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Interview with Author – Julie Catania-Shady

Interview with Author – Julie Catania-Shady

Julie is a Law & Order: Special Victims Unit junkie; literacy advocate, spouse to a retired Air Force airman, and mama who is simply making it through the day by the grace of caffeine and Jesus.

She has a degree in broadcast journalism and criminal justice from he University of Maryland in College Park. She went on to work in television, specializing in crime TV and then advanced to investigations for the federal government. Her most favorite job has been being a mommy and is most recently known by her social media followers for her recurring pieces #conversationswithcolton.

Julie lives in Oklahoma with her husband and son.

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Interview with Author – Lynn Rae

Interview with Author – Lynn Rae

Lynn Rae was diagnosed with depression at the age of thirty and bipolar disorder at thirty-five. She has been living with these illnesses since 1991 and has had numerous hospitalizations. Two psychiatrists told her at age thirty-nine that she would never work full time again. She has proven them wrong.
Lynn has written two books. The F Book: 7 F’s to Creating Your Fantastic Future teaches you how incorporating these seven F’s will lead to a happier, healthier, more joy-filled life. The other is called My Journey Back to Myself which depicts her struggles and recovery from bipolar disorder.
As an Inspirational Speaker Lynn shares with others her coping strategies for living with bipolar disorder and how she learned to be a productive member of society again and thrive despite how she was labelled. Her talk, “7 F’s to Creating Your Fantastic Future” outlines seven words all starting with the letter F that led to her recovery. She has spoken at hospitals, conferences, Rotary Clubs, libraries, colleges and universities.
Lynn Rae makes her home in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. In the summer she loves taking care of her vegetable garden and eating fresh from it every day.

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Interview with Author – Chasity Strawder

Interview with Author – Chasity Strawder

Chasity is a native of Southeast Arkansas, but she has resided in the Midwest (Michigan and Ohio) for over 20 years. Chasity is the wife of Terrence and mother of two sons, Donovan and Joshua. She has plans to write additional books to inspire and encourage others in the near future.

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Interview with Author – Brian Joseph Jeffries

2018 was an amazing year and a new beginning for me. For over 20 years, I was in the EMS field; first as a volunteer Firefighter, then working as an EMT, Paramedic, Flight Medic and Instructor. My life has now taken a huge, exciting turn. My new adventure all started when I began waking up at 3am each morning and started to write down my thoughts and dreams. These writings ultimately became a collection of lyrical poems which are songs telling stories of my life and my journey with the Lord. I have never done anything like this before and I felt like I was writing words that were being given to me by God. Throughout these poems, the theme is around the many battles of good and evil which I feel we all struggle with in various ways. For me, things that were once negative and difficult, I now see in a positive light. The nightmares in my mind, have been replaced with dreams of positivity and inspiration. I have been truly blessed to be able to publish my collection of poems in 2019 and pray that this book of life’s journeys is a blessing to you and uplifts your heart!

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