Pre-order Releases Feb 16, 2027
When Giving Gives Back: How to Live a Meaningful Life of Freedom While Caring for Someone You Love
by Chris Punsalan and Merz Esguerra
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About the book
When Giving Gives Back
What feels like a burden may be shaping a freedom you haven't yet discovered. Through eight years of caregiving, content creator Chris Punsalan shows you how seasons of responsibility can refine your character, deepen your purpose, and help you build a meaningful life.
When Chris Punsalan became his grandmother's full-time caregiver in his early twenties, he had no roadmap--only a deep sense of love and a willingness to show up. What began as a season of responsibility became a journey of stewardship and resilience. As he documented their life together online, giving voice to millions of people navigating the same path, Chris and his grandmother became a beloved duo. But behind the videos was a young man learning how challenges can shape a meaningful life.
In When Giving Gives Back, you will discover the life-changing lessons Chris learned during his eight years of caregiving. Through vulnerable storytelling and hard-earned wisdom that extends far beyond one role or season, he will help reframe your understanding of what it means to walk through sacrifice, confront resentment, wrestle with exhaustion, and still choose love. This book equips you with
- practical guidance for navigating the logistics and emotions of caregiving;
- perspective as you walk through a season you didn't plan;
- tools for balancing personal growth with present demands;
- honest reflections to help you deal with burnout, guilt, and forgiveness; and
- a grounded framework for staying rooted in who you are.
Whether you're deep in the caregiving journey or simply carrying more than you expected, When Giving Gives Back is the reminder you didn't know you needed: the very season that costs you the most may become the one that shapes you the deepest.
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Details
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Authors
- Chris Punsalan, Merz Esguerra
- Format
- Hardcover
- Release date
- Feb 16, 2027
- ISBN-13
- 9781400257829
- ISBN-10
- 1400257824
- Pages
- 272
- Carton quantity
- 28 copies
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When Giving Gives Back for groups: pricing
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. No codes, no account needed.
| Copies | Price per copy | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 25 – 99 | $19.79 | 34% off list |
| 100 – 249 | $18.29 | 39% off list |
| 250 – 499 | $17.09 | 43% off list |
| 500 – 999 | $15.89 | 47% off list |
| 1,000+ | $15.00 | 50% off list |
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