About the Author:

Carolle Martindale would like to thank her four children for giving her the will, power and courage to move forward in life, to not just live, but to thrive with love and purpose.  She would also like to thank the staff of the mental health facility, especially Sue Haut, who never lost hope and inspired her to fulfill her dreams of becoming a licensed social worker. She would like to extend a very special thank you to Michelle Halberg, her therapist who sat with her week after week, and listened to her stories of severe trauma, abuse and neglect, while she processed, digested and learned to value life for the first time and with a renewed sense of love and a willingness to give back to her own communities. She hopes that all the homeless people, the refugees, the war-torn nations around the world and the tortured children in her lifetime find just enough hope to keep fighting one more day. To keep breathing one more minute and to see just a small glimpse of the future of good and happiness, and finally reach a lifetime where they can live free from all types of pain, physical, emotional, and mental.