Compiled by Brenda Hammon, Sacred Hearts Rising: Courage under Fire is the final installment in the Sacred Hearts Rising series.

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Once more, it hosts stories that will inspire you. These stories highlight the determination and strength of their writers to overcome impossible obstacles that blocked their paths.

• Are you ready to be challenged, to be taken to that place in your heart and mind that only you know to exist?
• Are you ready to feel that you are not alone with what has happened to you?
• Are you ready to finally be free of the past and the images and words that haunt you?
• Are you ready to be inspired?

If so, then this book is for you. You will read about traumatic experiences faced by these writers and how they overcame them.

Also included in this book is a segment called “Full Circle” that will not only reveal some of the past authors’ stories, but they share with you how they changed and how their lives changed when...

Available June 23rd, Carole Stizza's new book The ASK Framework, discusses questions that elevate your: 

Influence, Performance, and Leadership

When you find out the behaviors and actions you offer that others brag about, these are the very things you DO NOT HAVE TO CHANGE about yourself.

If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a performance review, you’re well aware that the evaluation can be more negative than positive and can leave you feeling unmotivated and dejected.

But be prepared to turn the tables in your favor! In The ASK Framework, executive coach Carole Stizza walks readers through how to gain positive, productive feedback from their supervisors, coworkers, and team members. With the right kind of responses, you can understand your strengths and discover your talents, leading to better job performance, more focused leadership, and greater career success.

Through personal illustrations and real-life examples of employees and supervisors who...

You won't want to miss out on picking up a copy of The Search - A Journey of Self-Discovery!

So many lives are touched by adoption.  Immense gratitude and honor go to the adoptive parents, for all the love, heart, and investment into providing a good life for the children they made their own. 

Often, no matter how good of parents they were, there is something about knowing their roots that adoptees simply cannot ignore. 

Dawn's remarkable true story will touch your heart. This story is a trilogy that brings the unknown past and the present together to form the future.

Which is stronger?  One’s biology or the way one is raised?

Could it be a combination of both?

Journey through this novel as it parallels the lives of three women, bound by love, heredity, and environment.

In the summer of 1957, two women became mothers.

Maeve travels from Ireland to America with ambitious career goals and finds herself an unmarried immigrant, alone and with child.

Celia, a...

Talented Author and Passionate Leader, Susan McCuistion says that our approach to Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is broken.

We have done the same thing over and over for years, expecting better representation and more equitable treatment, all to no avail. In fact, many people still don't know exactly what D&I is.

We can’t fix the mess we’re in with a 2-hour training session. Creating a world that is truly more equitable for everyone is a process. It takes time and practice.

“The D Word: 12 Steps to Diversity Recovery” is for people who want to bring a more humanitarian and compassionate approach to diversity & inclusion. In this book, you’ll discover:

• Real talk about some of the tough topics in diversity & inclusion.
• Diversity Tough Love™ that sheds light on long-lived myths around D&I work.
• Practical activities to help you implement each step

By the end of “The D Word: 12 Steps to Diversity Recovery,” you’ll...

In Revealing the Missing Peace, Jane M Powers shares the real and raw truth about her past of abuse, how she overcame it, and how you can also. In a first-hand and powerful way, Jane will take you step-by-step through realizing your truth, speaking your truth, taking your life back, and creating the best new reality imaginable. If you are looking to connect to your truth, if you are looking to rise above your past, if you are ready to create a new story and a new life, I highly recommend this book.
                                                                     - JENNY HARKLEROAD, founder of Balanced You™

You are not your past, nor are you what happened to you.

That line from the back of Jane's book, Revealing the Missing Peace is to me, SO POWERFUL that I want you to go back and read it again....

"The radiance of a woman is fully expressed when she wholeheartedly loves herself, puts her gifts and talents into action, and passionately pursues the calling of her soul."

- Christine Howard

If you are tired of where you are in your life. If you have been experiencing heartbreak, feeling disconnected from your purpose, your unique SELF. If you are working so hard for your achievements, but feeling like you are getting no where, you NEED to read this book! 

Finally, there’s a way to set-aside relentless striving and stressing to achieve. Christine Howard has created a pioneering, innovative guide that takes you to the crossroads between being and doing, delivering a balanced approach to connecting you with the core of your radiance to allow your greatest callings and dreams to be realized.

The fact is, too many women continue to struggle with overwork, exhaustion, and lack of fulfillment.

Depression, anxiety, and isolation are all too common. In essence, women are...

"Life takes us down many roads, some roads we enjoy, and some we don’t. But regardless of which road you are traveling down now, how we look at life also affects how we handle life."

-Brenda Hammon

Brenda Hammon’s newest book “Soooo… How was your day?” takes a look at those roads she’s traveled and is an incredible collection of stories that will have you going hmm… I never thought of it that way or rolling on the floor laughing (read poor Bub’s near heart attack from Brenda’s scare in Story 2!). Brenda brings a fresh approach to looking at the curveballs that life throws at us and she’s found ways to embrace her own unique self.

Every story in this book is all true stories of events that has happened in Brenda’s life, from starting over after a horrible relationship with an amazing new man, to her wedding day learning to embrace her body the way it is. Brenda looks back at all of these events in her life, events...

“Your Emergence from Leadership to Heartship is a gentle call from a dear friend to consider the possibilities of living life trusting your innate self. An invitation to stand strong in your truth and power. It is as much a testimonial of the love of a mother for her son as it is an opening for the what if’s? Water Isle held me fast. Reflecting the limitless power of nature, the call for community, the demand for integrity and skill, knowing your limits and when to ask for help. Betty has shared her ‘path to Heartship’ with us in an initial brief offering. I truly look forward to more stories from her personal journey.”

Tracy L Tresoor MD CCFP, Physician and mother

There are millions of books about leadership, from those on how to become a first time leader, so those for the experienced leader. From my experience, the hallmarks of most of these book are the three T's - Tools, Tactics and Tips. Some of these have really helped me to learn more about...

Amazing Woman, it’s a radiant revolution.

It’s time to harness the infinite power

 to manifest a new purpose-inspired destiny!

Through this collection of moving, deeply vulnerable stories, relevant teachings, and essential guidance you will discover ways to create a NEW narrative of your future by taking forwarding steps to …

• Close the painful gap between the amazing woman you know yourself to be and the voice you express in the world.
• Set yourself free from old, outdated agreements to anchor your action in authentic power.
• Consciously use what you’ve learned to elevate every aspect of your life and define your destiny with greater resilience, confidence and passion.
• Transform difficult challenges into a deeper connection with your purpose and the courage to stay true to your mission.
• Enliven the intelligence of your body to access greater enthusiasm, energy, happiness, joy, and fulfillment.
• Awaken miracle mindedness to enrich your life and...

This funny and charming book by Skip Wood, and fantastic illustrator Joe Figueroa will put a smile on your face!  It is available through Amazon and other online book stores.  

Kids say the funniest things, especially during Elementary Physical Education class!  “I’ve Done Some REALLY Dangerous Things with Hula Hoops!” captures some of the wildly-entertaining interactions Skip Wood and his students engaged in over a three-year span.

• “I’ve never played this game, but I already love it!” -Kindergartener
• “I’d get this game of ‘Capture the Flag’ going fast Mr. Woody, I have A LOT of sugar in me.” -3^rd Grader
• “I can tell you’re chewing gum Mrs. Wood, but you’re my favorite teacher so I’m not going to tell anyone!” -1^st Grader

Things move lightning-quick for elementary Phys Ed teachers and trying to keep up with 5 & 6-year-olds can be exhausting.  Thankfully Skip...