Dream in a Suitcase from Domnica Radulescu is a fast-paced, true story of survival, resilience and the power of love, told from the perspective of a female Romanian-American survivor of the worst communist dictatorship behind the former Iron Curtain. The story opens against the backdrop of 1983 Bucharest. The food lines are interminable, the secret police are omnipresent, and college student Domnica Radulescu is reluctantly preparing for a daring journey that will take her first to Rome, and eventually, the United States. Domnica traces the defining moments in her life, b ..read more

More than 140,000 children in the United States have experienced the death of a parent or grandparent from COVID-19. Many families have also lost jobs and had vital supports, such as school, health care services, and other community programs, interrupted and put on hold, putting a mental strain on children, whether or not they realize it. According to research, 71% of parents said the pandemic had taken a toll on their child's mental health and 69% said the pandemic was the worst thing to happen to their child. A national survey of 3,300 high schoolers conducted in spring 2020 found close t ..read more

Motherhood is such a blessing. But it can come with pain and loss. The loss of a child is a pain no person should have to endure, especially the mother carrying that baby.  But it happens, and we persevere.  Charity Majors was called to create the "Meant For More" movement after going through the journey of losing a child...after journeying through the dark night of the soul and finding true healing. Her mission is to impart that each of us are divine miracles, that we are each here on purpose for a purpose.  ..read more

When the unthinkable happens, you don't expect it to happen twice, but for Marci Savage, widowed twice by suicide, it did.  Marci is now coming forward with her story and emerging as a fierce proponent for eliminating the harmful social stigmas attached to mental illness which keep many individuals battling depression and anxiety from seeking help. On August 13, 2014, Marci found Paul, her beloved husband of thirty-four years, dead by suicide. No warning. No explanation. No final good-bye. Less than five years later, on March 15, 2019, Michael, Marci's second h ..read more

Trigger Warning: Graphic Details This is a story of one man's fight for survival in a world of trauma.  David Smith was going to work one day with his brother in Opa-Locka, Florida when they were cut off by an angry driver.  As they got out of their vehicles to figure out what the problem was, the driver of the other vehicle shot Dave's brother in the head.  What was just another day going to work, turned out to be one of Dave's worst nightmares.  "I held my brother in my arms while he fought for his last breath and I felt his last heartbeat." A year prior, his dad di ..read more

As a young girl, Agota Gabor’s dream of becoming a professional ballerina in Budapest is shattered when she contracts polio. Through gruesome therapy and iron willpower she learns to walk and dance again, making a living as a dancer in Canada after her home country erupts in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.​​ Agota forges ahead to achieve a successful and dynamic life, working as a chorus girl in Montreal casinos and nightclubs. But she wants more than just the glitz and glam. After going back to school, Agota becomes a TV journalist and works with her foreign correspondent husband as they ..read more

Are you trying to cope with life's struggles? Are you in need of more support? Do you want to learn how to use your spirituality to cope with life's stressors? Dr. Joanne Frederick's new anthology discusses how to deal with grief and loss, being a black man in the world today, disabilities, surviving Covid-19, infidelity, anxiety and fears, trauma, and single parenting. In this episode we discuss coping with things such as: Survivor's guilt Self-reflection Negative self-talk Loss and grief Depression And so much more Most importantly, we are reminded that no one is perfect; so, allow you ..read more

When did we come to believe the best thing, you can do with death is ride off from it? In ‘Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry,’ Mark W. Schutter tells his story of living a life with grief that began in his mid-twenties. The death of his young wife left him alone, and although life was tough, he vowed to show the world that he was tougher. Remarrying and having a daughter, to onlookers, from the outside, life seemed happy again, until in an anguished night of prayer, Mark heard the words that to be the husband and father he wanted to be, he must: • reconcile the past • embrace the present • re ..read more

Healing trauma can come through taking the time to focus on your wellness every day. Creating new habits or changing old habits can help survivors get back a sense of control.  Whether it's learning to slow down and quiet the noise so that you can open your mind to what might be holding you back, or simply drinking more water, it's time to get back that sense of self-assuredness. When you've experienced trauma, you are usually holding on to the suffering, but when you focus on your daily wellness you can eliminate that over time! Philip Mangan is a health coach who shares his 3-step me ..read more

Amy Berry is the spouse of a veteran. He was and still is honestly the man of her dreams. 18 years after she said, "I do in sickness and health, for better or for worse, till death do us part...." PTSD reared its ugly head. For three years Amy fought to get her husband, the man she fell in love with back, and sometimes it was very lonely. Amy felt they were abandoned at times, but just when they would be at the brink of giving up, God would send a stranger into their lives to help them. Because of all the strangers who became angels Amy wants others to know they are not alone. The mental ..read more