Does your past hold you back? Or does it drive you forward?

When we experience trauma, there are fundamental shifts to our body, mind, and spirit. The balancing act of getting through life as we know it changes, sometimes slowly over time, sometimes in an instant. Whatever the case, with a traumatic event comes the need for recalibrating, and eventually for healing.

This is, of course, easier said than done. It's something we have to learn to do for ourselves over time. Thankfully, there is perhaps nothing more powerful than learning from those who have gone before us.

Gathered here are the first-hand stories of 14 purposeful and passionate women, each of whom carry an experience of life-changing traumatic events, and each of whom share their story of releasing the power of the past and using it instead to fuel a positive future.

The stories each author tells are deeply personal and unique to them, but the lessons learned are universal.

Our history, our stories, truly do define us. But we get to choose in which way they show up, indeed how we show up, in response. We'll show you how.

Release the power of the past. Regain your sovereignty. Discover your next chapter.

Topics include experiencing, healing from, and living with:

Child loss
Critical/terminal diagnosis
Complex and cultural family dynamics
Divorce
Eating disorders
Romantic heartbreak
Burnout
Depression
Religious expectations
Substance addiction and abuse
Family loss at a young age
Death and dying
Escaping abuse
Drug and sex addiction of a partner
Sexual abuse
Anger issues
Traumatic family relationships

Featured Authors: Amy Jaffe Barzach, Colleen Brunetti, Paulomi Campbell, Mary Constance, Holly Dudash, Lowri Foyle, Charmaine Harkins, Angelika Kilian, Shell Sawyer, Karina Viante-Phelan, Kristie K. Warren, and Bryanne Weightman

Surrender Your Story - pocket, Engelska, 2022