion—a way to pour out my soul before God and to share what I learned with people. It was also a way to process my world, my experiences, and myself and to share that processing with others to help them in their own journeys.” (36)

“None of us chooses our abilities—but we can all choose our attitudes and what we do with what we have.” (76)

“God was still at work. There was still goodness in the world. I saw it in my own life—my family who loved me, my church that prayed for me, my friends who accepted me. The brightness of autumn leaves, the dampness of morning grass, the softness of a cat’s fur, the sweet smell of hay, the caress of wind, the gentle rocking of a horse’s back. The satisfying thud of my toe connecting with a ball, the sudden mental lightness of a problem solved, the sponge-like efficiency with which my mind could absorb information and then wring it out onto paper or into speech—the rush of created words over a page like a smooth, deep river.” (85)

“I believed the God of the universe was with me, and that gave me comfort.” (85)

“True friendship sees and meets needs. But it doesn’t dwell on them. And it knows that reaching out across differences and through insecurity and past preconceived ideas will more likely than not change lives—both yours and the other person’s—and uncover priceless treasure for you both.” (91)

“[Disability] inclusion is simpler than it’s sometimes cracked up to be. It’s treating people like the individuals they are and ensuring they have what they need in order to offer the gifts they have to give.” (109)

“Failure isn’t the worst enemy of self-confidence. More damage happens when you depend on others to think for you when you could think for yourself.” (122)

“I learned to watch out for my body, acknowledge its limits, and give it what it needed to heal. But I also learned to live as though deliverance was right around the corner. To live like my Deliverer was already here—because He was, and always would be.” (134)

“I learned that sometimes the best fix for a dead end or a bad day was to dump my agenda in favor of something easy and fun—or call it a session and try again later.” (142–143)

“My professor expected enough of me to acknowledge when I fell short. He assumed I possessed the maturity to handle correction and trusted I’d use the experience to improve.” (157)

“Asking for help can be just as much a blessing as extending it.” (159)

“Struggle doesn’t equal defeat.” (190)

“Sitting around a table, sharing our stories over frozen yogurt, five months after my diagnosis, with a name I never knew existed and a family I’d never known I was missing, I felt like my life had come full circle.” (197)

“Our eternal, transcendent God might connect past and present in unexpected ways. But for finite creatures inhabiting this world, the present always leads to the future until the day God only knows when time gives way to eternity.” (197)

“I might have reached a shore and stood in the ocean. But it was still only the fringes of the deep, only a crossing from walking on sand to walking on—or paddling through, or floundering through—water. Water that gets deeper and wider and wilder the farther you go.
I waded a little farther in.” (197)

“I can’t offer you a recipe for miracles. I can’t offer you a ticket to a stable family, loving friends, capable professionals, and successful outcomes to your struggles. I can’t promise you a cure or treatment or even answers for whatever enigmas you face.
But I can point you to what matters more, lasts longer, and provides more peace, strength, and hope than any of these things or anything else in this world: a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.” (199)

“Jesus doesn’t fix all your problems. He didn’t fix mine. But He answers our ultimate need—closeness to our Maker—and turns our problems into opportunities to draw ever closer to Him.” (200)

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One Sheet

Just Megan: A Story of Grace and Resilience in the Face of the Unknown

Author: Megan Bean
Publisher: Redemption Press, June 2025
Memoir / 222 pages
ISBN: 978-1-64645-881-3 (paperback), 978-1-64645-884-4 (eBook)
BISAC  codes : REL012170 RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal Memoirs ; REL012040 RELIGION / Christian Living / Inspirational ; BIO033000 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Disability

How do you live an abundant life in the face of a mysterious adversary?

Born healthy, Megan Bean’s life took an unexpected turn when a mysterious condition began diminishing her physical abilities one by one, baffling doctors and sending her family on a quest for answers that never seemed to come.

With raw honesty and down-to-earth wisdom, Megan shares her journey from a childhood shaped by an undiagnosed disorder to graduating from college summa cum laude. Her unique perspective offers a testament to God’s faithfulness across decades, not just fleeting moments.

This isn’t a story of instant healing or decisive victory. It’s a powerful exploration of how God shows up even when problems persist. Whether you’re grappling with chronic health issues, parenting a child with special needs, or seeking hope in difficult times, Just Megan will inspire you to find God in all moments, especially the hard ones.

Open these pages and discover how to live—and thrive—by the things you can name, even in the face of the unknown.

Individual copies available on the Redemption Press Online Bookstore and to order wherever books are sold.
Retailer copies available through Ingram and Redemption Press.

Author Contact:
Megan Bean
Email: beanspirededitions@gmail.com
Website: beanspirededitions.com
Facebook: BeanSpired Editions
Instagram: @beanspirededitions
Amazon: Megan’s Amazon Author Page

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Media Mentions

“Therapeutic horseback riding center in Cabarrus County hosting fundraiser.” WBTV. May 2, 2025.

“Just Megan: A Powerful Memoir of Faith Amid Chronic Health Challenges.” Faith News Service. June 17, 2025.

“Big congratulations to RTD warrior Megan on the release of her debut book this week…” Cure RTD Facebook post. June 17, 2025.

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Photo Gallery

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