Table of Contents
Introduction Elizabeth Gilbert ix
Take a Breath Rebecca Asher 1
Garden State Victoria Russell 3
The Gift Mallory Kotzman 8
Happy Wife, Happy Life Lisa Becker 12
Intelligence Peter Richmond 17
"Pray" is the Hard Part April Schmidt 21
Reaching My Boiling Point Tina Donvito 25
Shift Happens Emily Shaules 30
Making Peace with Myself Eduardo Martinez 34
Imperfectly Enlightened Shannon Sykes Westgate 37
There You Are Jan Haag 42
Adventurous Woman Laurna Strikwerda 47
Tell The Truth, Tell The Truth, Tell The Truth Eran Sudds 52
Penny Prayers Aimee Halfpenny 58
Road Map Alexandria Hodge 63
Curing the Incurable Any B. Scher 65
Failure to Freedom Linsi Broom 70
Steps Melissa Bergstrom 74
A Bonk on the Head Kahla Kiker 79
Someone Like Me Sandra Roussy 83
Pepperoni Epiphanies James Belmont 87
The List Annmane Kostyk 91
Living Well Nosipho Koto 95
Bread and Cheese Nicole Massaro 95
Out of the Ashes Regan Spencer 101
Write It Down Chelsey Everest 106
Me Time Theressa Real 111
Divine Timing Crystal Gasser 115
Playing the Part Lisann Valentin 119
Fall Risk Karstee Davis 126
Good Enough Laurie Granieri 132
Cry Teach Grow Leslie Patrick Moore 136
Crossing Over Sondra Imperati 141
Running On My Own Elizabeth Duffy 147
"Read Me Your Story, Mandy" Amanda Whitten 152
Answering The Call Of The Higher Self? Billy Rosa 155
Second-Act Singer Theresa Thornton 159
My Superstorms Cara Bradshaw 163
Tour De Fifty Robin Murphy 168
Recognizing Myself Kitty Taylor 172
Out of the Dark Danielle Rhinehart 178
Un Pedazo De Pan Dulce, A Piece of Sweet Bread Elizabeth Veras Holland 183
Darkening Gray Susan Krakoff 188
Getting Back To Me Trade Cornell 191
It Started With The Flu Lettie Stratton 194
Seek Heal Grow Jen Flick 198
Coming Home Peggy Bresnick 203
About the Contributors 207
Credits 219