Special IWD Event! Book Club - The Power to Rise Above

About this book

The Power to Rise Above is a book of hope, written by 30 inspirational women from around the globe to assure you that you are bigger than your bullies, you are not defined by your circumstance and you, too, can rise above. Released on World Suicide Prevention Day 2022.

The Power to Rise Above is being released on World Suicide Prevention Day.

Editor Sandy Davies has dreamed of creating a book like this for over forty years.

The Power to Rise Above brings 30 authors together from across the globe to share their stories of hope as reminder that we are not alone. Read our Australian, Aboriginal, Maori, Peruvian, Hawaiian, Filipina, British, African, Indonesian, Chamorran, Jamaican, Dominican, Dutch and American stories of resilience and refusing to let our inner light extinguish.

There is always room for you to rise, no matter what you are facing.

Oprah Winfrey’s favourite guest of all time Dr Tererai Trent has written the foreword to this uplifting book.

Tererai’s beautiful words include ‘The Power to Rise Above sings back to us what our soul already knows: we have the power to rise and right the wrongs done to generations before us. These women from Australia, Nigeria, Micronesia, the Philippines, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Peru, the UK, Indonesia, the Hawaiian Islands, and the United States mainland prove your past lived experiences do not define you. The authors of The Power to Rise Above take all our hurts and help us to heal, to rise as one. These incredible women rekindled their resilience as a reminder to each of us that no one can extinguish our fire, the inner light which burns deep within us, ultimately refusing to be silenced and finding joy. If you are yearning to discover your greatness in this life, this book is for you. If you are going through some rough patches in your life, then this powerful anthology is proof that each of us as women has the power to rise above. If you are struggling to find your voice, I hope these stories of healing and strength will resonate and empower you to live the best version of yourself. These brave storytellers have broken the silence by providing us with an architectural template to own our voices. What a powerful collection of stories showing us that when we are brave enough to break the silence, we break it for other women, too. These thirty women have interwoven their fingers to form a collective circle to promise you that you are not alone and you, too, can rise. Tinogona ~ it is achievable.’

Authors

Dr. Tererai Trent, Sandy Davies, Bek Paroz, Tahlia Burchill-O’Brien, Lisa Cox, Jehzan Exclusive, Sally Bartlett, Dana Saulter, Donita Richards, Faith Agugu, Donna Ghoussain, Chelsey Cruz, Sandy Lowres, Nicola Kingham Mills, Jasmine Marshall, Lucy Cooper, Sarah Klaiber, Lana Vissers, Vanessa Atienza Hipolito, Tara Coyote, Melissa Griffiths, Danielle Novytarger, Deslynn Jaquias, Lesley Van Staveren, Ally Kelly, Annette Densham, Elizabeth Grace, Sandy Soerjadhi, 

Susan Jarvis, Karen Gibson, Rena Scott, and Laura Peña.