During her years of trauma, Tomala often went to the YWCA when she most needed help. Later, she returned to school and received her Master’s Degree in Mental Health, and counseled many years at the same YWCA where she had received services! She now teaches a substance use course at Indiana University at South Bend. She enjoys time with her four children and five grandchildren. As Tomala says, “if you are a victim now, get to somewhere safe, talk about your trauma, and make a plan to heal - because healing is possible.”

Lisa is a certified Breakthrough Coach and motivational speaker. Her chapters are based on her best-selling book, From Doubting to Believing: Your Breakthrough Guide From Fear-Based Beliefs to Courageous Self-Love. Lisa hopes her story helps you break through your own fears, by healing from within.

Tiffani is a health and wellness coach, speaker, and bestselling author of the teaching memoir: Unlocking Your Ability to Heal: Reinvent Your World Mentally, Physically and Spiritually. Tiffani hopes her story empowers you to rise up and break the chains of generational trauma so you can give your children the best by being your best.

Hallie is a mother, college graduate and author who hopes “that those reading my story can see that it’s not the trauma that defines us, but what we choose to do with it. We can learn from what we experienced to bring beauty, instead of trauma, into the lives of or own children.”

LaConda is a mother, grandmother, life coach, and aspiring writer. She works in the Midwest as a Client Support Consultant. LaConda believes everyone has a story that can heal another and that we should be the change we want to see. LaConda’s purpose in sharing her story is to help you heal and even inspire you to help others do the same.

Rachel is a mother, caregiver, and aspiring author and poet. She and one of her sons live in Indiana, where she enjoys music, singing, being with friends, and collecting Squishmallows. Rachel hopes to inspire you to cherish the time you have with your children.

Sandra is a mother, grandmother, doctoral scholar in Organizational Leadership and founder of Women Engaged Healthy You. Her story is based on her book, Your Broken is Beautiful, written to help women find peace and healing. Sandra will show you that although you were a victim, you have a right to make healthy choices, and you now have power to shape your future.

Jaci, (pronounced Jackie) author of Heal Your Heart, Heal Your Child, has a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She specializes in helping women heal from trauma as an individual and group therapist. Jaci finds working with people with trauma very rewarding because the therapeutic tools she uses, such as EMDR, guided imagery, and group therapy, are so effective that clients are often amazed at their swift progress and decrease in symptoms. She honors each woman’s trauma and healing journey and helps her heal from the inside out. Jaci loves being with her family, and spending time in nature and at the beach.