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In Nowhere but Up Pattie uses her voice to show that things do get better. She talks about how she had struggles in her lifetime but they have gotten better. She is trying to tell teenage girls that things do get better. She travels places to tell people here story and how she got over her depression and suicidal thoughts. Still to this day Pattie travels around trying to help teens and young women with depression and things that they are going through. She is trying to get her story out there as much as she can, but she doesn't want people to feel bad for her she wants them to know that things get better even when you are in your hardest times. 

Now that Pattie is very well known for being Justin Bieber's mom, it is easier for her to share her story with people. She goes around to well known cities and does book signings for fans who have been inspired by her story. Many girls have found Patties book inspiring because of how she uses her story to relate to what some girls are going through now. Depression isn't a joke, she likes to show people that things can change and the will get better. Because Pattie used her voice, she inspired thousands of girls.

Character: Pattie

Pattie started out as a depressed young teenager. She had been through so much! From sexual abuse to drug abuse, from depression to suicide. She has had a long journey to get to where she is now. It's hard to go through things like that especially at the age of 5 and older. Things got even worse when she got pregnant at the age of 18. To her it felt like her world was falling apart, until she got into her faith more. God made her feel like things can get better no matter what you are going through. She felt that when Justin became famous that she was going to share her story more.

When Pattie was about 34, Justin's career was just at its peak, but she felt like it was her turn to give back. While Justin was on tour Pattie would travel around with a Pastor to places where women would stay for rehab, shelter, or just to feel safe, and tell them her story. One thing she would not tell them was that she was Justin Bieber's mom. She didn't want those women to think of her any different just because she is Justin Bieber's mom, she feels like everyone is equal  and th that people shouldn't have to go through things like this. She wanted those women to think of her as a regular women just like them. Pattie has been so inspirational to so many people around the world even though she may still be a little depressed she doesn't show it.

Theme post

          Pattie's theme for the book would be sense of self . In the whole biography Pattie is trying to find her self. she goes through many rehabs, church groups, and friends just to find who she really is as a person. In the book Justin (Pattie's son) says "Many women who have gone through similar experiences need a little bit of hope- to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel" (pg. 10). Justin knows that his mom has gone through a lot and everyone should never give up because everything will get better. Even though Pattie doesn't say this, Justin was born when Pattie was young so he knows what she has had to go through. Some may think that when Justin gets signed, that everything will get better but they are wrong.

          When Pattie and Justin finally move to Atlanta, it is everything but perfect for Pattie. Pattie is stuck trying to figure out which church to go to or who to be friends with. During the beginning of Pattie's move she started to slip into depression again, until she finally found people that made her feel like she belonged. In Pattie's book she says "I had moments of relief when I was encouraged by a message, an old friends heart-felt prayer, or feeling the familiar presence of God I hadn't experienced in a while. Over time, inch by inch, the darkness began to lift" (pg. 425). In this section of the story Pattie is saying that she is happy because she has finally surrounded herself by the right people. To this day Pattie still struggles with the feeling of being alone but she knows that she has wonderful people in her life to keep her grounded.