G.I.F.T.S. A Journey Home to Youself
More than a Story
You raised the kids. You built the life. And now the kids are grown, the house is quiet, and you don't know who you are in it.
What if finding your way home to yourself begins with a journey you never expected to take?.
This book offers you an invitation to go on an enlightening adventure where you will see your own life differently and discover the wisdom and possibility that may have been there all along.
The Messy Middle
What No One Tells You About Healing After Serious Injury
The story of how a simple fall turned into a 10-hour surgery and a fight to save my leg.
After a severed artery and a terrifying drug-resistant infection, my recovery journey was anything but ordinary. This story covers the harsh reality of medical trauma and how I navigated the first eight months of a very long road back to health.
This is not a polished story of recovery told from the other side. It's about what it feels like to live inside the mess of it. The uncertainty, frustration, humor, and unexpected moments of healing.
And sometimes... you have to look a little ridiculous before you figure something out.
LISTEN FREE to one of the stories inside the book.
Chapter 13 Chicken Wings (audio)
A Note from Elaine
I’ve lived a lot of life. Raised kids, built businesses, cared for my mother, taught, led education programs, and eventually became a certified health coach. Through all of those experiences, I kept coming back to the same question: What helps us change, grow, and create a life that feels meaningful?
For a long time, I didn’t realize how deeply all those chapters were connected. Now I see the thread that has been running through my life all along: helping people recognize the gifts within their experiences, discover their own wisdom, and find the courage to keep moving forward.
That’s what Living Forward is about. It’s about embracing where you are, honoring where you’ve been, and believing there is still something meaningful ahead.
I’m a mother of four, grandmother of ten, and great-grandmother of two, married for more than fifty years to the same man who has watched me grow, change, reinvent myself, and become the woman I am today.
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About G.I.F.T.S. A Voyage Home to Yourself
Come sail through the five islands yourself, one chapter at a time as you read or listen to me narrate it.
Go Deeper with the G.I.F.T.S. method
The GIFTS Method is the framework underneath five key areas of living your life on purpose.
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