Personal Memoirs Women

"There are children who blend well into a new family and for that, I salute you. When the transitioning adults are genuine in the approach of creating a safe and solid atmosphere between all parties, harmony flows. However, for the children who get lost in the midst of adults yearning to fulfill missing pieces without properly investigating whether the intended target is healthy for everyone, stories like mine are birthed." - Otishia E.

A remarkable tale of endurance and resilience, Julia’s story is a glorious reminder that no matter how dark the circumstances, there truly can be a life of joy, fulfillment, and love waiting for you at the end of it. At once inspirational and engaging, this beautiful memoir has something for every listener. No matter what your own story holds, you’re sure to find reflections you relate to and gain a deeper understanding of the different stories that may be playing out behind closed doors.

The Miracle of the Breaking entreats you to look beyond the meager pieces of yourself, a scattering of qualifications that are most certainly not enough for the task ahead, and look to the Miracle Worker who can transform even the smallest offering. Darlene Rhodes, pastor and international speaker, shares her intimate story of rising from an ocean of fear steeped with abuse and disappointment, and taking hold of a new hope and future with God.

Writing with the warmth and humour that have made her so popular, Coleen describes her eventful life, from joining her sisters' band, The Nolans, when she was only nine to growing up in the spotlight as they went on to chart-topping success around the world.

Are men poised to dominate the burgeoning cannabis industry business by default? Not if Dr. Leslie Apgar and Gina Dubbé have anything to say about it. These two best friends and businesswomen challenged norms and expectations by opening their own medical cannabis dispensary. And it was anything but easy.

As a woman and mom myself, I get it! Life is busy and fun and fulfilling and stressful and joyful and so very much more. I’m also a therapist, so I get the background behind a lot of the patterns many of us fall into in our everyday lives as well. In the following chapters, I'll share some of my own stories, as well as helpful pointers and tips you can use to help you in your daily life. I’ve also included themes I hear a lot in my private practice therapy sessions, as I feel like these are often very relevant outside of the therapy room too.

In What It Takes, Amy Henry, a formidable businesswoman and national star from The Apprentice, shares her experiences, skills, and in-your-face advice for moving up in today's workplace.

This book is about Tina’s journey; about never losing sight of the bigger picture. It is about a self-taught passage to ‘code-switch’ between the way the world sees her as an Aboriginal woman, and the way she wants to be seen, and what her place is in this world. This account is also about her fight through the adversity of poverty, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and racism, to a successful career in the Australian Defence Force.

The Chronicles is a collection of articles, private writings, and journals that developed The Confidence Factor for Women in Leadership movement. All of the journals are impactful and value based to help women in leadership own their places in leadership. It is time to increase the value of women in leadership globally, and it starts with confidence. When women feel valued, they lead with confidence.

Treat yourself to true stories that celebrate life and capture the essence of what it means to be a woman. Like chocolate, these stories soothe, satisfy, and delight -- better yet, they're good for you! Written by and for women, here are heartfelt insights on commitment, compassion, work, marriage, friendship, motherhood, love, courage, spirituality, passion and dozens of other topics.

This step by step guide will teach one how to start generating income using your cell phone. This guide will show men and women how they can work from home successfully, set their own schedules, and understand what it will take to become their own boss.

For more than two years, Donna Freitas’s graduate school mentor, a priest and celebrated scholar, stalked her, forever changing her life. In her 2019 account Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention, she recreated, in novelistic detail, the story of being traumatized by her professor’s obsession with her, of how he used his power to try to rob her of her own.

You cannot undo this, one of the surgeons told me, you have to be sure. I was sure. My choices were frightening, grim, and daunting. I possess the rare breast cancer genetic mutation BRCA2 and I saw it as a death sentence. My choices were drastic, my actions were immediate. Complete hysterectomy followed by prophylactic double mastectomy with 2. I will never be the same. In so many ways. It was, and is, such a journey.

Trials Turned to Gold is a spiritual autobiography. In Trials Turned to Gold, Tope Songonuga describes how a series of fires, starting from when she was a teenager, transformed her life and gave her a new perspective on life and humanity. The events that follow over the next two decades tell of how she navigates one valley after another, trying to balance the turmoil in her spirit with the cheeriness on the surface.

After her fight against breast cancer, as a survivor, Mellie decided to tell her story. Through the discipline and focus she learned in the martial arts and regular meditation, she hopes to pass on some of the knowledge that helped during her fight, to those facing a battle of their own. Mellie takes you from her martial arts beginnings through the diagnosis of breast cancer, all the way to recovery.

Most fondly remembered for her starring role as “Cissy” in the long-running international TV hit Family Affair, Kathy Garver has also garnered critical acclaim in movies, stage, radio, voice-over animation and audio-book narration. For Rocking Horse, Kathy Garver adds her knowledge of voice over, the entertainment world and her many talents to make this biography of Betty Hutton a personal affair and cautionary tale.

Uniquely Me, is what every woman has been waiting on to answer the many questions in her head. She’s been waiting on the perfect companion for her inner self talk, to quiet her fears, dry her tears, and hold her hands. One’s woman struggles is another woman’s success, because she’s been there and done that. Enter the world of a woman whose bent on living intentionally.