Gloria Coppola & Dina Decastri 
Women Standing Strong Together Vol II 

You are deserving of a life filled with joy. Women from around the world share their personal triumphs. Each with a distinctive life circumstance that challenged their relationships, health, fears and faith. This collaborative effort provided soul searching for each women. Included are journal pages for you to write your insights, feelings or poems that are evoked.

Dina Baker, Linda Krider and Ann Marie Packard demonstrate the strength and tenacity it took to move through abuse and heart break to find their authentic voice.

Margaret Whichard, Paolina Jacobi, and Bonnie Bonadeo encounter personal grief when faced with death before them. They find their way to heal and develop compassion for themselves.

Teaka Carrasco, Lauren Raguzin, Irene Medina and Rodine Isfeld find strength within their purpose. Disappointments, stress and personal challenges help them connect with hope and faith.

Chrisanthi Voukatidis, Nicole Walker, and Linda Rose recognize their true self, personal strengths and honor their divine being. From hiding to thriving and sharing joy you will be inspired by all.

For the woman who longs to break free from what holds her back, Standing Strong offers a no-nonsense, guilt-free guide to take back your life from self-doubt.

When we stand strong together we:

• Strength – we find it between us, within us, through our faith and support each other to our greatness


• Elimination of the lies that keep you from being who God made you to be


• Fearless - Remove the obstacles of self-doubt, fear, and insecurity and find our power


• Say Yes – to open doorways of opportunity, our purpose and the call God has made to us.

We are stronger than we think, and worth more than you could ever imagine.

Praise for Women Standing Strong Together:

Linda Rose, Savvy Chef, shared a passionate tale of love lost and found. Embracing the new, finding the strength within oneself and enjoying life as a party of one. This emotional, brilliant story was hypnotic. ~ Karie Engels, Editor and author of There is Nothing Here

An inspiring story about rediscovering joy through art, amidst the debilitating presence of fear. Rodine shares how the last few years challenged her and through her journey of PTSD, art healed her and she reclaimed her power. Lauren Cadieux

A candid story of sacrifice and love, entwined in the sacred and challenging bond between mother and daughter. Scarlett Heinbuch, Ph D

Teaka inspired me with her tenacity and courage to overcome her Can’ts when she took an inward look at the role her illness played in her life. Annie Justine

With a broken spirit, struggles and sadness, Linda Krider, filled the cracks of her scars and darkness when she reached out to God. A renewed sense of meaning and purpose of life emanating from God’s favor and grace. Jonathon Sherrill

The loss of innocence, a compelling story when Ann Marie shares her soul as she takes us into a time to reopen the wounds of lost adolescence. Bravely finding her way through fear, pain, and depression to discovering her strengths she shares her passion turning her lessons into a powerful outcome. Robin Salls, Tangled Silver Magazine