Never Ever Give Up Hope

Fred Griffin, Jr, is the founder and director of  Touching Hearts Group Homes, Fred Consulting, Father Gang Clothing, Fred Griffin, Jr. Scholarship, Co-owner of  Confectionately Yours Cakes N Bakes,  and  Touching Hearts Academy and Adult Day Training Program .    Fred Griffin, Jr. has a passion for people with disabilities .   He worked as a program supervisor in the Behavioral Medical Division,...

Cheri Swalwell is the author of  Hope During Heartache,  a compilation of 13 stories of men and women who suffered the loss of a child. There are no words more devastating than "I'm sorry, but your child is no longer alive!" Cheri also writes a series  Spoken from the Heart which deals with learning to live with the pain of losing a child, dealing with infertility, miscarriage, and stillbirth. Bot...

Barbara Carter is a visual artist, author, and instructor.  Barbara is a memoir writer who connects with her readers to help them understand themselves.  Her stories offer hope and raise awareness about various issues including anxiety, depression, loss, grief, a difficult mother/daughter relationship, alcoholism and other addictions. She began as someone who didn't think she had anything of value...

Lori Gano is a speaker, teacher, and author.  Lori has a passion for broken women and she goes into the trenches to help restore these women in rebuilding their shattered lives. Lori's career as a licensed general contractor and owner of a residential design and build construction company is what inspired her to help restore broken lives. Lori was born into a difficult family life whose parents we...

Colleen Adams made an impact in the world of fashion, but it was not the legacy she wanted to leave.  After years as a fashion executive, she left the industry to make a difference in the life of urban teens.  Sacrificing her financial security Colleen carved an innovative path of hope by establishing Empowered Youth USA.   In the depths of inner-city America, poverty and crime shape the lives of...

Lorraine Reguly, B.A./B.Ed., is an author and English teacher-turned-freelancer for hire. She offers 4 different services on Wording Well to help you with writing/blogging, and editing. Lorraine has helped many become published authors! In her interview, Lorraine shared her story of how she overcame suicidal thoughts that plagued her for years.   " Deciding what to do when you are suicidal is toug...

Judy Glenney is an author, speaker and a mover and shaker.  She wanted to compete in weight lifting but quickly realized there were no categories for women to compete.  Through a long process she started the competition sport for women nationally, then internationally, then into the Olympics. She has won several championships, both nationally and internationally.   As a late in life mom, she had o...

Charlana Kelly is an author of numerous articles and three books, "You are Not Here by Accident,"  "Reaching Out with a Message of Hope" and "In Search of the King's Court."   Charlana's accomplishments are numerous; entrepreneur, pastor, community ministry leader, Podcast Host and CEO of SpeakTruth Media Group LLC.  At the age of six, Charlana found out that she was adopted which sent her on a do...

Rebecca Faye Smith Galli is an author and columnist who writes about love, loss, and healing. Surviving significant losses—her seventeen-year-old brother's death; her son's degenerative disease and subsequent death; her daughter's autism; her divorce; and nine days later, her paralysis from transverse myelitis, a rare spinal cord inflammation that began as the flu—has fostered an unexpected but pr...

Kelsey Matheson is an international entrepreneur who co-owns a number of socially and environmentally responsible companies.  She is a dancer and an actor who also dabbled in producing in the film industry. One of her companies  BE Outfitter  produces backpacks and outdoor gear that helps put children though school around the world -- this has become her passion along with her coaching business. W...

Simone Pond is an award-winning USA Today bestselling author of dystopian fiction and urban fantasy. As a young girl, she loved writing in her journal and making up stories, though it took several years before she published her first novel. Since then she hasn't looked back. Pond currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their Boston Terrier.  As a young girl, Simone felt overwhelmed wit...

Madhura is a passionate coach, speaker and author who has made it her mission to help people identify their natural talents, ignite their inner potential and start living the life they were destined to live.   Madhura overcame severe depression, being abused as a young girl, and being kicked out of university.  At 25 years old, Madhura was told she would never walk again without the use of a cane...

Awilda Rivera is a result oriented Success Coach who has dedicated her life to helping others succeed.    Whether you are an Entrepreneur, Career Professional, or   Small Business Owner    - Awilda has the tools to assist you in making the progress you desire. The Success Conversion coaching method is centered on creating measurable results. As a Certified Success Conversion Coach, Awilda uses a s...

Qiana Hicks is a mother, a college graduate, a career professional, and an author.  Her parents were drug and alcohol addicts, and her father spent most of Qiana's youth in prison.  She has an MBA with a specialization in finance and is now managing a team of IT resources for a pharmaceutical management company in Minneapolis. Although her  life can be categorized as that of a disadvantaged childh...

Beverly Walthour, the owner of BCW Business Ventures, is a Business Strategist for women who work full-time and have an online business - or want to start one.  She has inspired hundreds of passionate women to confidently build their online business.  Beverly is a co-author of the book,  Tying the Knot Between Ministry and the  Marketplace , and is an award-winning educator.   During her interview...

Gloria Raynor is a woman with a heart full of compassion to reach hurting hearts. She understands her mission which is reaching out to people who are broken, sick or abandoned. Gloria Raynor, of  Hearting Hearts , reaches out through the visionary eyes of God's mandate to bring healing to broken hearts.  Her passion is to see people healed, delivered, and set free from their bondages. It is her he...

Stephen Scoggins has been referred to as an empowering communicator who educates audiences on how to heal from their past, grow where they are planted, then goes out to help others do the same.   Coming from a broken home led him into a life full of failures and disappointments.  With minimal income coming in for his family, he was forced to drop out of high school and go to work -- just to keep t...

Aimee C. Teesdale is a life coach and public speaker with 28 years experience in psychology and personal development. Aimee helps ambitious men and women who are holding themselves back, not achieving all they could be, and tired of being  stuck with mediocre . She enables them to get past their barriers, become the person they want to be, and start living a great life they love. Aimee created  Th...

A uniquely qualified professional speaker and consultant, AnnetteReeder is a Nutritionist and graduate of Biblical Studies.  She founded Designed Healthy Living, Design Publishing and now Flavor of Grace Ministry. Annette is the author of six books including T reasure of Health Nutrition Manual, Healthy Treasures Cookbook, and Baking with Whole Grain Goodness. In her interview, Annette shared how...

Daniel Ameduri is a self-made millionaire, the founder of Future Money Trends and the proud father of three. After pursuing his dreams, Daniel did not lose hope when his world, as he knew it, collapsed. In this interview, Daniel shares his story of how he turned that around.  It is now his mission to teach everyone how they can too.   In his stimulating, encouraging and informative interview, we c...

Janet Bonnin of Fine-Tuned Families is an Accredited Life Coach and Parenting Educator.  Among her many credits, she is the creator of The Fine-Tuned Family Cycle and has a growing YouTube Audio and Video Podcast Series called " Wise Parents, Wise Kids. "   Since 2001, Janet has helped busy parents reduce stress and discord, and achieve more peaceful, happy and thriving family lives. She helps par...

Cynthia Mazzaferro is a Motivational Speaker, #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author, a retired physical therapist of over 30 years where she taught individuals on injury and stress reduction and runs a variety of workshops and seminars utilizing many life-changing techniques.  Cindy's passion is to assist people in their personal growth, health, and purpose. During Cindy's interview, she shared her own ex...

Angela Rushing is a world traveler, adventurer, trust and freedom seeker, health and fitness enthusiast, animal advocate, and author. After a successful career in the beauty industry as a top hairstylist in Los Angeles, it looked like I had it made, although my life felt empty and incomplete, unfulfilled and deeply depressed. Having grown up as the only child in an alcoholic family, I self-medicat...

Crystal Olguín Duffy is a former high school teacher and consultant who is now an author, essayist and stay-at-home mom to three little girls including a set of identical twins. Her essays on parenting have appeared in Twins Magazine , You & Me Medical Magazine , Mamapedia and she is a contributing writer for Twiniversity , an online support network for parents of multiples. Her Memoir, Twin to Tw...

Becki Reiser is an author of Through My Tears - Awash in Forgiveness.   Becki has lived through the worst nightmare a parent could ever have -- her daughter was murdered.  But that is not the whole story - what happened after the murder is nothing short of a miracle. The book opens with the night of the murder and the dreaded knock at the Reisers' door. One of the author's young sons went to the d...