Welcome to the Messterpiece Movement
ANDREA M. NYBERG
(Re)framing Fear. Finding freedom.
SPEAKING
Andrea M. Nyberg
A Bay Area speaker and author who guides women to (re)frame the space where pain and hope hold hands.
Perseverance Through the Storm
While holding everything she ever wanted, Andrea fell into deep depression and debilitating anxiety. But how? Why?
She wrestled with her faith and identity: How could I know the hope of Christ yet feel hopeless? What gives, God?
The answer to her prayers for healing came in quite an unexpected package – a panic attack. Courageously opening up about her struggles in her moms group opened the door to Andrea’s healing journey. Through the gifts of community, education, therapy, and medication, Andrea found God to be faithful and good through the storm. She often says, “God didn’t promise life would be easy, he promised to be with us no matter what.”
Andrea now speaks to women and students on the freedom that comes from allowing joy and pain to hold hands.
Signature Talk: I’m Such A Messterpiece
Have you ever felt like “too much” yet “not enough?” Are you burdened by the stigmas of mental health? Do you long to be truly known and fully loved? With insight from her book, Andrea empowers women to (re)frame their fears and find freedom in Christ.
Each woman will walk away with:
- Solidarity: She will know she is not the only one who struggles with shame.
- Hope: She will know what Scripture says about who she really is and how to battle lies with truth.
- Perspective: She will receive tangible tools and resources to help her take a next step.
* We can stay in the “shallow end of the pool” or dive deep. I have a “Stand Up for Your Sister” activity that’s very powerful.
Lively and Biblically Grounded
Andrea holds a Masters in Educational Leadership from Gateway Seminary and began speaking professionally in 2017. She brings humor, honesty and a heart of compassion as she helps women reframe their fears and find freedom in their faith, identity in Christ, and mental health.
If you’re looking for a speaker who is lively, Biblically grounded, and loves to open the door into honest conversation, let’s chat about having Andrea speak to your group!
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BOOK
I’M SUCH A MESSTERPIECE
Shattering Stigmas, (Re)Framing Our Fears, and Finding Ourselves Fully Loved
Life is not without suffering, but suffering is not without hope.
Have you ever felt the tension of loving Jesus while living with anxiety, depression, trauma, or chronic illness? If so, you’re in the right place, and you’re not alone.
God tells us in His Word that we are chosen, beloved, and divinely crafted to do good works. But fear can send us into a shame spiral where we feel like too much, not enough, and beyond repair. So how do we grab hold of the freedom Jesus offers us when we feel like a prisoner in our own body?
In I’m Such a Messterpiece, Andrea M. Nyberg shares her struggles in hopes of bringing awareness and solidarity to others who are facing a crisis of faith, identity, and mental health. With tools from her time in therapy and insight from Scripture, Andrea invites us into the deep work of being renewed, restored, and rebuilt—just as it says in Isaiah 61.
This book is an invitation to (re)frame the fears that hold us captive by considering that pain and hope can hold hands, a mess can still be a masterpiece, and the God who created us will be with us, will strengthen us, and will love us no matter what.
Birthed from her own journey, Andrea offers solidarity in the struggles, prayers for the battle, and tangible tools to (re)frame our mindset. Even in the middle of the mess.
Praise for I’m Such A Messterpiece
A must read! Andrea keeps it raw and real as she takes us through the real-life issues of mental health. Her beautiful story of redemption points us to hope. She encourages us to be honest about our struggles and reminds us that Jesus will love us no matter what.
Ashley Henriott, Tik Tok mom, coach, and podcast host of Confidence and Coffee
Andrea Nyberg skillfully draws her reader into her story of a life that is hard and sometimes messy. Like a warm blanket for those caught in the cold reality of their own mess, Andrea’s words bring hope. As someone who has struggled with the shame of depression as a Christian, I think this book is invaluable.
Debbie Alsdorf, Author of It’s Momplicated, Deeper, and The Faith Dare
The church has long encouraged the integration of our emotional and physical health, even in the midst of sickness and suffering, alongside our spiritual health as a means for flourishing. However, we’ve not often taken this same view of mental health. In fact, we’ve often pushed mental health to the side or largely ignored it. That is why I’m Such A Messterpiece is such a welcome book, because it walks us through how to integrate our mental health alongside our emotional, physical, and spiritual health so that we can flourish as followers of Jesus without having to leave any part of us behind or neglected. I believe Andrea’s offering will serve the church well for years to come!
Chris Wilson, Lead Pastor/Planter of Restoration Church
Dealing with mental struggles in a Christian context has often been restrictive and can be more weighty than helpful. Andrea graciously invites the reader into her struggles with anxiety and depression as well as everyday mental battles in a way that breaks down the isolating shame these feelings bring. Then she gives many tools, along with reminders of Godly truths, to help silence the lies. Read this book as fast or slow as you’d like, but be sure to slowly, reflectively, work through the applications she gives.
Drew Froese, Lead Pastor of Real Life Christian Church and author of Faith Full: A Practical Guide For FULLY Living Out Your Faith
MEET ANDREA
The Mom Behind the Mess
Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, I grew up with a strong appreciation for Elvis, BBQ, and the Civil Rights Movement. Though I don’t have much of a twang when I talk, I have strong Southern tendencies like waving to neighbors from the car, saying yes ma’am, and talking to strangers in the check out line.
My Family
I married my seminary sweetheart, and we planted roots in San Jose, California where my hubby teaches math at a local private school. He is logic, I am emotion, but we are both stubborn. We have two kids who teach about the love of Jesus and the need for Jesus every day.
My Day to Day
Most days I’m carpooling kids around town and avoiding the dishes in the sink. Some days, I’m photographing local families and business owners. Other days, I write and speak to women and students who love Jesus but struggle with anxiety, depression, and self-sabotage.
My happy place is a local bookstore, coffee shop, or boutique downtown shop. I love anything unique and artsy, and I crave the symphony only a redwood forest can play.
Fun Fact #1
My sister and I are extras in the major motion picture Walk the Line. If you tune in at 1 hour 13 minutes, you’ll spot me in the crowd clapping away during the outdoor concert scene.
Pictured is the screenshot my husband shares with his students at the beginning of the year 😉
Fun Fact #2
As a little girl, I desperately wanted to be on Star Search and become the next diva to top the charts! Singing was my first love and continues to be a source of joy as I serve on the worship team at my church. I am featured on the worship album, In All of My Living, with Bay Marin Community Church.
Fun Fact #3
I’m an Ambivert. Have you heard of this? It’s a combination of Introvert and Extrovert. I’ve found the best way to describe is that I love to be with people, but I need a nap afterwards!
