by Wendi Lindenmuth In July of 2015, I hosted a cycling ride in my community that connected two of our most popular gravel trails in Polk County, Wisconsin. We decided to ride about 80 miles total, to our destination and then back to the trailhead where we parked. Many ofContinue Reading
by Jeff Kuhn The events in Blue Sky Lightening took place 25 to 30 years ago. Many friends told me I should write a book about my two near-death experiences and the battle it took to regain full health. This was 25 years ago, and I was only 35 yearsContinue Reading
Having written my first novel during a break from paid employment, I then wrote and published two more alongside a day job. The juggling of work, hobbies, family, writing, and book promotion left me fatigued and frazzled, and certainly not in a place where I was truly enjoying my authorContinue Reading
by Lynn Schmidt I went back to school to get my doctoral degree in mid-career. At the time I was working in corporate America as the director of leadership development. I kept seeing women in senior level positions come and go in executive roles quickly and I wondered why. BasedContinue Reading
by Jo Ann Simon I lost the love of my life, my second husband Tom, to ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). We had a storybook love story that most just dreamed about. It started with a tick bite, Lyme disease and then a death sentence. We made the most of everyContinue Reading
by Angelique L’Amour I had the honor of meeting Angelique at the Dallas-For Worth Writers’ Conference. I attended her class on handling emotions while writing, and was inspired by her story of how she managed a cancer diagnosis and the resulting years of treatment while still raising her young familyContinue Reading
by Rebecca Whitehead Munn I have always held a dream of writing a book; I just didn’t know what it would be about until I faced deep loss. I also did not ever imagine I would be facing a divorce with a two- and four-year-old when I learned my motherContinue Reading
By Elizabeth Antonucci In October 2007, I was in a fatal car accident that took a friend’s life and almost took my own. It was a one-car accident. The driver of our car fell asleep at the wheel and when he realized what happen, he overcorrected, the car flipped, rolledContinue Reading
by Heidi DuPree Within a week of publishing my first book, The Other Medicine That Really Works: How Energy Medicine Can Help You Heal in Body, Mind and Spirit, my life was in a tailspin. I had just spent three years writing a lifetime’s worth of information and insights gainedContinue Reading
by Dr. Diana Raab Writing for Bliss is a culmination of my life’s work. Ever since my mother gave me my first journal when I was ten years old to help me cope with the loss of my grandmother, I’ve used writing as a form of healing, and have triedContinue Reading
by Laurie Buchanan I was 33 years old when my mother died of breast cancer at the age of 53. I was dismayed—no, shocked!—at what traditional medicine did, and failed to do, for people in that position. In my heart of hearts it seemed there must be something more. ThatContinue Reading
by Ulrike Selleck When I was five years old, I drowned. While my friend and her mom desperately tried to fish my lifeless body out of the water, I actually had the most amazing, beautiful, light-filled, and cozy experience. I experienced where I lived, who I really was, had been,Continue Reading