Shake Yourself Free’s 1st Anniversary

A year ago this week, my book, Shake Yourself Free, was published by Sastrugi Press. 

I spent five years painstakingly working on this book (entirely prior to 9:00 AM each day). I put my complete heart and soul into it. To have it published and shared with the world is without a doubt one of my proudest moments, both personally and professionally.

I’ve been through much devastating adversity in my life. To see my pain take on such a purpose, by helping so many people—wow, what a feeling.

Shake Yourself Free has 55 five-star reviews on Amazon. The lessons learned from my experiences have resonated with many in not only their personal lives but their professional lives too.

I was finished with this book and in the editing process when, yet another life-changing saga occurred. I was hospitalized a total of 53 days with COVID-19 pneumonia. My chances of survival were extremely slim, but I wouldn’t allow my mind or body settle with that reality. I conquered this battle by channeling many of the tools of resilience that I teach in Shake Yourself Free.

With a multitude of lasting health challenges and ramifications from this fight for life, writing does not come as easy for me. But I am slowly working on my second book, which will dive into the details of my near-death experience and ultimate triumph from this harrowing disease.

I’m sharing here a brand-new Goodreads review from a fellow author and widow friend of mine, Danell teNyenhuis Black.

Thank you, Danell. To have such amazing words come from you, means so much to me.