Executive Chef Spencer experienced and overcame sexual abuse as a child. The chaotic nature of a professional kitchen enabled his journey of healing, health and happiness. Chef Spencer's book "Solace in Chaos, A Chef's Memoir", a therapeutic journal, inspires and helps others find their own coping strategies within the context of their professional passions. Cooking provides him with a space for creativity. In his kitchen, Chef Spencer surrounds himself with his like-minded staff. He shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - each of us has a gift, e.g. something to offer the world - each of us deserves to be happy - find your passion - find out how you can create that space that will allow you to be truly content - it is OK to express yourself and to be your true, authentic self - each day is a new challenge - build on what you did the day before - seek a trusted friend or colleague - verbalizing a traumatic incident with a trusted advocate may alleviate the pressure that you may be feeling tags:  Spencer, Gorman, Prow, chef, author, solace, in, chaos, chef, chef's, memoir, storiesthatempower.com, stories that empower, empowering stories, empowerment stories, stories of empowerment, stories of empowering others, self empowerment stories, stories empower, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, uplift, uplifting, upliftment, hope, light, Sean