Chaos to Calm: Awakenings Through Covid (eBook)

Maureen Rooney: Maureen’s emotional suffering was extensive and her path through life was filled with obstacles, but she discovered there were angels everywhere, reaching out to her every time she needed support – she humbly accepted their kindness to guide her from the disempowerment of showing up as a victim to the empowerment of embracing being a survivor.

 

Julie Gauthier: Julie is an advocate for those managing eating disorders, however, as Julie says, this is not about the food because this story is one that supports each of us suffering from the disempowerment of succumbing to society’s subliminal messages, no matter the message or the sender. Julie is an advocate for us all to see and be our truth.

 

Ashley Sunshine: Ashley is wise beyond her years and dedicated to experiencing the trade-offs necessary to live a life beyond the suffering of her past trauma. I find it fitting that Ashley wrote this compilation’s foreword as she constantly seeks her next evolutionary destination while moving forward in her life’s journey of healing.

 

Kay Lannan: Kay is loving and extraordinarily lovable. Kay is the friend and sister we all strive to be, the mom you wish you had and the child you want to love and keep safe from monsters in the night. She was courageously open about what COVID could teach her, and I don’t think Kay regrets the lessons she received – her story will enlighten your own awakenings.

 

Michele Shultz-Murphy: Through deep meaningly conversations with her soul, Michele discovered that her go-to feeling of calm was simply a defensive shield she used to protect herself from past trauma. By digging into her truth, albeit often exhaustingly uncomfortable, Michele discovered that feeling comfortably calm can come from acknowledging who you really are and then committing to being that person. Michele’s calm became her purpose.

 

Bristol Debowski: I believe that Bristol has discovered the powerful energy that being vulnerable creates while moving through adversity. She is strong but also unafraid to succumb to moments when being unguarded serves her well. She is the rock who knows when to rest in the softness of the earth’s nourishing soil. Her perception of balance is one of accepting imbalance – a contradiction of sorts, and yet, it makes perfect sense.

 

Olli Vidal: Olli Greenwood-Vidal is one of the most Authentic individuals I know. I bestow this accolade on them at their young age because they often make me reflect on what I might have achieved in my life had I earned the level of wisdom they have at the age of 22. I say earned because Olli journeyed through the degree of emotional trauma that no child should ever endure. They are another child survivor who, at one point, did not want to experience the feeling of being Alive.

 

Michelle Hohn: Michelle is an organized thinker who writes for a living, so simply trusting her story and writing it from a purely intuitive approach was outside her norm. But these were not normal times and being the problem-solver she is, Michelle found a way to write her story combining her methodology and intuition. She needed to write her story her way, and I encouraged her to do so. The result is a well-thought-out story of her perception of abundance and how experiencing loss throughout her life has made her more resilient during times of misfortune.

"As you read the stories, you will gain perspective on the journey of others, you will identify yourself in parts of stories, and you will feel the warmth of human connection as you continue to navigate your chaos and find your calm. I look forward to reading it again - years from now. As a piece of history and a compelling journal of human resiliency..."

~ Jacquie Costron Co- Founder of Costron + Co. Business & Life Strategist

 

"At times the emotional heart of each writer is so exposed it draws one into deep communion. You realize how much is collectively shared, mourning the tragic losses and unimaginable sacrifices and heightened fear, yet discovering the capacity to persevere. Each story in this anthology demonstrates our resiliency and the process of transformation…"

~ John De Freitas Authenticity Coach, Co-Author, Daring to Share: There to Here, 2nd Edition | Volume 1

 

"These stories act as a gateway of insight as to how others are going through this shared time in our lives and provide a wide-angle lens on some of the very things I am internalizing, as well as empathy for things others are going through that would never have occurred to me otherwise. Reading these stories literally gives me the ability to take a walk for a mile or two in someone else’s shoes. Quite the superpower indeed…"

~ Mike Chisholm Author | Host of He-Cast, the official podcast of He Changed It