Author Melissa Jacobus has raised two adopted children, both diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), an invisible but preventable developmental disability. FASD is caused when a mother consumes alcohol during her pregnancy which can present in the child in various ways. The main factor...

When Rebecca learned about her infertility in 2012, she mourned the sexual trauma that she had undergone. Rebecca didn't talk much about the sexual assault by her maternal grandfather with anyone other than her therapist. Her subsequent attempts to tell her parents yielded nothing. She...

Girl of Light & Shadow: A Memoir of My Daughter, Who Killed Herself by Jay E. Valusek is the non-fiction inspirational memoir that revolves around the tragic, unexpected death of the author's child Elissa and the incredible journey of discovery that it invoked. One would...

Life already comes with its own set of challenges without the added complications brought on by disorders like cerebral palsy. On The Outside Chance is based on the true story of Michael J. Mason, Ph.D., who had to overcome some significant hurdles to pave his...

Life’s a Journey: Hardships to Blessings is a motivational book by Colten J. Skinner. Having been born with A-T, a disorder affecting coordination and the immune system, Colten would go on to live a difficult life. His later bout with cancer complicated his life further....

Voices of the Heart, a collection of poems by David D. Bernstein, is a thought-provoking book. The book has four sections: Voices of the Heart, Voices of Life, Voices of Soul, and Voices of Spirit. The author begins the book with a heartwarming poem in...

A Glimmer in the Dark by Samman Akbarzada is a touching and sometimes tragic look at her life as a refugee from Afghanistan. She writes about her pain, suffering, and fleeting happiness. Her poems have no names only subgenres to describe her story in this...

To improve your well-being, it is beneficial to evaluate your life and transform yourself by making positive changes. Michael D. Alexander teaches us what true transformation involves and how to achieve it. He evaluates important aspects such as mind, body, and soul. In The 9...

Find a Place for Me: Embracing Love and Life in the Face of Death by Deirdre Fagan is a beautiful portrayal of love against the backdrop of a terminal illness. It is a chronicle of a marriage and family that refuses to let amyotrophic lateral...

Loneliness (Roman Ruminations, Volume One) by Norman Weeks is a deeply contemplative text about the author’s state of existence: loneliness. His escape is the craft of writing where he provides commentary on some of the greatest academics and philosophers to substantiate or explore his own...