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Unhealed wounds, a thirst for unavailable men, and years of seeking salvation in temporary homes found twenty-one-year-old Kristin on the doorstep of a decades-older sugar daddy. She thought her life was finally about to begin.

But dating Bradley was not the fairytale she expected.

When Kristin’s dangerous binge of sex, substances, and scandal landed her in a detective’s office, she didn’t suspect that the toughest questions would be the honest ones she had to start asking herself.

Sex, Drugs & Soul is the true story of one woman’s healing quest to discover grace within the shadow side of her psyche and behaviors. Forced to come face-to-face with her tendencies toward people-pleasing and self-abandonment amidst grief and abuse, Kristin finally realized what she had truly been missing—herself.

Kristin Birdwell is no stranger to pain and chaos. After experiencing the death of her father, psychological and sexual abuse, and the loss of loved ones to prison, suicide, and addiction, she coped by seeking love, worthiness, and acceptance in all the wrong places.

Fortunately, these life experiences served as the catalyst for her spiritual journey into yoga, meditation, channeled light healing, and coaching.

Connect with her at kristinbirdwell.com

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Connection with others has always been most important to me, so I welcome you to my website. I’m delighted that you’re here and hope you will find something meaningful that sparks your interest. If you do and would like to talk about it, please contact me.

Before you read on, you might want to watch a few of the clips from an interview I did with Raymond Ellman, the founding editor-in-chief of Inspicio Arts, an arts publication sponsored by Florida International University’s College of Communication, Architecture, and the Arts. Within these short clips, you will be introduced to my work with Holocaust survivors, a sacred legacy journal project I did for the daughter of a friend who had died, some of my educational experiences, my journaling, and more.

In 2012, I completed Room 732, my debut collection of short stories based on the Hollywood Beach Hotel. Ever since 1984, with each walk I took along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, I thought about writing this book. I never lost sight of that goal and finally cleared the space to sit down and make it happen.

After twenty years of working on my legacy journal project, I published Living and Leaving My Legacy, Vol. 1. —a legacy journal for this and future generations. In reading through 359 of my journals, I came to understand the value and impact of journaling as well as the importance of sharing the essence of who I am. I do so in the hopes that readers will look at my life as a mirror into their own. My ultimate goal is to help people understand that how we live our lives becomes our legacy.

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Christopher Veal is a former combat veteran, and a Black man with 25 years of experience in talent and leadership development. He hosts The Vulnerable Man podcast, is a TEDx speaker, and an executive coach and leadership consultant. He works with leaders to leverage vulnerability to create a deeper connection between themselves and those under their charge.

He works deliberately each day to live into his purpose of creating authentic connections. He knows that some days he does better than others at leaning in to being vulnerable, and aims to improve with every interaction

What holds men in unhealthy masculinity? Why is vulnerability looked down on in the 21st century?

In The Whole Man, author Christopher Veal delves into these questions. Showing how men are held in unhealthy masculinity, Veal shows how to incorporate the idea of vulnerability to create a greater connection with people around us.

In this book, you will learn about:

• How masculinity has influenced men to be closed off from their emotions
• The five habits of the “Whole Man”
• How to build and maintain rich and deep relationships with others

The Whole Man is a book that speaks to people who want to look at masculinity in a healthier and more inclusive way, and who are ready to move beyond the confining views of outdated masculinity.

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Three madcap friends make a spontaneous decision to take a five-day break to the historic, cosmopolitan city of Istanbul, but almost from the start, things begin to go wrong. Their travel plans are put in jeopardy by a silly mistake. Their arrival is greeted with less than enthusiasm by the powers that be. The rest of their week is filled with drama, comedy, irony and, everything in between. Historic sites, thronging streets and beautiful vistas hold hidden pitfalls and all manner of escapades befall them.

Join them on their riotous journey where they encounter all kinds of events and characters that make this an unforgettable adventure.

Maisie Sullivan is the pen name of Kath Shadnia, a semi-retired teacher. Born in Islington, London, where she spent the first 40 years of her life. After leaving school she worked in administration, secretarial roles and also worked as an estate agent for many years. After the tragic death of her brother in 1990, she recognised that she felt unfulfilled.

Never having excelled at school, she decided to go back into education and studied for a degree in Business and Economics, at The University of East London. It was a proud moment when she graduated with an Honours Degree in 1993.

Shortly afterward she received a job offer for a teaching post abroad. In September 1993, with one suitcase, a one-way ticket, and sixty pounds in her pocket, she flew to the Middle East. She remained there for almost ten years.

On returning to the UK, she became a licensee but soon returned to teaching, and training teachers. She finally retired from education in 2017. She now pursues her other interests in Holistic and Complementary Therapy and her lifelong passion for writing.

Married, with two grown-up sons, she currently lives in Shropshire, with her husband and her rescue dog Ritchie.

Five Days in Istanbul is her debut novel.

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You're not doomed to repeat the past or hardwired to play out certain painful drama. The good life is not reserved for a select few. A new idea has surfaced in personal development which states: the only help you truly need is help from your total self.

A masterful blend of logic and spirituality, Accelerate Your Mojo walks you through a seven step process uniquely designed to spark intuition, transform fear into ease, and inspire your authentic self to rise up from within and be celebrated. Inspired by real life events, Accelerate Your Mojo reveals the true purpose behind emotion, offers a powerful formula to fully realize desires, and teaches you how to use challenges for positive change in your life. 

This practical, easy-to-follow formula allows abundance and joy to be your most practiced states of being. Master the art of well-being as you learn to construct your reality in ways far better than you ever could have imagined..

About Allison Sutter

Allison Sutter, M.Ed., is a spiritual mentor and intuitive. She is recognized for her ability to seamlessly blend spirituality and practical self-help information making it relevant to daily life. Allison’s digital courses in visualization, abundance mindset, intuition and Law of Attraction have reach over 5K students.

Her mentorship program, Accelerate Your Mojo, helps women tap into and trust their intuition, transform fear when it shows and love their authentic self. You can learn more about Allison's programs and enroll at www.allisonsutter.com.

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When the author wrote this book, she wanted to give readers a way to be more in the present in their lives. A way to stop worrying about things to excess. And a nudge toward getting past old unhelpful patterns and changing how they approach the world.

30 Little Thoughts was created to make you think, to give you that gentle nudge toward seeing all the choices you have in life.

In a series of little awareness's, author Meghan Jones, shares 30 Little Thoughts that will help you bring your focus into the present, make different choices, and create new patterns -- little by little, step by step. The author hopes the reader will find, in her book, little pockets of internal space, self-compassion, and gentler ways of looking at and living life on purpose.

About Meghan Jones

Meghan Jones is an IIN certified holistic health coach and AFAA certified personal trainer. Prior to her career in health and wellness, she has played professionally in a full-time orchestra for over 25 years.

As a health coach, Meghan looks at the relationship between her clients’ lifestyle choices & food choices, and how they both affect their health … and helps them start to change their lives by finding a complete, fully balanced, healthy, more plant-based approach that increases their focus, vitality, and longevity by eating in delicious, creative, joyful ways! She helps people clean up their eating & clean up their life, lower stress, and align with their worth & purpose by exploring attainable little action steps that will lead them to achieving their weight, exercise, & overall health goals.

Simultaneously, she works with her clients to discover and transform their internal mental and emotional limiting beliefs, discomforts, and any areas they seek to feel more grace, ease, & peace.

Meghan believes that every moment of every day, we can live our lives more & more on purpose.

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The sale is not complete until the money is in the bank...but you must collect it first.

Collections are uncomfortable for everyone involved on both ends of the unfinished transaction - the flustered customer dodging the persistent calls of companies with outstanding invoices for goods or services rendered, as well as corporate employees tasked with the job of acquiring the money businesses are owed. In Collect the Cash: The Sale is not Complete Until the Money is in the Bank, financial expert and author Dee Bowden teaches the business of collections doesn't have to be miserable - but it must be done. In Collect the Cash, Dee shares her personal blueprint that has propelled her into success for over 10 years in the B2B (business to business) collections industry, boasting $13 million dollars (and counting) of outstanding debt recovered for corporations and government agencies.

Combining personal anecdotes with proven methods of tangible solutions, Collect the Cash is a practical guide teaching businesses at every level to collect their money with ease, ensuring that every invoice is paid in full or ensuring that no money is left behind.

Dee wrote Collect The Cash to teach small business owners to solve their cash flow issues.

To learn more go to www.collectthecash.biz

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EPISODE 42 - Dr. Jenelle Kim - Myung Sung - The Korean Art of Living Meditation

Myung Sung introduces the Korean art of living meditation as the way to achieve a life of balance and happiness. Using eight simple keys, listeners can enjoy all the calming, positive benefits of meditation in every minute of every day.

You can experience calm mindfulness in every moment of every day.

Most forms of meditation ask us to be still and quiet, to take time away from our busy lives, and forget about our ever-growing to-do lists. Myung Sung, the peaceful art of Korean mindfulness, does the opposite. Myung Sung is active, dynamic, a connectedness woven into our everyday experience through the practice of eight simple steps.

Through stories and wisdom passed down through generations and practical tools, Myung Sung will help you:

• Find balance and happiness
• Calmly resolve conflict
• Walk through stress
• Accomplish your life goals

Connect to your limitless reserves of natural energy and discover how your struggles - in work, marriage, parenting, friendships, health, money - become less difficult. By practicing the eight keys of Myung Sung, you can transform the way you live your life and uncover a greater sense of balance between mind, body, and spirit.

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About the book

Autism with a Side of Sushi is a hopeful book about my experiences as a first-time mother, learning to navigate parenthood with a child on the autism spectrum. It shares the story of the connection between me and my son as we navigate the various stages of growing up. Starting from the first days of colic to the diagnosis to the successes and failures at school and home, this book will take you on our journey. 

If you are touched by autism in some aspect of your life, this book will give insight on what life is like, parenting a child on the spectrum. If you are parenting a child on the spectrum, perhaps you will feel less isolated. Perhaps you are interested in learning more about the topic of autism. Whatever the reason you chose my book, I hope it will make you laugh, cringe, and roll your eyes with me and my son as we navigate our lives, our emotions and our unique challenges,

When I started this project, I asked my son if I could write a book that shared some of his stories and experiences.  At first, he was hesitant but when he asked me why I wanted to write it, I explained that I wanted to share our lives with others so that more people can learn about autism. I told him that I wanted to write a book that makes autism common place, to remove the mystery surrounding the autism spectrum and to increase understanding and encourage kindness. 

My son said that if this book will make people nicer to people on the spectrum, I should write it. 

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