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Freedom Through Alignment

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There is incredible freedom in knowing you are not alone and that you are supported. It starts from within, through your alignment. The most powerful path to create freedom in your life is through alignment. When we are out of alignment, everything feels harder.  We have all had those moments when life feels impossible. If we […]

Freedom to be you  

Be strong Be fearless Be you

We have all been raised with expectations of who we should be – expectations from society, family, loved ones and well-meaning people in our lives. We have been told how to dress, who we can love, what we should believe, how to behave and even what to think.  It becomes a prison of perfection defined […]

Freedom of thought

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The one thing in our lives that we can absolutely control is our thoughts.    You’ve likely heard this often and maybe are even a little irritated by the idea.  However, no matter what is going on in our world, no one else can think our thoughts, and no one else can control those thoughts unless […]

Creating freedom in your life.

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Do you feel like you are stuck doing the same things in the same way every day?  If so, it is time to create freedom in your life.

Navigating the New Old World

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We once again find ourselves shifting our lives. This may feel like a heady sense of freedom, with a dose of fear, as we go into summer. How do we once again navigate this change?

RUNNING THROUGH DARKNESS
MEMOIR OF A SPIRITUAL WARRIOR
BY SANTA MOLINA-MARSHALL ‧ RELEASE DATE: MAY 3, 2022

This debut memoir chronicles a woman’s spiritual exploration and growth as she overcame a disturbing childhood and helped others heal.

Brought to America from the Dominican Republic as a youngster, Molina-Marshall should have led a happy life. Her father was a diligent worker, and his large family wanted for nothing. But the author recounts that her dad had a drinking problem and was a serial philanderer. Molina-Marshall’s long-suffering mother left him for a woman. Then it was all downhill for the bright, 12-year-old girl, who was shuttled between foster care and relatives. According to the author, she was sexually abused by the husband of one of her siblings. This resulted in Molina-Marshall becoming alienated and moody. By 15, she simply tried to survive. In her favor were grit and a restless intelligence. She quit school, rented a room, and found a factory job. Time went by, and for a while she was happily married. Yet when her husband left her, her life truly began. She turned to religion for answers but decided that blaming God for her woes was a cop-out. 

In this absorbing and moving memoir, Molina-Marshall’s vivid storytelling is fearless. She frankly discusses the truths she discovered and the indignities she suffered. These admissions are disclosed with a touch of resignation and plenty of bite. However painful, everything she experienced was a lesson, and she bravely realized that she was part of the problem: “The fear of being hurt, rejected, or abused often led to me feeling lonely and misunderstood. No one knew the agonizing pain I felt being trapped in my thoughts and anger. I was becoming my biggest threat.” 

The author skillfully recounts her intricate spiritual journey. To deal with her psychic wounds, she searched for an inspirational system. Her open-mindedness led her to the interfaith concept—cherry-picking from various religions and spiritual movements, yoga, and Indigenous beliefs as a way of finding peace. Along with her female partner, she built a therapy practice, making use of every spiritual element that aided her and others. The road was bumpy, and she found that women of color in same-sex relationships were not welcomed everywhere. To do good works—and finally live on her own terms—she effectively overcame bigotry.

An engrossing, cathartic account of empathy and success through determination and confidence.

Pub Date: May 3, 2022   |    ISBN: 978-0-578-38315-6  |   Page Count: 264    | Publisher: From Trauma to Triumph  |   Review Posted Online: June 13, 2022