Conning the Elderly Out of Their Savings

Anita Barney, widow of the former CEO for Wendy's restaurant, is the only child of an alcoholic father, a victim of physical and emotional abuse by her first husband, a breast cancer survivor, and the target of a compulsive gambler and criminal predator.  Anita's honest messages of hope, forgiveness, and second chances will connect with you on many levels.

Anita is a woman who traveled in the 'best' circles.  She had been engaged to Henry Mancini and Perry Como was her neighbor. She was not an ignorant woman but easy prey.

When I saw Anita on the Dr. Phil show, I wanted her to be my guest on Never Ever Give Up Hope. Her story needs to be told.  


Even as cancer claimed her husband's life, Bob ensured his wife was financially secure and left her with chilling advice, “Don’t let a man take all of your money.”

You Have the Potential of Learning to Love Yourself

Marissa Pendlebury is a public health researcher with degrees in nutrition, health sciences (BSc), and psychology (MSs).  

Through her website, Nourishing Routes, she helps individuals develop a positive and compassionate relationships with themselves, with food and exercise, and with other people.

But Marissa's journey was a rocky road of serious eating disorders, anxiety, and deep depression.





When all hope was gone and she had nowhere to turn for help, she discovered how compassion for others could help her heal herself.

How You Can Beat Cancer Against the Odds

Marion M. Pyle's drive for excellence, artistic creativity, and leadership development have been the life forces propelling her through award-winning ventures in film, television and theater. She has an accomplished career in advertising and public relations as well.

Marion is a media and communications professional. award-winning scriptwriter, producer, director, and television host.

Marion is also a noted seminar leader and university professor of business communication and public speaking.  







In her book, Healed, Healthy & Whole, How We Beat Cancer With Integrative Therapies & Essential Healing Strategies, she recounts the race against time to find a cure for her husband's deadly form of cancer.

Do You Believe Truth is Universal?

You will find that Pamela Christian's books are very different from what you might expect.  In the first book of the series, she dissects the top five major world religions and New Age. This is to help readers learn the origin and beliefs for each religion to make an educated choice.

Pamela explains that "the world is broken" but what's needed to repair it does exist and is accessible if we are willing to do what it takes.

We must agree that governments, marriage and family, jobs, big business, and real estate markets have failed, including the Church. BUT real and certain hope in life exists.

Depression, suicide thoughts, chemical/alcohol abuse, worry, fear, anxiety can touch each of our lives in some way.  People are starved for hope and truth.  Pamela's book series can offer much to those seeking to understand this entire subject of truth and faith.

Failure is Never an Option

Allison Hill is an active blogger at Accidentally Allison. Allison's story is one that many people can relate to -- love lost.  She shares about her quest for a long lasting relationship which became a disaster -- more than once.

She wants women to understand relationships and how they affect our self-image and perception.

Listening to her story in the podcast below, one has to applaud her for overcoming many defeats yet she has an attitude of victory.




Allison has been proposed to seven times, married twice and divorced both times.  Her blog is a glimpse into a world that has consistent, unimaginable pain but shows that even in the face of love lost and the shredding of the heart, there can STILL be happiness, hope, and love.  

Failure is Never an Option - Falling Down is But Getting Back Up is a Necessity

Her story is one of Love, Marriage, Divorce, Single Parenthood, Homelessness, Penniless, Tragedy, and Teenage Mental Illness.  She shares her story to help people understand that they are not alone.  No matter what happens, you can overcome just about anything and find a way to laugh in the process.

Struggling With Family Secrets and Broken Relationships?

Martha Ashwell worked as a childcare officer, administrator and support tutor in university education and a counselor.  She is also a member of the long-established writer's group, Manchester Irish Writers.

Her memoir, Celia's Secret: A Journey towards Reconciliation, helped her to analyze and evaluate her life experiences to work through a process of reconciliation.  Broken relationships.

Her story shares the impact family secrets can have on your life.

Are you struggling with the dynamics of a family secret or with broken relationships?



Martha's memoir is full of memorable quotes but the one that sums up the book is Voltaire's, "Love trust and pardon error."

Have You Considered Being a Romance Novelist?

Rebecca Owens has been a writer since she was a little girl.  After 298 rejections from literary agents, she never gave up.  In 2013, she was able to successfully fulfill her dream and publish her first novel.  She is now a member of the Romance Writers of America.

Her stories are inspired by her Native American southern American roots.

In her interview, she shares tips on the steps to take to fulfill your dream of becoming a romance novelist.

Here is a snippet from A Sister's Love

Two North Carolinian sisters, Flo and Priscilla Oxendine are entangled in a web of betrayal, grief, and loss that has spanned over the time of ten years. The entanglement started when the sisters become estranged after Priscilla did the unthinkable and betrayed Flo. Nine months later, Priscilla dropped another bombshell or two after Flo had begun to rebuild her life.

Jack Winston, Priscilla's New York attorney, and friend has been given the chore of calling her family late one autumn night with sad news of her accident. In search of Priscilla's family contact information, he finds a forgotten two-year-old letter asking him to agree to an arrangement with Flo that knocks him off his feet.

NO Excuse For Bullying - EVER!

Monica Perrett lives in Australia and is the mother of six children.  She is currently writing a book on changing the law giving more rights for parents of teenage runaways.  

Monica won the Mother of the Year award.  While she was out of town, receiving the award, her three-month-old son died.  

Because Monica's foster son died at home, she was stripped of her rights as a parent and not allowed to attend his funeral.  

With anger and determination, she single-handedly was able to get that LAW CHANGED.