Stories of ordinary people who have experienced the extraordinary and gone from hopelessness to success
Warren Rodwell: former soldier, university teacher, hostage survivor, speaker and songwriter, is the longest held Australian captive outside war. For more than fifteen (15) months, Warren was hidden …
Nancie Schipper is a 15-year-old singer and songwriter. She started playing music at six years old, performing at the age of nine and was playing pubs at 13 years old.
She writes songs from her pe…
Monica Perrett lives in Australia and is the mother of six children. She is currently writing a book on changing the law giving more rights for parents of teenage runaways.
Monica won the Mother o…
Author Darcy Leech was born to Jo Lyn Bartz, who genetically carried myotonic muscular dystrophy. Darcy's brother, Dustin, was born with the same disease. He had a high enough frequency of protein re…
Jon Stolpe is an author and active blogger. Jon Stolpe's Stretched is focused on "stretching" and challenging others to get out of their comfort zones.
He has a passion for family, leadership…
Deborah Carroll, former educator and educational publisher has written a book on a subject that is not easy for families to discuss. The subject is death of aging parents. Her book, Tales from the …
Glenda Thomas is a relationship and marriage coach who had brain aneurysm surgery May 2015. In her memoir, The Next Chapter: Glenda's Brain Aneurysm Journey, she shares that journey.
This is a sub…
Roxanne Fawley went from longing for death to loving life, from debilitating depression to being extremely happy.
In Roxanne's memoir But I Like It...And Other Lies, she shares her experience as a …
Shirley Ledlie wrote her memoir, Naked in the Wind -Chemo, Hair loss, and Deceit as a result of an unexpected battle she had to fight.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer at 47 and won the battle ag…
Amy Bovaird is a ghostwriter, an author, educator and inspirational speaker. She is an animal advocate and rescuer, working with domestic and international animal rescue groups. She has traveled the…
Maggie C. Romero, M.A., taught English as a Second Language in northern Virginia for seventeen years. She and her partner retired from full-time teaching and moved to New Mexico where they have lived…
Denise Seegobin is a blogger who teaches people how to save money on things we use every day. Her blog's focus is on ways to spend smarter and how to harness your creativity. She also works with comp…
Being diagnosed with cancer can be frightening, but it also gives you license to get away with a lot of things you wouldn't do otherwise. Laugh With Kathy takes you on a journey through breast cancer…
Phyllis Clemmons is a best-selling author of several books. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a Master's in Management, Human Resource Development and Leadership.
In life, …
Jenna Forster is the founder of Women That Lead, an organization designed to help professional women achieve some really groovy things.
Jenna is an Executive Coach, Motivational Speaker and Author o…
Robyn Hill is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). She has a Master of Arts Degree in Clinical Pastoral Counseling. Robyn has her own private practice where she provides culturally and …
Marie Lavender is an award-winning best-selling author of 22 books, including Second Chance Heart. She has been writing for over 20 years in a variety of genres.
Second Chance Heart and A Little …
Dana Goodman is a published author, grief counselor and inspirational speaker. Her memoir is entitled, In the Cleft, Joy Comes in the Mourning, which won top novel at the Wildsound Writing Festival.
…Dianna Corcoran, Australian-born singer, guitar player, song writer, producer, musical entrepreneur and two time Golden Guitar winner in the Australian Country Music Awards including Artist of the Ye…