Kathy experienced many challenges in her life, to include two emotionally abusive marriages, an alcoholic son and a life threatening cancer. She lived with guilt and shame. Kathy relied on her faith to get through each day and to climb out of the abyss. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - it's a matter of perspective - refocus your energy on the positive - never give up hope - forgiveness is a gift you give yourself - reflect on your own strengths - you don't need to take on the world as your problem - you can't do it alone - get the support you need - find the source of strength within yourself - writing brings self discovery         tags: Kathy, Kathleen, Pooler, author, writer, memoir, Just, the, Way, He, Walked, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean