19 Stories | One Book
SHINE
An Anthology of Healing
This book is a collection of 19 different stories. Stories of women who have stepped out of adversity and into greatness! Survivors of rape, incest, abandonment, drug abuse, alcoholism, child molestation, multiple divorces, low self-esteem and much more. The stories are gripping, heart breaking and joyful as these ladies tell you how they were able to overcome, not only what was done to them but, what they did to themselves. It's a book about growth, healing, discovering your worth, and knowing your story matters. You will be able to relate to at least one of these stories if not more.
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Learn how I did overcome low self-esteem, loneliness and depression. I was bullied as a child and I learned to stuff the pain. Now I am free of that bondage!
About the Author
Renee Summers is a North Carolina Native who is passionate about helping other women especially grandparents to become the centerpiece for grandchildren to blossom in every area. Demonstrating to the grands how to achieve goals, handle emotional scenarios, stay healthy, love one another and most of all love the Lord.
Renee Summers was born in Greensboro, NC on 30th November 1963. She graduated from Dudley Sr High School in Greensboro, NC in June of 1982, and from Elon University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology & Human Services in May 1988.
She is the wife of Randy Summers of 31 years. The mother of two dynamic children, Christina 30 and Matthew 27. Her daughter Christina is married and has her two adorable grandsons, Tyler 3 and Carter 1.
She is an entrepreneur who has her own business in direct sales marketing with Total Life Changes, as well as “Sweet Pearl’s Pound Cakes”, and Gramps4Growth.
The Girl Next Door
I didn’t have a true relationship with anyone other than my little dog Buzz, a miniature greyhound and extremely skinny whom I loved dearly. I took him everywhere. People would often laugh at him over the way he looked. I could identify with not being accepted as the norm.
