Author: Sean

Bridey is a survivor of childhood abuse. She developed resilience, optimism and bravery. Bridey hopes that writing her memoir, Bright Eyes, may help others find hope and feel empowered. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• rob the trauma, steal back your life
• we’ve already survived it
• have permission not to forgive
• be here in the present
• find community

https://bridey-thelenheidel.com

tags: Bridey Thelen-Heidel, Bright Eyes, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Penny is an adult survivor of childhood abuse. She enabled herself to become whole and happy. Penny hopes that her memoir of escape, empowerment and triumph in hope may help others heal. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• strive to be whole and happy
• trauma and abuse come with a lot of shame, which causes us to hide
• choose to live the life we deserve
• baby steps can make us stronger
• get help and don’t do it alone
• find a supportive community
• keep your eyes on the prize
• we have a choice

https://pennylanewriter.com

tags: Penny Lane, writer, author, Redeemed, A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

John A. Dailey talks about his book “Tough Rugged Bastards”, a memoir of an ordinary guy who seized an extraordinary opportunity to become one of the most elite war fighters in America during the most volatile times in the Global War on Terror. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• do something that scares us
• practice the 5 Cs: clarity, commitment, courage, consistency and curiosity
• small steps will get us where we want to go

https://jadailey.com

tags: John A. Dailey, Tough Rugged Bastards, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com