KICK-OFF 2012! Spirited Women Directory

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Lisa Shultz

Kick-Off 2012 with an inspirational bang! We are so excited and delighted to be in the first-ever Spirited Woman 2012 Directory: Resources for an Inspired Life! The magazine-style Directory features Every Woman Visionaries from six countries and over 25 states, who are changing the world one Spirited Woman step at a time. It is filled with inspirational stories and an array of uplifting resources.

We are featured in it.

The Directory is our New Year’s gift to you to share with your friends, family, and associates. This is a remarkable resource. But, the women in it are even more amazing, each in her own phenomenal way.

You can check it out here – http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/directory.

You can also join our Facebook event here https://www.facebook.com/events/345679685444373/

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Submit Your Chapter into Volume Three of Speaking Your Truth!

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Lisa Shultz

Speaking Your Truth Volume 3We have decided to make Speaking Your Truth Volume Three our last volume. Yes, it is possible we could reconsider, but we would like to move into more speaking engagements and tours with the existing platform, and 3 volumes makes a nice package!

If you have a story, we highly encourage you to submit it before December 31, 2011 for the best pricing! We aim to have Volume Three in print next August 2012!

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.” Maya Angelou

Click here for our submission requirements.

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What Speaking Your Truth Means to Me by Donna Mazzitelli

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Lisa Shultz

Donna Mazzitelli was in both Volume One and Two of Speaking Your Truth. Enjoy a short video by Donna Mazzitelli as she shares an excerpt of her story:

Through finding her own voice, Donna Mazzitelli reconnected with her love of writing and editing. As “The Wordsmith,” Donna especially enjoys helping you bring out the power and magic of your own written words to share your story and/or grow your business. She offers a wide array of writing services, including ghost writing and partner authoring for everything from blogs to books. Donna also provides complete editing services. Along with her independent services, she is part of the Self-Publishing Experts team. Donna was also a contributing author to Speaking Your Truth, Volume I. She can be reached at donnamazzitelli@gmail.com.

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What Speaking Your Truth Means to Me by Diana Dolan

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Lisa Shultz

I am very excited to be published in the anthology Speaking Your Truth: Courageous Stories From Inspiring Women - Volume II. My story, “The Glazed Penguin” is about an actual call that I took one night as a 9-1-1 Emergency Dispatcher here in Colorado.

Here is a taste of what that experience was like:

Being a part of Speaking Your Truth has meant letting go.  Coming from a career where confidentiality is paramount, a relationship with a man who, as an IT professional, understood how the simplest thing can reveal volumes of unintended information, and a support network that  is only supportive if the story agrees with their own version of reality, I was very cautious about joining this project.  However, sometimes a story simply must be told, and over the years I realized that my experience kept coming up now and then, and I also realized that this is a story that is not typical for dispatchers and needed to be told in a broader sense, secrecy be damned.

Diana DolanAs the role a dispatcher plays is a complicated one — and by that I mean the dispatcher rarely gets closure for any call that they take, rarely learning the outcome of the patient which can lead to a great deal of frustration and agitation — this story had a very profound effect for me as I was going to know the outcome of this call no matter what.  In fact, it was one of the few calls that I was able to have deep closure on in 15 years as a dispatcher.  In a way, having this knowledge was both healing and haunting, and still is to this day.

Writing is not new to me, but being published in this way is. I’ve been published many times in local periodicals when I was the Division Director for a local fire department, but telling a story that is close to your heart has an entirely different feel. Continue reading →

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What Speaking Your Truth Means to Me by Deborah Tutnauer

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Lisa Shultz

Enjoy a video by Deborah Tutnauer as she reads an excerpt of her chapter in  the book Speaking Your Truth means to her.

Deborah Tutnauer, MEd, MSW is a network marketer who builds her business predominantly on the internet. She also provides life coaching for women with a focus on business and entrepreneurial success. Deborah splits her time between the mountains of Colorado and San Diego, with her husband and their nine-year old daughter. Visit her website to find out more about Deborah.

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What Speaking Your Truth Means to Me by Dr. Lee Weisbard

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Lisa Shultz

Enjoy this short video of Dr. Lee Weisbard as she reads an excerpt of her chapter in Speaking Your Truth.

Dr. Lee Weisbard received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Colorado School of Dentistry in 1984. After working for six years in Public Health Dentistry at Westside Neighborhood Health Center, she opened her unique practice in the Denver Technological Center, where her business continues today. Her areas of expertise include implant and cosmetic dentistry along with general practice. Dr. Weisbard is married to David Rosenthal and has three daughters and three adult stepsons. She enjoys the arts, skiing, and cheering her children on in their sports and activities.

Visit her website, Weisbard Dental.

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What Speaking Your Truth Means to Me by Tryna Cooper

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Lisa Shultz

Enjoy this short video by Tryna Cooper about what being in the book Speaking Your Truth means to her.

Tryna Cooper grew up in Colorado. She is married to her husband of 35 years, Larry; they have three children and five grandchildren. As a lifelong entrepreneur, she is currently co-owner of several small businesses, including Textile Consultants, Inc, and Meetings and Events, LLC. Tryna has also been on a path of spiritual study, teaching, and service for years and holds a Master of Metaphysics Certification through the Self-Actualization and Enlightenment Center. Her newest business venture is as partner in Journeys For Conscious Living, Inc. (J4CL) in Arvada, Colorado. Through J4CL, she hopes to help other create balance in the lives in order to reach their fullest potential as spiritual human beings.

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What Speaking Your Truth Means to Me by Laura Jacob

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Lisa Shultz

Laura Jacob expresses what it means to her to be in the book Speaking Your Truth in this video:

Laura Jacob is the proud mother of amazing twins, Garth and Veronika. She is a life coach and Religious Science practitioner. Laura also practices dental hygiene in Denver and is currently the president of the Colorado Dental Hygienists Association. She is the founding president of the Mothers of Multiples Society and forever a strong advocate for women and children. She is currently in a wonderful, loving relationship and is crazy about elephants since her return from Thailand. Laura is passionate about speaking your truth and advocates always saying what you mean and meaning what you say! Contact her at LauraJacob@comcast.net.

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What Speaking Your Truth Means to Me by Sharlene Douthit

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Lisa Shultz

Sharlene DouthitI’ve never considered myself to be a writer, but when I read the stories in Speaking Your Truth Volume 1 there were many that resonated with me and I got inspired to give it a shot.

Through talking with Lisa, I realized that I do have several great experiences to share, and she helped convince me I could come up with something to write about.

I had a few ideas I was tossing around and spent some time talking through them with Lisa and a couple of other friends.  When she mentioned that she didn’t have any chapters on adoption, I decided that I would chose that as my topic. I blocked a half day on a Saturday to write and went to a coffee shop with a friend who also wrote a chapter in this book and we cranked them both out together.

I thought this might be therapeutic, cathartic somehow, to write about a topic that I don’t really talk about much. I figured I would break down, cry, get it all out kind of thing, but as I was full on into my story I was just remembering some great stuff about my childhood, and kept thinking about the strange turn of events that led to me landing in the family, the home, the small town in Illinois that helped form who I am today. I just kept feeling this overwhelming sense of gratitude.

I’ve always considered myself lucky, but this was a set up before I was even born. These fortunate set of circumstances landed me in the right place at the right time and it has never crossed my mind that this could be a random set of events. I know I grew up where I was supposed to grow up and I know I was set up for success from the very beginning.

I wrestled with some more involved titles for the chapter but I kept coming back to “Fortunate Life” because of the double meaning for me. Fortunate that I was not aborted like many unplanned pregnancies, and fortunate that I ended up with loving, caring parents right out of the gate. I was only in the hospital for 5 days and then went straight home with my adopted family. Continue reading →

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What Speaking Your Truth Means to Me by Linda Wasil

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Lisa Shultz

Enjoy watching Linda Wasil as she talks about her chapter in the Speaking Your Truth anthology:

Be sure to read her chapter on page 175 of Volume Two!

Linda Wasil, C.F.M.W., is a coach, intuitive counselor, speaker, author and practitioner of Access Consciousness. For over 12 years she has facilitated clients all over the world in living their dream of a happier, more fulfilling life thru individual sessions, workshops and presentations. She is a Certified Bars Facilitator and teaches this hands-on body process that can reduce stress, help with sleeping and assist in unlocking stuck patterns in any area of your life. To contact Linda email her at Lindawasil@gmail.com.

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