by Karen Creamer | Oct 29, 2023 | Being BRAVE, Book Reviews, books, Brave books, Catching women being brave
Her Badass Story by Dr. Lori Monaco is a compilation of stories written by nine brave women.
These experiences of these women surely will resonate with something you have experienced in your own life. Many of them started their lives behind the eight ball–behind many eight balls, in some cases.
But this is not where their stories end. It’s where they begin.
Geronda Wollack-Spiller’s words in Chapter 7 will feel true for anyone who has ever lived in an abusive household: “My home was not my shelter …” as will Chenille Hernandez’s words in Chapter 3 for anyone whose job has taken a turn for the worst: “My dream job became my shit job.” Keep reading
by Karen Creamer | Jan 22, 2019 | Book Reviews, Brave books
As a registered nurse, I hope everyone will read this book.
Anthony William’s compassionate guide can help those of us who traditional medicine has failed. Those of us with ongoing health conditions for which medical practitioners don’t have a cure. In many cases they don’t even have a correct diagnosis for our conditions. Sometimes we are even blamed for our health issues by our medical practitioners, as if it’s our own fault that they can’t help us. #BlamingTheVictim is alive and well in the current medical model.
Liver Rescue, like all of Anthony William’s books, puts the power back in our own hands to make decisions about how to help ourselves get and/or stay well. He gives us the tools. He encourages us to start where we are. Use what we have. Do the best we can. Trust ourselves. And he is right there cheering us on. Keep reading
by Karen Creamer | May 1, 2018 | Being BRAVE, books, Brave books, Catching women being brave, Clarity, Comfort, family, Interviews, relationships, The BRAVE Interviews
Welcome to this month’s BRAVE Interview with Melanie Delorme!
I am a teacher, a wife, a mother, an author who was given the role of bereaved mom in 2008 when my 8-year-old son, Garrett, was accidentally shot and killed in a hunting accident.
It would have been so easy to allow this horrific experience to define me as a grief-stricken mom for the rest of my life. I’m not sure how long it took me to realize that Garrett deserved a better legacy than that.
I also realized that healing and moving forward was my choice.
I try to choose every day to celebrate Garrett’s life and to remember that knowing him for eight years made me a better person.
I spent a lot of time writing in a journal during the first few years after Garrett’s death. I have since turned my writing into a book and published it. It is entitled, After the Flowers Die: A Handbook of Heartache, Hope and Healing After Losing a Child. I do not want any bereaved parent to ever feel alone. I have recently created a website, promoted my book at book signings, participated in my first TV interview, participated in a live grief webinar. Currently I am working on creating a journaling course for grieving parents. Keep reading
by Karen Creamer | Dec 4, 2017 | author, Being BRAVE, books, Brave books, Catching women being brave, Interviews, The BRAVE Interviews
This month’s interview is with Amy B. Wells, RN!
I am an author and nurse anesthetist.
I’ve had many phases in my life. I was an accountant for a long time (hated it with a passion). I stayed at home with my children for about five years, then went to nursing school when I was in my late thirties. After that, I worked in the ICU for three years before going to anesthesia school. I’ve been a nurse anesthetist for a little over six years. I am married with two teenagers and a grumpy old tom cat and currently live in the suburbs of Houston.
My latest endeavor is writing. I’ve self-published four novels and I have started blogging on my website https://amywellspublishing.com/ Keep reading
Karen Creamer
