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I emancipated from the child welfare system at 16 with nothing.Years later, I returned to my high school reunion as a successful business owner, real estate investor, national child advocate, professional speaker, author of 15 books, founder of Successful Survivors Foundation, and a woman on a mission to help others, especially survivors of childhood trauma, find and fulfill their purpose and experience their own authentic success.What happened between those two moments matters. But the deeper story is found in the character and personality traits and survival skills that helped me create personal and professional success. Those things that you already possess can help you too.Your character, personality, values, beliefs, attitude and abilities are among the most valuable assets you can possess. They can help you build a successful life regardless of where you started or what you have endured.The best part is that they cost nothing. And you may already possess far more of them than you realize.CharacterCharacter is revealed through the choices you make, particularly when those choices are difficult, costly or unseen. The following traits contribute to success in every area of life:Honesty is telling the truth even when a lie would be easier. It is saying, “I made the mistake,” before someone else discovers it. Honesty may cost you comfort in the moment, but it earns something far more valuable: trust.Integrity is doing what is right when no one is watching and no reward is guaranteed. It is returning money when you have been overpaid or keeping a promise after it becomes inconvenient. Integrity aligns your private decisions with your public values.Courage is not the absence of fear. It is taking the next right step while fear is still present. Courage is applying for the job you don't feel qualified for, leaving a harmful relationship or speaking up when remaining silent would be safer.Perseverance is continuing after the excitement has faded and the work has become difficult. It is submitting another proposal after several rejections or returning to school after an unsuccessful semester. Perseverance understands that a setback is an event, not a verdict.Work ethic is consistently giving your best effort, whether the assignment feels important or insignificant. The employee who arrives on time, prepared, solves problems, avoids drama and conflict, and completes what needs to be done becomes someone others can depend on.Determination keeps your destination in sight even when you must change your route. When one door closes, a determined person looks for another door, builds a door or finds a completely different way forward.Resilience is the ability to recover, adapt and rebuild after hardship. Resilience does not deny pain. It refuses to allow pain to have the final word.PersonalityYour personality influences how you experience life and how others experience you. You do not need to possess every desirable personality trait. You do need to understand your natural tendencies and learn how to use them wisely.Ask the people who know you best which qualities they see in you. Their answers may reveal strengths you have overlooked.A healthy sense of humor helps you keep difficult moments in perspective. When plans fall apart, the ability to laugh at the situation — and sometimes at yourself — can release tension and help everyone begin again.Optimism is the expectation that something good can still come from an imperfect situation. An optimist who is turned down for an opportunity does not pretend the rejection feels good. Instead, that person asks, “What can I learn from this, and what opportunity might still be ahead?”Hope is closely connected to optimism, but it reaches deeper. Hope allows you to imagine a good future before you can see evidence of it. It gives you a reason to take one more step when everything in you wants to stop.An even temperament helps you respond thoughtfully instead of reacting impulsively. When you receive a harsh email, emotional regulation is the wisdom to pause before replying. Disappointment is inevitable, but allowing disappointment to control your behavior is not.AttitudeThe importance of a positive attitude cannot be overstated. This can be difficult for people who naturally tend toward pessimism, but a positive mental attitude can be developed through intentional thought and practice.A positive attitude does not require pretending that everything is fine. It means refusing to believe that one painful moment will define your entire life.We cannot always control the first thought that enters our minds, but we can decide whether we will entertain it, challenge it or redirect it. We do not have to become prisoners of every negative thought that appears.When your mind says, “I failed, so I am a failure,” you can challenge that thought with the truth: “This attempt did not succeed, but I can learn, adjust and try again.”When you lose an opportunity, you can spend months asking, “Why did this happen to me?” Or you can ask, “What can this teach me, and what can I do next?”That shift does not change the past. It changes what the past is allowed to do to your future.Values and BeliefsYour values identify what matters most to you. Your beliefs shape what you accept as true about yourself, other people and what is possible for your future.Together, your values and beliefs create guardrails. They help you remain within the boundaries of the life you want to build and become the best version of yourself.Imagine being offered a profitable opportunity that requires you to mislead a customer. If honesty is one of your core values, the decision has already been made. Your values protect you from trading long-term peace and credibility for short-term gain.Values and beliefs also help you decide who belongs in your inner circle. A person may be charming, successful or exciting, but if that person repeatedly mocks your convictions, violates your boundaries or pressures you to compromise, closeness to that person can derail your life. That is too high a price to pay.Boundaries are not punishments. They are filters that protect what you value most.AbilitiesYour abilities include the things you have learned in classrooms, workplaces, relationships and difficult life experiences.You may have survival skills, conflict-resolution skills, communication skills, friendship skills and abilities you developed simply because life required you to figure things out. You also have natural talents that were present long before you recognized their value.Some survival responses require healing, but others can be refined into powerful abilities. A child who learned to read a room may grow into an adult with exceptional situational awareness. Someone who learned to accomplish a great deal with very little may become an unusually resourceful entrepreneur. A person who frequently helped others resolve disagreements may have the natural ability to lead, negotiate or build strong teams.You may be a gifted listener, organizer, teacher, encourager, problem-solver, storyteller or peacemaker. Because these abilities come naturally, you may assume they are ordinary. They are not. What feels effortless to you may be exactly what someone else needs.Purposeful Practice: Take Inventory of What You Already PossessCreate five headings on a piece of paper:CharacterPersonalityAttitudeValues and beliefsAbilitiesUnder each heading, list the assets you possess. Beside every asset, write one example of how you have demonstrated it.Do not merely write, “I am resilient.” Write the evidence: “I rebuilt my life after losing my job.” “I raised my children while going to school.” “I survived something that could have destroyed me, and I am still moving forward.”Then circle one asset you have not been using fully and identify one way you can put it to work this week.You may not have started life with money, connections, encouragement or opportunity. But that does not mean you started with nothing.When you recognize, develop and intentionally use the assets already within you, you can create a purposeful life and experience the five facets of real success: healthy relationships, peace, joy, wellness and the financial provision needed to do what you are uniquely qualified to do.Your past may explain where you began. It does not get to decide where you finish. Get full access to Rhonda Sciortino's Wounds to Wisdom Diary & Podcast at rhondasciortino.substack.com/subscribe

For most of my life, I held on tightly.I wanted more time. More accomplishments. To help more people. To advocate for more children. To protect more children from abuse. More security. More certainty. I wanted the people I loved to stay safe, healthy, and close. I wanted to protect them from pain, from loss, from bad decisions, and from all the things that can wound a human heart.I also cared far too much about things that, in the end, simply don't matter very much.Our culture teaches us to value beauty, popularity, money, fame, power, influence, athletic ability, success, and status. We spend extraordinary amounts of time pursuing things that disappear almost as quickly as they arrive. Scripture calls it “vanity”—a chasing after the wind.The older I get, the more clearly I see that it really is.I'm not saying those things are evil. Some can even be used for tremendous good. But they make terrible gods because they were never meant to satisfy the human soul.The only One who can do that is God.As I find myself in the fall—or perhaps even the winter—of my life, something unexpected has happened.My grip is loosening. Not because I've given up. Not because I've become discouraged. Not because I want this life to end. Quite the opposite.I'm simply beginning to see this life for what it is: a temporary assignment, not my permanent address.For those of us who belong to Christ, Heaven isn't wishful thinking. It is home.If we truly believe that Jesus conquered death, if we truly believe there is no more sorrow, no more suffering, no more tears, no more sin, and no more separation from God, why do we cling so desperately to a place that was never intended to be our forever home?Jesus never promised that this world would satisfy us. He gave Himself. He promised eternity. He promised that He was preparing a place for us. And that changes everything.Perhaps the greatest freedom for me has come in releasing the people I love.For years I carried the weight of believing that somehow their future depended on me. I prayed, worried, advised, protected, intervened, and hoped.I still pray. I still love. I still show up whenever God gives me the strength and opportunity. But I've finally realized something profoundly comforting.God has loved them longer than I have. He loves them more perfectly than I ever could. He knows every wound they've carried, every decision they'll make, every heartache they'll experience, and every opportunity they'll have to know Him more deeply.He alone has the power to walk with them every moment of their lives—including the day each of them makes the same transition every one of us will eventually make.Helping my loved ones through to the end of their lives was never my job. It was always His. Turns out, I am not Jesus Junior! There's only one savior, and I'm not Him! So I'm learning to open my hands. To love deeply without trying to control outcomes. To serve faithfully without believing everything depends on me. To trust the One whose hands are infinitely stronger than mine.I'm grateful for every sunrise God gives me.I'm grateful for every conversation, every opportunity to encourage someone, every chance to love well, to forgive quickly, to laugh, to learn, and to serve.I want to stay exactly as long as God has work for me to do. Not one day less. Not one day more. When my assignment here is complete, I won't see death as the end. I'll see it as graduation. I'll finally meet face to face the Savior I've loved but never seen. I'll discover answers to questions I've carried my whole life. I'll understand things that have puzzled me for decades. I'll see justice made perfect. I'll see love without any selfishness. I'll experience goodness without corruption.I'll finally be Home.Until then, I hope to live fully. To love extravagantly. To forgive freely. To serve faithfully. To hold this world loosely while holding Christ tightly. Because the older I become, the more convinced I am that the best is not behind us.For those who belong to Jesus… the best is yet to come.One Action: Open your hands today. Think of one person or one burden you've been gripping too tightly, and consciously place it into God's care. Pray, “Lord, they have always belonged to You. Help me trust You more than I trust myself.”One Prayer: Father, thank You for reminding me that this world is temporary and that my true home is with You. Help me live each day with purpose, love well the people You've entrusted to me, and release them into Your perfect care. Keep my eyes fixed on eternity without neglecting the work You've given me today. May I finish my race faithfully, trusting that Your plans are always better than mine. In Jesus' name, amen.One Declaration: I will live fully for Christ today, hold this world loosely, trust God completely with those I love, and look forward with hope to the eternal home He has prepared for me.This life is good. Eternity with Jesus is better♥️ Get full access to Rhonda Sciortino's Wounds to Wisdom Diary & Podcast at rhondasciortino.substack.com/subscribe

One day, a little boy became separated from his parents in a crowded store.Within minutes, he was frightened and confused.A store employee noticed him crying and knelt beside him. “What happened?” she asked.“I can't find my mom and dad,” he said.She gently asked, “What's your name?”He answered.Then she asked, “Who do you belong to?”The boy immediately said his parents' names.In that moment, something changed. He became a little more calm.He still didn't know where he was.He still didn't know how to find his parents.But he remembered who he belonged to.His circumstances hadn't changed.His identity hadn't changed either.He wasn't a lost boy.He was a cherished son who had become temporarily separated from the people who loved him.The truth about who he was had never changed. He had only forgotten it in a moment of panic.Sometimes life does the same thing to us.We spend years trying to figure out who we are.We search for identity in our accomplishments, our careers, our titles, our income, our relationships, our family background, our successes, and even our failures.Many of us also define ourselves by the painful things that have happened to us, resulting in us seeing ourselves as victims, broken or even irreparable.But while those experiences shape our perspective, they do not define our identity.The greatest danger is not that we underestimate our own power.The greatest danger is that we forget whose we are.Scripture tells us: “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are.” — 1 John 3:1Notice that John doesn't say we might become children of God. He doesn't say we must earn the title. He doesn't say it depends on our accomplishments. He says, “That is what we are.”Before you achieved anything. Before you failed at anything. Before you were praised. Before you were criticized. Before you were wounded. Before you were healed. God knew you. God loved you. God called you His.The world teaches us to build our identity on what we do.God invites us to build our identity on whose we are, and that one distinction changes everything.Because what we do can change. Titles come and go. Money comes and goes. Relationships begin and end. Health rises and falls. People's opinions of us change. But God's love does not—it never will. Trauma often distorts our identity. It whispers lies. “You are damaged.” “You are unwanted.” “You are unlovable.” “You are nothing.”God speaks the truth: “You are Mine, you are cherished, you are precious.”When we truly understand that truth, something remarkable happens. We stop living for approval. We stop trying to prove our worth. We stop measuring our value by our accomplishments. We stop allowing our wounds to tell us who we are.Instead, we begin living from the security of knowing that our value was established by God long before we ever accomplished anything.That's what happened to me. Before I knew Jesus, I thought—I knew because I was told—that I was not wanted, not loved, and shouldn't have even been born. I lived as one told those things would—trying to be unnoticed, head down, standing in the back, hiding in the shadows. Then I was introduced to Jesus. Because I didn't understand how a good God could let bad things happen to a little girl, I looked at Him as the “clockmaker God,” as someone who created the world and everything and everyone in it and then stepped back to watch the chaos that ensued without interfering. After years of reading my Bible and listening to good Bible teachers, I experienced an inexplicable, supernatural, resolution to a seemingly impossible situation—otherwise known as a miracle. (I'll tell the whole story in a different article and video.) I knew then that God was not standing back, detached and uncaring about His children.I had always been a hard worker, but after that first miracle, I raised my head and looked to God for specific direction. I quit my job, started my own business, and began to work hard to glorify God—no longer to earn my right to live, but to love God and His people. A life of miracles ensued. I went from believing that the strength we search for is not found in ourselves. It is found in the God who created us, loves us, and calls us His own.We often think our greatest problem is that we don't know who we are. But more often, the real problem is that we've forgotten whose we are.You are not your success.You are not your failures.You are not your title.You are not your income.You are not your trauma.You are not the worst thing that ever happened to you.You are not the worst thing you have ever done.Your deepest identity is this: You are a beloved child of God.And that changes everything.Reflection QuestionWhat would change in your life if you truly believed that your worth comes not from what you do, but from whose you are? Get full access to Rhonda Sciortino's Wounds to Wisdom Diary & Podcast at rhondasciortino.substack.com/subscribe

IN THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTICES CATEGORY… One of the most painful experiences of my professional life happened when I allowed comparison and jealousy to tear down my self-worth.Many of us have lost someone we loved when they left us for someone else. We've seen others get the promotion we were hoping for. For me, it happened on the day one of my favorite clients moved his business to my competitor. It might not sound terrible compared to other betrayals, but for me, one of my best clients calling to say he was leaving felt like A KNIFE IN MY HEART. I asked if I had let him down in any way.“No, never,” he said. “We love you.”Completely confused, I asked if the competition was offering better protection for the organization? Was it less expensive? Were they geographically closer? The answer was no to all of those questions.I hesitated— I genuinely did not know what to say. Finally, I asked if there was anything I could do to persuade him to stay with me and my team.That's when he told me how my competitor had successfully won my him over (and was planning to win many more).He told me that Anthony, a competitor who had only recently entered the foster care risk management space that I had devoted my life to, had written a book.“A book about what?” I asked, trying to understand how that had anything to do with my client leaving me for the competition. I assumed that he had written some clever risk management strategies specifically for foster care organizations. If that were the case, I thought, why didn't I think of that?But no.My client explained that Anthony had written about his childhood.My head started spinning.Did he have a more sympathetic story than I did? Was I supposed to be telling my own story to gain sympathy from others? I hated pity. Was pity the thing costing me this account? Then my client explained that Anthony had written about growing up in a middle-class family and not having what the other kids had. He wrote about how his family hadn't been able to afford sports uniforms.I could literally feel heat rising up in me as I listened.The people I lived with couldn't afford food (somehow they always had cigarettes and alcohol and the occasional baggie of pot or pills).As I listened, I felt my face getting red, and I thought that my hair might spontaneously combust.I had chosen to protect and defend foster care organizations because I had been one of those kids—NOT because it was an “untapped market segment that had profit potential.”I had experienced abandonment, neglect, abuse, homelessness at 8 years old, and poverty before I emancipated from the foster care system at 16. Because of what I experienced, I dedicated myself to creating the first risk management organization in the United States dedicated solely to protecting organizations that cared for abused and neglected children. I had an intimate understanding of the ways to prevent tragedy in foster care because I had been one of those children. And now my client was leaving because my competitor had written a book about not having sports uniforms? Seriously??I was overcome with what felt like a hurricane of disappointment, anger, envy and, yes, self-pity. I had worked hard for this client. I had negotiated the best coverage and premiums, and had provided risk management strategies that came from my personal understanding of why children get injured or killed in foster care. I knew intuitively about actions child welfare professionals could take to begin to heal the hearts of the children in their care to influence them to want to behave and appreciate the safe haven they'd been provided. But I wasn't able to say any of that in the moment. My client thanked me for everything I had done for his organization, wished me well, and was gone.Before I could process what had happened, I learned from other clients that my former favorite client had purchased copies of Anthony's book and was sharing them with his friends, many of whom were also my clients. He was promoting the competition!I could not sleep.I would like to say I couldn't eat either, but that isn't true. I sat on the floor of my kitchen that night crying so hard I could barely breathe while somehow managing to eat two entire packages of cookies.While I was on the floor with mascara running down my face and cookie crumbs all over me, all I could think of was my competitor who had parachuted in out of nowhere to the national child welfare scene wearing custom-made Italian suits that probably cost more than I had paid for my first car. I compared everything about my work to his, and the comparison that lead to full blown jealousy was stealing my joy, obliterating my peace, and destroying my confidence.Notice who was destroying me? It wasn't my client. And it wasn't my competition. They were at home living their lives completely oblivious to the fact that I was on the floor covered in cookie crumbs. I was the one doing the comparing that manufactured the jealousy that was killing me.That realization taught me something that changed my life.I learned that jealousy could destroying meAfter I'd had a chance to process what happened, I was able to think more clearly. More strategically. I was still angry and disappointed, but fueled by those negative emotions, I developed a plan.I realized that I needed to figure out how to communicate my story and the perspective that I brought to my clients that no one else could bring. I was going to earn my client back—and many more! My book would be so much better than Anthony's. It would be my most powerful sales tool. I WAS FIRED UP! So I sat down to write.I wrote two and a half pages before I completely ran out of things to say.I tried so hard. I even went to Barnes & Noble and bought a book about how to write a book. It did not help.I had written the chronological facts of my life, but I had no idea how to tell the story that turned my pain into my purpose and how my purpose could help others. Since then I've written 15 books, including books featured on the “Today” show, “Ellen,” and other television and radio shows, podcasts, newspapers, magazines, and blogs.What changed?I learned that I cannot write for the wrong reasons. I cannot write while driven by negative emotions. And, most importantly, I learned thatcomparison and jealousy are poison.I realized that there will always be people with a bigger house, a better car, the promotion we wanted, the beautiful relationship that appears flawless, or the life that seems easier than ours.If we spend our lives focused on what others have, we will completely miss the blessings we already have. And we can miss the good things that we are capable of doing in our future. Had I remained jealous, I would never have written the books that have positively contributed to the lives of others. Comparison and jealousy torture us because those negative emotions cause us to focus on what is missing instead of what is present. And the moment gratitude disappears, joy goes with it.Instead of obsessing over what somebody else has (or appears to have), let's look around at the blessings we already possess that millions of people around the world would give anything to have. (The most precious of those blessings have heartbeats.)There is no finish line where comparison and jealousy finally stop. If you allow yourself to live that way, you will spend your entire life chasing a moving target called “enough.” And you will never arrive.Peace, joy, and purpose begin when jealousy is replaced with gratitude.What destructive emotion will you replace? Get full access to Rhonda Sciortino's Wounds to Wisdom Diary & Podcast at rhondasciortino.substack.com/subscribe

What we say about people when they aren't there reveals a great deal about our character.We've all known people who “dish” about others who aren't in the room. Sometimes they're trying to be funny. Sometimes it's a way to fit in. Others claim they're just “venting” or “sharing.”But regardless of the justification, gossip is unfair, potentially damaging, and wrong.Gossiping says a lot about the person doing it. Why do they feel the need to tear down someone else? What's lacking in their life? What insecurities do they have that makes them feel better after they've violated a confidence or exposed the worst thing about someone else? Do they not have anything more meaningful to talk about? No interesting ideas? No good accomplishments? No issues about which they are passionate? No places they've gone, things they've learned, or books, music, and experiences worth discussing?Gossip tears people down, destroys relationships, and reveals some of the worst parts of our character.So let's define it clearly.Gossip is talking negatively about another person without that person present to defend themselves.In practical terms, gossip is deeply unfair.When we talk negatively about someone who is not present, they are not there to explain themselves, defend themselves, or give the context behind their words, attitudes, or behaviors. We do not walk in other people's shoes. We often have no idea what pain, pressure, fear, heartbreak, trauma, exhaustion, or circumstances may have influenced the way they acted.And it is not our place to judge.We can usually recognize gossip by its purpose. If the goal of the conversation is to damage the way others see someone, elevate oneself in the eyes of others, gain sympathy from the listener, or all of the above, it has crossed the line into gossip. That can cause real harm.Words are powerful. Once an opinion about someone is planted in another person's mind, it can be very difficult to undo. Reputations can be destroyed. Relationships can be damaged. Trust can be broken. Entire groups of people can turn against someone based on one side of a story.But let's also be careful not to confuse all conversation with gossip.Not every discussion about another person is wrong.If you share information because you genuinely want others to celebrate someone, support them, pray for them, help them, protect them, or better understand a situation in a healthy and constructive way, that is very different from gossip.It all comes down to our intention in sharing information.Before sharing something about another person, it's wise to pause and ask ourselves a few important questions that could prevent enormous damage:* Would I say this if they were standing beside me?* Would I want someone saying this about me?* What do I hope to accomplish by sharing this information?* Is it helpful?* Could it be hurtful?* Am I speaking from love, wisdom, and concern—or from insecurity, frustration, pride, jealousy, hurt, or a desire for attention or sympathy?If after considering all these questions, you still want to talk to someone to help process feelings or strategize about an approach or some other constructive conversation about an issue you have with someone, then do so with a trusted friend who can help. The intention here is to resolve an issue—not to throw someone under the bus.Wise people understand that protecting another person's dignity says just as much about us as anything we could ever say about them.Lastly, but certainly not the least is that the Bible tells us that gossip is one of seven things that God hates. That alone should make us stop and think carefully before we speak negatively about another person. Proverbs 6:16–19 says, “There are six things God hates, and a seventh He detests: pride, lies, murder, people who pursue wickedness, people who rush into mischief, false accusations, and those who gossip.”Has someone talked about you behind your back? Get full access to Rhonda Sciortino's Wounds to Wisdom Diary & Podcast at rhondasciortino.substack.com/subscribe

The Resilience Podcast is brought to you by the Resilience Institute. Discover how we measure and build resilience skills within organizations at ⁠https://resiliencei.com⁠. This episode is hosted by ⁠Brad Hook⁠. What are the traits that "successful survivals" share? How can we use our pain to succeed? Is love something that can be learned and practised? The power of love to heal. How can we find our best selves? Noticing the awesome in us that already exists. The importance of our purpose and the ways to find it. Rhonda Sciortino, author of Succeed Because Of What You've Been Through (featured on The Today Show), as well as 14 other books, used the survival skills from an abusive childhood to create personal and professional success. She built two successful businesses, then turned her attention to helping others to find their purpose and live their authentic success. Rhonda hosts the FIND YOUR PURPOSE NOW podcast, she is the founder of the Successful Survivors Foundation, and she is the national champion of the Love Is Action Community Initiative. Connect with Rhonda Website | www.rhonda.org

Rhonda and I continue the conversation about the abuse and lack of love in her childhood. She overcame the inner vows and woundings of her heart to be a powerful advocate. She went from misery to so much joy and laughter that her jaw hurts at night! ;-) When people look at her and see she's still standing after everything she's been through, they think there's hope for them too.GOLD NUGGETS:The antidote for depression, despair, suicidal ideation, substance abuse disorder, and PTSD is real, authentic genuine love in our lives.Life circumstances that diminish love in our lives wound us deeply because they hit our soul, our worth.Staying “safe” in the smallness: Don't take up too much space, don't breathe too much air, don't eat too much, keep your head down - all LIES of the enemy!Bad relationships harm us and good, healthy relationships heal us.The “innocence” of how kids get trafficked.Our young people are our best hope for the future.Happiness is not about chasing stuff!Whatever path you've walked, you're now qualified to help the people coming from where you used to be.Own whatever hard thing you've been through so you can help others. Don't bury it. Don't live under the victim label.When we can get to the point where we can thank the people who have hurt us, we've taken our power back.LINKS:- More on Rhonda can be found at www.rhonda.org.- Her book: 30 Days To Love available now!- If you've survived hard things, this is for you Successful Survivors Foundation- If you want to change the world, start here Love Is Action Community InitiativeTake our FREE Business Assessment:SpiritCenteredBusiness.com- Join the Activation Ekklesia for Business: http://SpiritCenteredBusiness.com/activation-Spiritual Business Coaching: https://SpiritCenteredBusiness.com/coaching- Join the SCB Tribe: http://facebook.com/groups/scbtribeBe sure to answer the membership questions so we know you're legit! ;-)Copyright 2023 - Bralynn Newby Int'l. All rights reserved.

My new friend, Rhonda Sciortino tells the story of going after her dream with reckless abandon – quitting her job and selling all her possessions to follow her heart.Rhonda Sciortino, author of Succeed Because Of What You've Been Through (featured on The Today Show), as well as 14 other books, used the survival skills from an abusive childhood to create personal and professional success. She built two successful businesses, then turned her attention to helping others to find their purpose and live their authentic success. Rhonda hosts the FIND YOUR PURPOSE NOW podcast, she is the founder of the Successful Survivors Foundation, and she is the national champion of the Love Is Action Community Initiative.GOLD NUGGETS:From homeless, hungry and abused at 8 to the number one telemarketer in the United States for Farmers Insurance at 15.Finding her life's purpose at the intersection of what she knew how to do and what she cared deeply aboutStarted her own insurance agency specifically to protect and defend the organizations that care for abused childrenTrained childcare workers all over the United States on how to prevent tragedyNot wanting to trade on pityGotta be God journey of how her first book came aboutPray, listen & act on the prompting from Holy Spirit – and repeatHitchhiking to catechism class for a year so she could get baptized and confirmedLINKS:– More on Rhonda can be found at www.rhonda.org.– Her book: 30 Days To Love available now!– If you've survived hard things, this is for you Successful Survivors Foundation– If you want to change the world, start here Love Is Action Community InitiativeTake our FREE Business Assessment:SpiritCenteredBusiness.com– Join the Activation Ekklesia for Business: http://SpiritCenteredBusiness.com/activation– Spiritual Business Coaching: https://SpiritCenteredBusiness.com/coaching– Join the SCB Tribe: http://facebook.com/groups/scbtribeBe sure to answer the membership questions so we know you're legit!

No one wants to re-live the most painful experiences of their life, but before you click this off, consider that we learn survival skills by surviving--not out of a book or in a classroom. We acquire powerful, highly valuable character traits by going through hard things.  In this episode, let's look at the character traits that were developed in you as a result of what you've been through. These character traits are the things that can be the rungs on the ladder of your successful life.  It's not easy to revisit hard times, but remember that in doing it now, you have the perspective of a more mature person. You can revisit without having to relive it. Approach this like you would if someone else was telling you the story as if it were theirs, or think of yourself as an investigative reporter just gathering the facts. Then think of the ways that you were changed by what happened.  We have a tendency to think that we were wounded. Permanently. And we may have been wounded, for a time. But after the wounds heal, we find that we're strong, resilient survivors. We know things because we've lived through them--not because we went to a classroom or read a book. We are EXPERTS in whatever experiences we've survived. To discover the character traits of successful survivors that have been developed in you, go to Findyourpurposenow.org and download the Successful Survivor Character Trait Checklist. A quick internet search of character traits will reveal many more, but these are the most common traits of survivors who have used their character traits to create personal and professional success.  If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU. Please find us on social media @rhondasciortino and on Rhonda Sciortino's YouTube channel. If you would like to share a comment or suggestion, please email a voice note to  https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message or send an email to rhonda@rhonda.org. #purpose #meaning #beyou #youmatter #yourrealsuccess. For info on Rhonda or on FIND YOUR PURPOSE events, go to www.rhonda.org --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/findyourpurposenow/message

In our hectic lives that run at the speed of electronics, it's important to stop from time to time and take an honest evaluation of our lives to make sure that we're on the right track towards fulfillment of our purpose. Think of it like stopping on a road trip to take a look at your GPS to see how close or far away you are from the things you wanted to do and the landmarks you wanted to see along the way. We'd all be disappointed to learn that we were just minutes away from the thing we most wanted to experience, but unknowingly drove right passed it. In this episode, Rhonda Sciortino talks about how to easily take stock of the things that are important to you. She also shares a story of advice that Warren Buffet (allegedly) gave to his private pilot--personal advice from one of the wealthiest men in the world. If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share this podcast. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU. If you would like to share a comment or suggestion, please email a voice note to https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message or send an email to rhonda@rhonda.org. #purpose #meaning #beyou #youmatter #yourrealsuccess. For info on Rhonda or on FIND YOUR PURPOSE events, go to www.rhonda.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message

It's amazing how the clues to your purpose will start falling into place to point you in the direction of God's good plans for your life when you begin to really seek your purpose. In this episode Rhonda Sciortino shares a huge clue to your purpose. It's significant because this clue forms the foundation of your identity. You can build the pathway to your purpose on this sturdy foundation. If you, or someone you know, is searching for purpose and meaning, please share. And be sure to subscribe and listen every week as we continue to move toward finding and living the purpose for which you were born and perfectly matched. You are not an accident. You are an "intentional!" YOU MATTER and your purpose matters. There are people who need YOU. If you would like to share a comment or suggestion, please email a voice note to https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message. #purpose #meaning #beyou #youmatter #yourrealsuccess. For info on Rhonda or on FIND YOUR PURPOSE events, go to www.rhonda.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message

Do you ever feel like you're going backwards, away from your purpose? Or that you're going in circles instead of making progress towards your purpose? We all want our lives to be one straight line from where we are today to living the life of meaning and fulfillment, but the path towards fulfillment of our purpose is often a winding road filled with switchbacks and turns that we didn't see coming. It's tempting to veer off the path or to just give up. In today's episode, Rhonda Sciortino shares 7 of the "guardrails" she relies on to keep her on the path towards purpose, meaning, and God's perfect plans. If you, or someone you know, is at a crossroads in life, going through a painful breakup, have lost a loved one, lost a job, are dealing with a life threatening diagnosis, or any of the other things that bring us face-to-face with the question of purpose and meaning of our lives, we hope you'll consider attending an upcoming FIND YOUR PURPOSE Christian Women's Retreat. In these retreats, we take 2 1/2 days to lead you on a journey of self-discovery. You come away with a confident understanding of your authentic identity, your natural talents, strengths, personality and character traits--all the things that make you uniquely awesome. Importantly, you leave with an understanding of how the experiences of your life have worked together to make you the amazing person you are--this is true for even the most painful times of your life. Check out upcoming retreats at www.rhonda.org/events. Please be a friend and share this with someone who needs it. We hope you'll subscribe and listen to this ongoing conversation about finding and living the purpose for which you were born. If you would like to share a comment or suggestion, please email a voice note to https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message. #purpose #joy #peace #love #hope #success #healthyrelationships #wellness #thrive #suffering --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message

Many people think they're living in their purpose, and they're not. Others are in their purpose and are still looking for something else. Either way, they aren't enjoying what's possible for them. So how do we recognize when someone is living in their purpose? If you want to find your purpose, please listen to this so that you can let these markers be your guide on the way to your purpose. In this episode, certified life coach, Jenny Christiansen, and author, Rhonda Sciortino, talk about what it looks like and feels like when someone is living in their purpose. If you're at a crossroads in life, maybe you're going through a painful breakup, have lost a loved one, lost your job, are dealing with a life threatening diagnosis, or any of the other things that bring us face-to-face with the purpose of our lives, we hope you'll consider attending an upcoming FIND YOUR PURPOSE Christian Women's Retreat. In these retreats, we take 2 1/2 days to lead you on a journey of self-discovery. You come away with a confident understanding of your authentic identity, your natural talents, strengths, personality and character traits--all the things that make you uniquely awesome. Importantly, you leave with an understanding of how the experiences of your life have worked together to make you the amazing person you are--this is true for even the most painful times of your life. Check out upcoming retreats at www.rhonda.org/events. Please be a friend and share this with someone who needs it. We hope you'll subscribe and listen to this ongoing conversation about finding and living the purpose for which you were born. If you would like to share a comment or suggestion, please email a voice note to https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message. #purpose #joy #peace #love #hope #success #healthyrelationships #wellness #thrive #suffering --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message

Confident people really stand out to us because many of us are insecure about our looks, the way we dress, the way we sound, our social status, our jobs, the money in our account, and just about any other aspect of our lives. We can all be confident, comfortable in our own skin, and relaxed and at ease with our lives. This is the result of living our purpose because when we are living the life we were built to live, we know that we're enough. In fact, we know that we're awesome at being the most authentic version of ourselves possible. In this episode, certified life coach, Jenny Christiansen, and successful survivor of childhood abandonment and abuse, Rhonda Sciortino, talk about the process of going from "not enough" to that peaceful, easy feeling of living in your purpose. Please subscribe and share this with someone who doesn't think they're enough. For info on FIND YOUR PURPOSE retreats and on co-host, Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org/events. We want to hear from you. Send us a question, comment or suggestion here: https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message. #purpose #joy #peace #love #hope #success #healthyrelationships #wellness #thrive #suffering --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposenow/message

Rhonda Sciortino is a survivor, successful business woman, author, speaker, and founder of the Successful Survivors Foundation. Rhonda joins the 1 Girl Revolution Podcast this week to share her inspiring life story and how she turned her survivor story into a story of success and purpose - and now how she's helping other survivors find their purpose.  Rhonda was abandoned as a very young child and became a ward of the court until she emancipated at the age of 16. Except for a brief time with a great foster family, her first 16 years were spent with her abusive grandparents – her grandfather was mentally ill and her grandmother was an alcoholic and drug-addicted.  At 15 years old, Rhonda decided to seek emancipation. One of the prerequisites was that Rhonda had to have a job, so she went to work for the first person who would hire her–an insurance agent. Rhonda worked hard and was finally emancipated at the age of 17 and that same year, she became California's youngest licensed insurance agent. Rhonda has had an incredibly successful career in insurance and throughout her career, she has dedicated her life to supporting people and organizations that protect children. In 2008, Rhonda left her career to serve as the chairperson of Successful Survivors Foundation, a non-profit organization she founded to help survivors of trauma find purpose, meaning, and happiness, what she calls, "your real success." This episode of the podcast is so inspiring. In this episode, you'll hear: Rhonda's life story, including being abandoned as a baby and surviving abuse; How she fought to be emancipated at a young age and then found success; About her successful career in insurance and how she went from survival to having a multi-million dollar career; The story of why she decided to start Successful Survivors Foundation and how she's now helping other survivors find their purpose and success; And so much more.  For more information on Rhonda, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/Rhonda

In this episode Rhonda Sciortino and Jenny Christiansen talk about the importance of finding one's purpose and what it reallly means to live one's purpose. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/findyourpurposewithrhondascior/message

In this episode, foster care alumni, Chris Chmielewski and Rhonda Sciortino, talk about how they created successful lives because of what they've been through. YOU can do it too because your experiences qualify you as an expert in what you've been through!! For more information on Chris, go to www.fosterfocusmag.com. If you care about foster care from any angle, check it out. For more on Rhonda and discounts and free shipping on her books, go to www.rhonda.org. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

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In this episode, Rhonda Sciortino joins Jonathan Sanborn on his radio show and podcast, COUNTER CULTURE to talk about how we can use the wounds of our past to inspire and help others. Please like, subscribe, and share so that we can help others #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Blaming others or constantly getting blamed can damage, or even destroy, relationships. In this episode of Live, Love, Survive, and Thrive, we talk about the mindset of blaming others or being blamed. Rhonda Sciortino, author of Acts of Kindness, 101 ways to make the world a better place, and Jenny Christiansen, Certified Life Coach, give tips and strategies for taking control over this destructive mindset. To reach Rhonda, go to www.rhonda.org. To reach Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share so that we can all #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

A habitual mindset of negativity repels positive people, steals our joy, diminishes our relationships, and can ultimately destroy our lives. The good news is that you can change it. In this episode of Live Love Survive and Thrive, author of 30 Days to Happiness, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, talk about how to change a mindset of negativity. www.rhonda.org * www.jennychristiansen.org Please like, subscribe, and share to help others #ive #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

If you spend your life striving for perfection that are impossible to attain or to gain the approval of someone who will never give it, THIS IS FOR YOU. There are three categories of perfection to strive for. Two can be toxic. The third will lead you to fulfillment, purpose, meaning, and happiness. Join us to hear about the kind of perfection we can strive for that will improve our lives and the lives of those around us. To contact Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To contact Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share to more people will #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

We've all hard things when we were children that were hurtful. Some of those things go down deep inside of us and are carried with us and influence us for the rest of our lives. It's time to dig those shameful childhood messages out and throw them away! To ask questions of Rhonda Sciortino, author of From Foster Care To Millionaire, go to www.rhonda.org. To reach Jenny Christiansen, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe and share #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Childhood messages about ourselves or what we believe is acceptable can hold us back and damage our relationships. In this episode of Live Love Survive & Thrive, author of 30 Days To Happiness, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, talk about identifying childhood messages and what they do to us. To learn more about Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To learn about Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share to help others #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Some of us spend our lives never really being ourselves. We try to be what someone else wants us to be. We try to live up to the expectations of others. We try to make someone proud of us. WHY? We are afraid of being judged, being left out, being compared to someone else (and falling short), afraid that someone is going to be angry or reject us, and a host of other fears. In this episode author of Succeed Because of What You've Been Through, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life and Academic Coach, Jenny Christiansen, talk about being our authentic selves and enjoying the life that accompanies that. To reach Rhonda, go to www.rhonda.org. To get in touch with Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share so we can all #LIVE #LOVE #SURVIVE and #THRIVE! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

None of us has enough hours in the day to do all we need and want to do. But if we stop doing things that don't need to be done in the first place, we can add hours to our day and happiness to our lives. In this episode, author of 30 Days To Happiness, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, talk about how to eliminate the things that don't need to be done and why it's critical to do so. We'll fall short of fulfilling our purpose and enjoying our unique success if we waste our time. If you missed the other 3 episodes on our biggest time wasters, go back and take them in. To contact Rhonda, go to www.rhonda.org. To reach Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share so we can all #live, #love, #survive, and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

We've all done it. We complain about the traffic, we complain about our boss and coworkers, we complain about what the people in our lives forgot to do. But WHAT DOES IT GET US? Not a darn thing except time lost that we can never get back. The same goes for blaming others. It doesn't change a thing—literally. When we fail to take responsibility for our part, we don't improve and grow. In this episode, author of 30 Days To Happiness, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, talk about how to avoid blaming and complaining and why it's important to your health and happiness to do so. To contact Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To reach Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share to we can all #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

There are never enough hours in the day to do all that we need and want to do. The good news is that we can identify and eliminate the BIG time wasters in our lives. This week we're taking on the big four of time wasters. Today we're talking about ARGUING. There are far more effective ways to communicate and persuade than arguing. In fact, people are rarely genuinely persuaded by arguing. In this episode author of 30 Days To Happiness, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, talk about strategies for avoiding arguing and why it's important to do so. Please like, subscribe, and share #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Whether it's divorce, death, a child being taken into foster care, or any of the other circumstances under which families break, we have to acknowledge that the child experiences grief and loss. Children are resilient, but we can't gloss over the grief they experience when their families break. Step parents, foster parents, relatives, neighbors, and friends can all help children heal after the family breaks. In this episode Debbie Ausburn, former social worker, prosecutor of crimes against children, foster parent, step parent, and defense lawyer for child welfare organizations, talks with Rhonda Sciortino, author of Successful Survivors—the 8 character traits of successful survivors and how you can attain them, about the realities of being present when you're not the person who's supposed to be there. Please like, subscribe, and share #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Many of us are out of balance. Some of us aren't even aware of it. In this episode, Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, and author of Succeed Because of What You've Been Through, Rhonda Sciortino, talk about the signs of a life out of balance, and give strategies for gaining balance, which leads to fulfillment of your purpose and all the good things that accompany it. To reach out to Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. For Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share so more people can #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

If you are sad, depressed, or feeling anything other than determined and unstoppable, then you may not be clear on the meaning and purpose of your life! You're here for a reason, and in this episode, author of How To Get To Awesome, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, talk about 9 strategies for finding your meaning and living your purpose. To reach Rhonda, go to www.rhonda.org. To get in touch with Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share so that we can help more people #live, #love, #survive, and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

We're harmed by bad relationships, and we experience healing in good relationships. When we don't have healthy relationships with good people, we suffer. Good relationships are the foundation of a successful life. You can have fame and fortune, but if you can't enjoy it with someone who has your best interests at heart, you will not feel truly happy and fulfilled. In today's episode of Live, Love, Survive and Thrive, author of How To Get To Awesome, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, talk about how to develop and nurture good relationships and why it's critical to do so. Please like, subscribe, and share so we can help more people #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

You will never create the life you want to live and deserve to live until you learn to hit the delete button on procrastination. But how? In this episode of LIVE LOVE SURVIVE THRIVE, Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, and author of From Foster Care To Millionaire, Rhonda Sciortino talk about how to deal with procrastination and why it's critical to do so. To contact Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To reach Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share so more people can #LIVE #LOVE #SURVIVE and #THRIVE! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

We've all done it—things that we know we shouldn't do, because it makes us feel better (for a moment), or makes us feel nothing (for a time), or distracts us from the problem, giving us a little rest. But when the ice cream is all gone, they money is spent, the alcohol or drugs wear off, etc., the problem is still there. In fact, many times it's worse. Today we're talking about strategies for hitting the delete button on self-medicating. To contact author of Succeed Because Of What You've Been Through, Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To reach Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, share, and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Together we can help more people #LIVE #LOVE #SURVIVE and #THRIVE! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Some people bring out the best in us. Unfortunately, some people bring out the worst and drain the life out of us. In this episode of #live #love #survive and #thrive, Rhonda Sciortino, author of 30 Days To Happiness, and Jenny Christiansen, Certified Life Coach, talk about how to identify healthy relationships, how to create them, and how to hit the delete button on toxicity. Please like, share, and subscribe. Together we can help more people to LIVE, LOVE, SURVIVE and THRIVE! https://youtu.be/-GiF8Qsdol8 #relationships #toxicrelationships #happiness #peace #joy #drama #nodrama #live #love #survive #thrive --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

We all have them—those hurtful memories that get triggered by certain people, circumstances, holidays, songs, or smells that spike us right back into painful emotions. The good news is that we don't have to be vulnerable to those triggers! In this episode of LIVE, LOVE, SURVIVE and THRIVE, We talk about how to hit the delete key on bad memories. To contact author of Succeed Because of What You've Been Through, Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To reach Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share because together we can help more people. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Have you ever known someone who has been fired from multiple jobs? Or someone who has been betrayed by someone they loved over and over again? There are some people who keep repeating their past, and who, sadly, keep reliving the same kind of pain. In this episode, Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, and author of 30 Days To Happiness, Rhonda Sciortino, talk about HOW TO STOP REPEATING THE PAST. Please like, subscribe, and share so that we can help more people #live, #love, #survive, and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

We've all done things that we knew we shouldn't do. We've lied to the police officer about how fast we were going. We've eaten a pint of ice cream that we knew would show up on our hips later. We've said things that we wish we could take back. But why? In this episode, author of Succeed Because of What You've Been Through, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, talk about HOW to quit doing the things we don't want to do, and how to make better decisions that will lead to the great life we want to lead. To reach Rhonda, go to www.rhonda.org. To contact Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share because together we can help more people to #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

In Rejection, Pain, and UNCONDITIONAL LOVE part 2, Pamela Cutchlow, founder of Orange County Children's Foundation shares the message that she has staked her life on. To connect with Pamela, go to www.facebook.com/PamelaCutchlow. To reach Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. Please like, subscribe, and share so that we can help more people #live, #love, #survive, and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

If you've felt the pain of rejection, you know how deeply it can cut. Rejection is a soul-wound. In this episode of Live, Love, Survive and Thrive, Pamela Cutchlow, founder of Orange County Children's Foundation, talks about the pain of rejection and the only thing that heals it—Love. To contact Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. You can connect with Pamela Cutchlow on Facebook and Instagram. Please like, subscribe, and share because together we can help more people #live, #love, #survive, and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

What would happen if we quit attacking people who have opinions or beliefs or values that are different from ours? What would happen if we simply stopped arguing? How much more peaceful would the world be if we acted like we actually care more about people than about the way they vote or the color of their skin?? Brian Molitor, author, TV producer, and founder of Malachi Global Foundation, and Rhonda Sciortino, National Champion of the Love Is Action Community Initiative talk about what the world needs now--LOVE, SWEET LOVE, not just for some, but for everyone. To contact Brian, go to www.malachiglobal.org. To reach Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. Please like, subscribe, and share so that we can help more people #live, #love, #survive, and #thrive. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

When you're in a difficult situation or relationship, it can be very helpful to learn and talk about the issues. This is the 4th in a series of talks between foster alumni, Amber Jewell, LMSW and Rhonda Sciortino about finding hope. This one thing can help you find your way through tough times and emerge successfully. To contact Amber, go to www.amberjewell.org. To contact author, speaker, and child advocate, Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. Please like, subscribe, and share so that together we can help more people to #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Two successful survivors of childhood abuse talk about setting healthy boundaries, like how to say now and why to say yes, so that you don't wind up exhausted, depressed, or bitter. We can all find hope by taking care of ourselves with healthy boundaries. For information about Amber Jewell, LMSW, go to www.amberjewell.org. To contact Rhonda Sciortino, author of 30 Days To Happiness (featured on Ellen show and in her Kind Boxes), go to www.rhonda.org. Please like, subscribe, and share so that together we can help more people #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Amber Jewell, LMSW, successful survivor of childhood abuse, joins Rhonda Sciortino to talk about how to find hope by finding your people. For more info on Amber, go to www.amberjewell.org. To contact author of From Foster Care To Millionaire, Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. Please subscribe, like, and share so that together we can help more people to #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Life won't always be tough, but it‘s unrealistic to think that it will always be perfect. Tough times come and go throughout our lives, but you are tough too, and you can successfully survive through it all! Successful Survivors of child abuse, Amber Jewell, LMSW and Rhonda Sciortino, talk about how to find hope when life is tough. To contact Amber, go to www.amberjewell.org. To reach Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. Please like, subscribe, and share, together we can help more people #live #love #survive and #thrive. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Do want to have a better life but have no idea how to make it happen? THIS could be the best 1 minute 10 seconds you ever invest in yourself. For more info on Rhonda Sciortino, author of From Foster Care To Millionaire, go to www.rhonda.org. Please subscribe, like, and share so that we can help more people to #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

If you don't know what you want to do with your life, you are likely to wind up doing what someone else wants you to do. This episode is about strategies for knowing what you want, what you REALLY want, and then living purposely, deliberately, with intention. For more info on Rhonda Sciortino, author of From Foster Care To Millionaire, go to www.rhonda.org. Please subscribe, like, and share so that we can help more people to #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Do you struggle to keep peace in your home? Are you trying to make it work in a blended family? If you're a step-parent, or a foster, adoptive, or relative caregiver for kids that you didn't bring into the world, you're going to want to hear this. Debbie Bailey Ausburn was a social worker (and single) when she decided to become a foster parent to teenagers. Over time, Debbie went back to school and became a lawyer. She was a prosecutor of crimes against children before she moved into defending the good people and organizations that care for children who have been traumatized. Her experience in all those roles prepared her for marrying a man who had 5 children. Debbie has created a blended family, and says, "Being someone's Plan B can be pretty wonderful." Look for Debbie's book, to be released later this year, Healing Blended Families. For more on Debbie, go to www.debbieausburn.com. For more info on Rhonda Sciortino, author of From Foster Care To Millionaire, go to www.rhonda.org. Please subscribe, like, and share so that we can help more people to #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

There is so much more to say about succeeding because of what you've been through. We hope that you will go through all five steps that we've covered this week. And if you want to go deeper, Rhonda Sciortino wants to send you her book and the accompanying workbook, Succeed Because of What You've Been Through—FREE. For as long as supplies last, Rhonda will send you the set at no cost to you—even the postage is free. Go to her website, www.rhonda.org/shop, and use the coupon code COVID. It doesn't matter what you've survived, you can mine the lessons out of it and use those assets of character traits, learned abilities, perspective, empathy, and so much more, to create personal and professional success. Rhonda knows because that's what she did to go from foster care to millionaire—the title of her first of 13 books. For more in Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. For info on Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please subscribe, like, and share so that we can help more people #live #love #survive and #thrive --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

This is where it gets fun! Step 4 is where we learn to articulate the good things about ourselves that we've extracted from our painful situations. No longer do we lower our gaze and shamefully admit what we've gone through. We don't have to talk about what we've been through at all. But what we do talk about are the good character traits, learned abilities, and perspective that we acquired as we went through adversity. When we can look someone in the eyes, and unashamedly explain who we are and what we're capable of doing that is of value in the world, we are the ones who get hired, who get the business loan, the patent, the partnership, or the relationships. To contact Rhonda Sciortino for more info, go to www.rhonda.org. To reach out to Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please subscribe, like, and share so that we can help more people to #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

THIS is the meat of the sandwich! This is where we mine the lessons out of our painful experiences. Even if you think that nothing good could possibly come from what you've been through, know that your difficult experiences have changed you. They have developed in you character traits and learned abilities that you cannot get any other way. You've survived! Don't waste your pain. Do this step, and you'll be prepared to use the nuggets of gold you extract from painful experiences to create your real success. To contact Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To reach out to Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please subscribe, like, and share, so that we have help more people #live #love #survive and #thrive. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

I hate this part, but there's no way around it. If you don't give yourself permission to properly grieve what you've lost, what you hoped for, and the fantasies you had about it that were never going to be, your grief will show up in your attitudes, emotions, and your physical health. The key is to grieve for a time and then to move on so that you don't get stuck forever in grief. If you get stuck, you lose the good future that is your destiny. For info about author of Succeed Because Of What You've Been Through, Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. For info on Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please subscribe, like, and share so more people will #live #love #survive, and #thrive. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

It is not only possible to succeed because of what you've been through, but that's the purpose of hard times. Don't waste your pain by not growing through the painful experiences and allowing them to become stepping stones to your good life. Today we're talkin about the first step toward succeeding because of what you've been through. Join us for all 5 steps. To contact Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To reach out to Jenny, to go www.jennychristiansen.org. Please subscribe so you never miss an episode of #live #love #survive and #thrive. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Real, authentic success is made up of 5 distinct facets. One without a measure of the others is not true success. Before you go chasing success, take a few minutes with me to understand what you're going after. Know the 5 facets of real success so you'll know it when you see it. THERE ARE THREE FREE GIFTS AVAILABLE TO YOU HERE! The coupon codes are in the podcast. For more info on Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. Please like, share, and comment. Together we can help others to #live, #love #survive, and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

When you're stuck in difficult and challenging circumstances, whether short or long term, use these six steps to power through. For information on author of From Foster Care To Millionaire, Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. For info on Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share because together we can help more people to #live #love #survive and #thrive, and make our world a better place. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Whether you don't have enough time or money, or you lack the right education or connections, or you literally don't have a roof over your head and food to eat, we all feel as though there are things that we lack that are holding us back. Today we talk about how to get what you need to succeed. If you've missed the other powerful steps on your road to success, listen, subscribe, like, and share. Don't miss a single bit of wisdom from author of From Foster Care To Millionaire, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen. For more info on Rhonda, go to www.rhonda.org. For more on Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please share so we can all #live #love #survive and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Sometimes we don't even realize that we're speaking words that make our situation worse or that become self-fulfilling prophecies. In this episode, we talk about how to stop using words that emanate from past rejection. If you missed the other episodes about the things that hold us back and the obstacles that keep us from fulfilling our purpose, listen to those now. We've fallen in these potholes, and now we're telling you so you don't have to. For more info on Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. For more on Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, share, and comment. Together we can help others to #live, #love #survive, and #thrive! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Fear and anxiety are normal human emotions, but when they interfere with our ability to embrace our authentic identity, fulfill our purpose, and achieve our maximum impact, we must take action. In this episode, we're talk about how to take control of fear, anxiety, and why it's important to do so. To contact Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To contact Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share. Together we can help others, and when we do that, we make our world better. #live #love #survive #thrive #purpose #meaning #identity #impact #fear #anxiety #rewards --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

When you feel inadequate or as though you're not enough, it steals your happiness and meaning, and can threaten the fulfillment of your purpose. We've all been there. In this episode, we address the feelings of inadequacy and what to do about them. To contact Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To contact Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. #live #love #survive #thrive #inadequacy #youmatter #meaning #purpose --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

In this episode, author of From Foster Care To Millionaire, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen give the 3 questions to ask yourself and the 6 steps to take to find and begin to fulfill your life assignment. Your assignment is your purpose. It is the meaning of your life, and you will never be fully content and happy until you have it. If you missed any of the segments in this series, listen to YOU HAVE A LIFE ASSIGNMENT, YOU ARE AWESOME, THE CLUES TO YOUR LIFE ASSIGNMENT, and WHAT ARE YOUR OBSTACLES, and watch for Rhonda's upcoming book, What's Your Assignment. To contact Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To reach Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share. Together we can help others. #live #love #survive #thrive #overcome #purpose #meaning #success #succeed #peace #joy #happiness #provision #wealth #relationships #health #wellness --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Every one of us faces obstacles to our real success, which is synonymous the fulfillment of our purpose. Today we're going to talk about those obstacles and how to climb over, tunnel under, go around, or blast through the obstacles that hold you back from living the life you were born to live. Don't let the obstacles hold you back! To contact author, speaker, successful survivor, Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To contact Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please like, subscribe, and share. Together we can help others! #live #love #survive #thrive #obstacles #overcome #success #succeed #purpose #meaning --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

There are clues all around you just waiting to be recognized. Each one of your clues is a puzzle piece that will form the picture of what you were born to do. Don't miss this list of all the things that make you truly amazing! If you didn't hear the first two segments of this subject, go back and isten to “You Have A Life Assignment!” and “You Are Awesome!” And don't miss “Take Off Rejection” and “Your Next Steps.” For more info on Rhonda Sciortino, author of Succeed Because Of What You've Been Through, go to www.rhonda.org. For more info on Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. Please subscribe and share. Together we can help others. #live #love #survive #thrive #purpose #meaning #success #succeed #overcome --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

You are enough. You matter. You were born for a purpose. When you stop thinking about what's wrong with you, and begin looking at yourself for what's good about you, you will see that you have the goods! You have the potential within you to fulfill the unique purpose for which you were perfectly matched. For info on Rhonda Sciortino, author of Succeed Because Of What You've Been Through, go to www.rhonda.org. For info on Certified Life coach, Jenny Christiansen, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. To book one or both to speak, contact Successful Survivors Speaker Bureau at speaker@successfulsurvivors.org or 949.307.6067. Please subscribe and share. Together we can help others! #live #love #survive #thrive #awesome #youmatter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

If you know specifically want you want to get done, you're more likely to do it. There's less chance that you'll be distracted or detoured. This is true whether it's about getting your daily chores done or fulfilling the purpose for your life. If you aren't clear on what you want, you're far more likely to do what others want you to do. You'll inadvertently be leaving your dreams and desires behind while going along with what someone else wants to do. In this episode, Rhonda Sciortino, author of “From Foster Care To Millionaire,” gives you five questions to ask yourself that will help you determine what you want to do and importantly, why you want to do it. If you will do what Rhonda did, you will know what you want and increase your chances of doing it! To connect with Rhonda, go to www.rhonda.org. #rhonda #power #succeed #success #live #love #survive #thrive #successfulsurvivor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

In this episode we talk about how to get unstuck from negative emotions. Even after the normal human reaction of anger and bitterness when there is legitimate injustice, we can take control of our feelings. And if we truly want to be happy, we MUST do so. Please subscribe and share. Together we can help more people. To contact Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. To reach Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Lots of us have legitimate reasons to feel sorry for ourselves. There is a place for acknowledging the ways we've been harmed, but there is a time to intentionally put those things behind us and move on. If we fail to do it, we will miss out on our destinies. We also give the person who harmed us the satisfaction of continuing the hurt for as long as we hold onto it. In this episode, we talk about how to move on and why it's so important to do so. Please subscribe and share. Together we can help more people. For more info on Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. For info on Jenny, go to www.JennyChristiansen.org. #live #love #survive #thrive #overcome #succeed #success --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

In this episode we hear about a fashion industry executive who left an enviable career to buy an apartment complex where foster kids can transition into adulthood. When they couldn't find jobs, she opened Framewerks Imagining to teach them job skills and a real trade. She engaged the community to become family to these kids who had no one. Meaningful, lifelong relationships are flourishing! For more information on Lisa Castetter and Teen Leadership Foundation or to launch these programs in your community, go to www.teenleadershipfoundation.org. For info on Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. Please subscribe and share. Together we can help more people. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Fear is a natural human reaction, It can save our lives. But in the wrong setting, fear can steal our peace and destroy our joy. fear can hold us back and keep us from fulfilling our purpose. In this episode, author, speaker, and successful survivor, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, talk about how to put fear in its rightful place. Please subscribe, share, and give us a 5-star review. For more info on Rhonda, go to www.rhonda.org. For info on Jenny, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Author, speaker, and successful survivor of childhood abuse, Rhonda Sciortino, and Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen talk about getting “unstuck.” What are YOU ready to change? #change #improve #overcome #succeed #live #love #survive #thrive --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

We've talked about the dangers of limiting beliefs, but once we've identified those limiting beliefs, we have to replace them with the self beliefs that help us to live, love, survive, and thrive. In this episode, we talk about HOW to do that using our own examples and strategies. You can change your future by creating the life you want to live if you will begin by choosing the beliefs that you want to have about yourself. Once you've created your positive self beliefs, you will naturally make choices that lead you into the fulfillment of those beliefs. Please subscribe, comment, and share this. Together we can help more people. For info on author, speaker, and successful survivor, Rhonda Sciortino, go to www.rhonda.org. For more on Certified Life Coach, Jenny Christiansen, go to www.jennychristiansen.org. #live #love #survive #thrive #beliefs #limiting #potential #create #life #success #succeed #success #realsuccess #purpose #meaning #fulfillment --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

Rhonda Sciortino and Torrian Scott, of Masters In The Marketplace, talk about how to create your own success. Rhonda tells how she founded and built two successful businesses, and how others can do that too. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

In this episode Rhonda Sciortino talks with Amber Jewell, LMSW, both successful survivors of child abuse about how we each can find our role in stopping child abuse, and make the world a better place for all of us! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweringresilience/message

On today's incredible episode, I'm speaking with the lovely and talented Rhonda Sciortino, author of … Love is Action: How to Change the World with Love Rhonda is an author, speaker, business owner, founder of Successful Survivors Foundation, and national champion of the LOVE IS ACTION Community Initiative. Rhonda overcame abandonment, abuse, and poverty by mining the lessons out of her painful experiences and using those “assets” to create personal and professional success. Rhonda is the recipient of the Seneca Forever Families Advocate award, the Passkeys Community Leader award, and the Inland Register Women in Business Innovators award. Rhonda lives in Southern California with her husband, Nick, near their daughter and her family. For more information, visit rhonda.org. "Love is Action" is full of rich wisdom and practical tips that will lift your spirit, give you hope, and most importantly, inspire you to action. Become part of a community of love, one that is working together to find new and meaningful ways to show kindness, improve the world, and live lives full of hope, generosity, mercy, and, above all, love. So, if you are ready to hear more about "Love is Action", then stay tuned for this episode of the Daily Authors Podcast, with Rhonda Sciortino ... By the way, if you are ready to write your book, go to Write a Book University to get a free 4 lesson video course to help you on your journey to write a book ...

Guest speakers Rhonda Sciortino and Shaun Derik, who will be speaking at an opioid awareness summit this week join Dave & Sarah.

Unadoptable. A term that became a part of her identity at the age of seven. She said, “My mother asked her neighbor to babysit while she went shopping, but she did not go shopping. Her clothes were packed, her car was loaded and she moved out of state… She never came back.” A situation that made Rhonda Sciortino understand early on the concepts of abandonment and rejection. A situation that left her no other option, but to live her with maternal grandparents, a mentally ill grandfather, and an alcoholic grandmother. She said, “We lived in a little shack, about the size of a two-car garage… It didn't have working plumbing… No heat or air conditioning… Lots of times we went without food… Lots of times we had no electricity… Pretty rough upbringing.” She continued by saying, “I was abused… Physically… Emotionally…” A type of upbringing that most, if not all of us, would want to forget as fast as possible. But, Rhonda is different from most people, as she did not have the luxury of forgetting. An upbringing that took her on a journey from being a victim to becoming a survivor, and ultimately turning into an advocate. An advocate for those who've suffered abuse, abandonment, poverty, filth, and hunger. “My success is helping other people get theirs.” EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: On Hardship: Identify the takeaway to prevent future hardships On Avoiding Abuse: Learn to redirect the conversation On Relationships: Form quality relationships with healthy people On Communication: Give people the benefit of the doubt

Rhonda Sciortino was abandoned at the age of six months, and became a ward of the court until she emancipated at 16. Except for a brief time with a wonderful foster family, those first 16 years were spent in the custody of a mentally ill man and alcoholic woman–her grandparents. When Rhonda was eight years old, the little shack where she lived was destroyed by fire. They had no insurance, and for months they were homeless. Rhonda vividly recalls wearing the same filthy sundress and flimsy dimestore flipflops to school day after day for months after that fire. At age 15 Rhonda decided to seek emancipation.  One of the prerequisites was that Rhonda have a job, so she went to work for the first person who would hire her–an insurance agent.  When her employer explained the concept of insurance, Rhonda was flabbergasted. “You mean someone would have paid for our house to be rebuilt AND given us money for clothes and a place to sleep?” Rhonda learned everything she could about insurance. Despite being denied again and again, Rhonda repeatedly petitioned the Insurance Commissioner to allow her to sit for the insurance agent exam even though she wasn’t yet 18. An exception was finally granted, and Rhonda became California’s youngest licensed insurance agent at 17. At the age of 27, Rhonda’s passion for good child welfare providers and appropriate insurance intersected.  She committed herself to protecting people and organizations that protect children. She had personally experienced excellent foster care during her short time with a foster family, and she knew the shame of homelessness as a result of inadequate insurance.  Rhonda quit her job and started her own retail insurance organization.  A few years later, she opened a national brokerage which helped insurance brokers all over the US protect the child welfare organizations in their areas.  In 2008, Rhonda sold Child Welfare Insurance Services to Markel Insurance Company.  She now serves as their National Child Welfare Specialist, helping child welfare organizations all over the US to manage the risks and realities of caring for kids. Rhonda is happily married to Nick Sciortino.  They live in Newport Beach, CA near their daughter, son-in-law, and two grandsons who are the joys of their lives.

Joining Can We Talk for REAL, Wednesday night will be Dr. Watson, from Real Woman Speak. RWS is dedicated to impacting the lives of women through visual media and print by collecting our stories and preserving our histories So many stories have been lot but so many have been captured and will hold our history forever.Most recently, she was featured on the LGBT Radio Nation Show the topic being Intergenerational Communication. Dr. Watson has also been a guest on the Rhonda Sciortino radio show Crack the Code and the Detroit Area Agency on Aging Senior Solutions Radio Show. Since her retirement, she has ventured into yet another genre, film making. Starting a production company, Reel Women Speak is dedicated to impacting the lives of women through visual media. Women will have the opportunity to become empowered, enhance and develop their quality of life and recalibrate their future, thereby strengthening families and transforming communities. Collective Voices: Wisdom of our Lesbian Elders is her first independent film. Dr. Watson states that “whether it’s in my writing, art or film I have a deep need to recollect traditions and generational legacy, this perhaps comes from listening to stories from my elders specifically, African American women sitting, laughing, talking on porch steps or around the kitchen table.” Dr. Debraha Watson describes herself as a mother of two adult children, a film maker, poet, short story writer, essayist, editor and retired higher education administrator. “I can be driven or complacent. Insecure or egotistical like all living creatures I am passing through stages. I am recovering, discovering and growing.”     

Author and child advocate Rhonda Sciortino shares her journey from a childhood of abuse and neglect through her life-changing encounter with Jesus.