Real, raw and relatable are these short stories. Heartfelt, poignant, rich and shared with honesty and authenticity from our hearts to yours. It takes courage to share a story from your life especially one that has its' share of challenge and adversity. Each of the women featured in this book has found ways to embrace their setbacks and use their experience as a gift to share with others. While each story covers different elements of courage, the common theme is that each one of the women in these stories showed courage, tenacity, grit, inspiration, and a never give up attitude. Each author sharing their story hopes to inspire and help others who may be navigating a tricky path or at a crossroads in life. The authors in the book are as follows: Lisa Evans - The Stories We Tell Ourselves Melanie Chatfield - Playing in the Shadows Michele Gennoe - What is Your Gift in the World? Ai-Mei Nguyen - Three Thousand Miles to Freedom Nicky Howe - Changing Hats Pip Brennan - A Difficult Conversation Mavis Carruthers - Generosity of Strangers Karina Barrett - Who Would Have Thought? Claudette Pope - Leap of Faith Grace Najean - Courage to be Me Mary Chetcuti - Triumph after Trauma Cushla Lovejoy - Courageous Love