Biography

Diagnosis to Recovery

Diagnosis to Recovery

In this inspiring story of recovery, Emma vanderHoeven relates how after 25 years of working as a nurse, wellness coach and health practitioner, she found herself on the other side of the healthcare system when she herself received a life changing diagnosis.

This was a life-changing experience that not only changed her views on life but revealed to her a whole new insight as to what it means to recover from disease.

In Diagnosis to Recovery, Emma shares her personal journey from being diagnosed with stage-4 lung cancer with a poor prognosis to regaining her health as well as the mindset tools she utilised to not only navigate her recovery but to do so in a state of gratitude and achieve the life she had always wanted.

It is well known that the way we think affects our lives and health, yet there is more to it than simple positive thinking. If you are facing a chronic illness, then Diagnosis to Recovery is your guidebook to utilising your inner resources to reach a brighter future.

This book is a must-read if you are ready to not only heal from any disease or diagnosis but enter a state of mind that will transform and heal your life!

In this inspiring story of recovery, Emma vanderHoeven relates how after 25 years of working as a nurse, wellness coach and health practitioner, she found herself on the other side of the healthcare system when she herself received a life changing diagnosis.

This was a life-changing experience that not only changed her views on life but revealed to her a whole new insight as to what it means to recover from disease.

In Diagnosis to Recovery, Emma shares her personal journey from being diagnosed with stage-4 lung cancer with a poor prognosis to regaining her health as well as the mindset tools she utilised to not only navigate her recovery but to do so in a state of gratitude and achieve the life she had always wanted.

It is well known that the way we think affects our lives and health, yet there is more to it than simple positive thinking. If you are facing a chronic illness, then Diagnosis to Recovery is your guidebook to utilising your inner resources to reach a brighter future.

This book is a must-read if you are ready to not only heal from any disease or diagnosis but enter a state of mind that will transform and heal your life!

JEWEL

JEWEL

It wouldn’t happen to them … until it did. Jewel is an autobiography of how one son coped with the devastating blow of finding out that his mother, Julie, has breast cancer. But that’s only the beginning, as the cancer comes back more and more aggressive each time, eventually taking Julie away from her family forever. 

Dylan Smith details his mother’s cancer battle with raw honesty and a grim sense of humour. A touching tribute to a much-loved mother, and a must read for anyone who has had to witness their loved one battle cancer

It wouldn’t happen to them … until it did. Jewel is an autobiography of how one son coped with the devastating blow of finding out that his mother, Julie, has breast cancer. But that’s only the beginning, as the cancer comes back more and more aggressive each time, eventually taking Julie away from her family forever. 

Dylan Smith details his mother’s cancer battle with raw honesty and a grim sense of humour. A touching tribute to a much-loved mother, and a must read for anyone who has had to witness their loved one battle cancer

Your Grandfather Married My Grandmother – A Shipley Family History

Your Grandfather Married My Grandmother – A Shipley Family History

My story starts in the newly formed Kingdom of Great Britain in the early 1700’s with my 5 times Great Grandfather John Shipley. He was born in Epworth Lincolnshire a small rural village 143 miles north of London. In the late 1880’s our story moves to nearby Thorne a market town and thence to Doncaster the major town in the area. I was born in Doncaster in 1943. In 1951 my family migrated to Melbourne Australia where I spent my formative years.

The curiosity to find out about where we came from, I believe, exists for all of us. For the best part of my life I craved information about my ancestors. My parents did not talk to me about them, nor did I ask them. We were very private people. 

My ancestry journey officially started in 2007. By this time my parents were long deceased. With hindsight what I wouldn’t  have given to ask them questions.

Using internet search engines, I was able to construct an interesting and informative story. But like any good story there is always a twist. Something that I did not see coming. I found ancestors that I didn’t know existed who provided me with valuable information including a very special cousin, Dianne, who helped me open the doors to this new vision. She has also written her own special chapter in our story. 

Unfortunately, Dianne passed away before the publication of   this book. I know she would have enjoyed reading it.

My story starts in the newly formed Kingdom of Great Britain in the early 1700’s with my 5 times Great Grandfather John Shipley. He was born in Epworth Lincolnshire a small rural village 143 miles north of London. In the late 1880’s our story moves to nearby Thorne a market town and thence to Doncaster the major town in the area. I was born in Doncaster in 1943. In 1951 my family migrated to Melbourne Australia where I spent my formative years.

The curiosity to find out about where we came from, I believe, exists for all of us. For the best part of my life I craved information about my ancestors. My parents did not talk to me about them, nor did I ask them. We were very private people. 

My ancestry journey officially started in 2007. By this time my parents were long deceased. With hindsight what I wouldn’t  have given to ask them questions.

Using internet search engines, I was able to construct an interesting and informative story. But like any good story there is always a twist. Something that I did not see coming. I found ancestors that I didn’t know existed who provided me with valuable information including a very special cousin, Dianne, who helped me open the doors to this new vision. She has also written her own special chapter in our story. 

Unfortunately, Dianne passed away before the publication of   this book. I know she would have enjoyed reading it.

Happily Made

Happily Made

How did a wide-eyed young woman from Sweden come to live in Australia and end up as ‘The Monkey Lady?’

Happily Made is a tale that weaves through Sweden to Jerusalem, America to Australia and then unexpectedly to rural Cambodia with four young children in tow. 

In this honest, vulnerable and at times heart wrenching memoir, Veronica shares her unconventional life with authenticity              and bravery.

It is the coming of age journey of a naive young woman who at times encountered overwhelming adversity to become both a fierce mamma bear and the playful entrepreneur she is today.

Veronica’s story is one that needs to be told…it beautifully depicts her unravelling, the lessons she learned and the people who  shared her adventure. 

How did a wide-eyed young woman from Sweden come to live in Australia and end up as ‘The Monkey Lady?’

Happily Made is a tale that weaves through Sweden to Jerusalem, America to Australia and then unexpectedly to rural Cambodia with four young children in tow. 

In this honest, vulnerable and at times heart wrenching memoir, Veronica shares her unconventional life with authenticity              and bravery.

It is the coming of age journey of a naive young woman who at times encountered overwhelming adversity to become both a fierce mamma bear and the playful entrepreneur she is today.

Veronica’s story is one that needs to be told…it beautifully depicts her unravelling, the lessons she learned and the people who  shared her adventure. 

If I bend

If I bend

Conscientious Objection: A Personal Story The Vietnam War Years

Conscientious Objection: A Personal Story The Vietnam War Years

This is my personal story of struggling with my conscience during the time of conscription and the Vietnam War. Selected in the first ballot during 1965 I was a bewildered and confused nineteen-year-old. I was also morally outraged. I was outraged by Australia’s invasion of Vietnam. I was outraged at the very idea of conscription. I was aghast at the very thought of belonging to the military machine. I complied with the National Service Act and sought temporary deferment to complete university studies. Upon successful completion I applied to be registered as a conscientious objector based on my long held Christian pacifism. This is my story of what happened from 1965 until 1969, and how I narrowly avoided conviction and jail for at least two years. The book is dedicated to all men and women of conscience everywhere and from any time.

Mind Tricks

Mind Tricks

Grace, grit, guts

Grace, grit, guts

Grace, Grit, Guts is a stirring step-by-step account
of self-discovery, healing, recovery, and transformation. Follow Tracy’s journey on her relentless quest to heal from her tumultuous life, and how she takes her life from ground zero to a life of contribution, authenticity, and freedom in every sense of the word.

Grace, Grit, Guts is a compelling story of survival; a
woman who endured it all, and who is now dedicated to helping others survive their own personal journeys.
Tracy shares her tools for climbing back from rock
bottom in this inspiring and practical book that can be utilized by anyone who has been knocked down, but has the strength to fight their way back.

Tracy O’Malley recounts her journey with a gritty
emotional honesty and genuineness that will leave no reader untouched.

Grace, Grit, Guts is a stirring step-by-step account
of self-discovery, healing, recovery, and transformation. Follow Tracy’s journey on her relentless quest to heal from her tumultuous life, and how she takes her life from ground zero to a life of contribution, authenticity, and freedom in every sense of the word.

Grace, Grit, Guts is a compelling story of survival; a
woman who endured it all, and who is now dedicated to helping others survive their own personal journeys.
Tracy shares her tools for climbing back from rock
bottom in this inspiring and practical book that can be utilized by anyone who has been knocked down, but has the strength to fight their way back.

Tracy O’Malley recounts her journey with a gritty
emotional honesty and genuineness that will leave no reader untouched.