Acknowledgments

There is no higher purpose than helping your family and others you care about achieve, succeed, and find their way through life’s choices and challenges. I learned this truth first from my mother, who—through troubled times and easier times—always made me feel loved, valued, and important. She set the stage for my success by showing me how to get back up when life knocks you down and by demonstrating resilience throughout my childhood.

I’ve lived this truth with my husband, who has been the source of great strength for me throughout the past 30 years. His unquestionable love and acceptance of me for everything I am and am not has given me the confidence to put my own truth out there for others to read. He has been my advisor, ...

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