Stories that Empower
Tyler is a suicide survivor and has experienced the anomalous trauma of sequential ruptured patellar tendons. His first book, The Maniac with No Knees, is an exciting memoir that follows his journey with undiagnosed bipolar disorder through an eclectic series of mania-driven misadventures He is currently working on a second book, a composite novel called The Fables of Frog City. Tyler has pivoted his platform from standing up for people with mental illness to standing up for everyone who is oppressed. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: people with mental illness need community,...
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Marty shares her memoir, a story of being raised by a mother in protracted mourning from the loss of her parents in an airline disaster. It explores Marty’s journey, from personal ways of coping as a child to the evolution of a mother-daughter relationship that matured over time. It is also about her longing to know her maternal grandmother and Marty's own delivery from darkness into light. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: writing is a path to healing using creative techniques with words and with the writing process is a good way to break through, when you're overwhelmed...
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Despite her ability of helping others with feelings of not being good enough, Kristine felt unable to help herself. She reflected back on her childhood and recognized that the feeling was shame, which often begins in childhood. During this interview, Kristine dives into shame and how we can move to a point of empowerment. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: once you can name something, you can understand it and you have power over it shame can come from what is missing shame is an adaption of survival we are not broken, we adapted stop repeating our shame talk learn self...
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Suzanne shares her life journey of challenges and setbacks. She considers herself a positive person. This along with her perseverance, focus and good fortune enabled Suzanne to overcome the challenges. One of her gifts is her ability to break down complex subjects into simple terms. Suzanne translated her gift into her passion … writing. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: knowledge empowers people break down complicated subjects into small pieces never give up there is a future concentrate on things you like to do share your energy with others tags: Suzanne...
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Dr. Salvatore J. Forcina shares an amazing and inspirational story of love, struggle, success and life. When faced with repeated challenges and setbacks, he leaned on his positivity, balanced perspective, hope and determination. Salvatore shares his memoir "The American Doctor", which reinforces the spirit of working toward a better tomorrow and always believing in yourself. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: don't despair never give up tags: Dr. Salvatore J. Forcina, The American Doctor, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring,...
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Sally experienced sexual trauma as a teenager. She repressed it, absorbed it and was ashamed of it. Sally felt as if it was her fault. She started on a journey of healing and began to acknowledge what happened. Initially, Sally felt uncomfortable to tell her story publicly. Then she realized ... if she couldn't tell her story, then what message was that sending to others, such as her daughters. Through supportive communities, Sally published her book and became a survivor of sexual trauma. Today, she creates safe, trusted communities, where she empowers women to experience healing. Sally shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
- never underestimate the power of sisterhood
- find a community of women who have your back
- support one another
- practice self love and self care
- as a mother, seek a community to support you in self care, which is also helpful in protecting your daughters
- we can help unload and release pain that others experience
- evaluate pain in safe setting and release it
- honor your body
- practice deeper listening with yourself and others
- consider joining a red tent, which is a women's tribal community, where people gather, feel safe and can experience healing
Sally Clark is a director, researcher, author and graduate of the Columbia Journalism School. She directed the award-winning documentary Cowgirls and has worked with acclaimed authors and producers, including Naomi Wolf on her book Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood and with Lili Fournier, producer of the Women of Wisdom and Power series. She is also a survivor of sexual assault and has twenty years of experience helping women with similar issues. Her first book, The Way of the Warrior Mama: The guide to Protecting & Raising Strong Daughters, in available now. Sally lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her family.
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