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Just Read Review – Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan

As I have been posting reviews of my own memoir, When All Balls Drop, from both book critics and readers like you, I wanted to share what I have been reading. Last fall, I read Susannah Cahalan's amazingly raw autobiography after being introduced to it through various readers that attended my signings in not only…
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What Readers Are Saying About When All Balls Drop – Life Lessons 101

Are you curious what other readers are saying about When All Balls Drop: The Upside of Losing Everything? Read the candid review from William below. Life Lessons 101 - "How she reacts to "losing everything" is what the book is all about. Heidi is not a superwoman who easily triumphs over her difficulties, and that is one…
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Happy Look Up Day – A Simple Mantra to Shift Your Perspective

Happy Look Up Day! I started Look Up Day nearly five years ago to remind myself of lessons learned from a tragic accident and a lengthy recovery. Although I naturally thought celebrating the anniversary (9/27/09) would be needed, I knew that the remainder of the year, I would have the opportunity to revert back to…
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Empower Radio Interview with Author Heidi Siefkas

In the aftermath of losing everything, Heidi Siefkas has gone on to live a more vivid, intentional life and has incorporated her passions into her work. She’s an ordinary person who was put in an extraordinary situation and shares her inspiring and relatable story on moving forward When All Balls Drop. Listen to Heidi Siefkas…
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Just Read Review – What Is Your Destiny?

Last summer, I reached out to author, speaker, and life coach, Wendi Blum as I returned to South Florida. We had been in similar circles in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, but never had met in person. With distinct stories, yet very like mindsets when it comes to life change and the power of thought, she…
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When You Fall Down, Keep Walking Featured on BootsNAll

Believe it or not, my story begins with taking out the trash! It was fall 2009. I was a mid-thirty something, globetrotting professional, married, homeowner, and active adventure seeker with a tight circle of friends and family. I thought I had it all! Then on a seemingly normal Sunday afternoon, I carried a garbage bag…
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What Are They Saying About When All Balls Drop

What Are They Saying About When All Balls Drop? "A powerful chronicle of ultimate change and recovery."- Midwest Book Review Read more by Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review's Online Reviewer, below. When All Balls Drop - The Upside of Losing Everything seems to present a conundrum right from the start; for what could possibly be an…
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Look Up – My Mantra

This year, I completed writing a memoir of my life change, which happened nearly five years ago. It is entitled When All Balls Drop - The Upside of Losing Everything and will be released this fall. In it, I share my amazing story where in an unpredictable, split second, my life as I knew it…
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