Through writing and conversation, Women Unbound explores life beyond the usual boundaries of age, career, belief system, or background. Five women, unknown to one another in the beginning, forged lasting relationships over two years and chose to share their individual stories through this book. The contributors - Lama Karma Chotso, Jennifer DiMarco, Maria Hernandez, Sarah Lewis, and Catherine Seo, PhD - show that with courage and kindness, communication and caring, our lives can be lived in a more genuine and loving way - together. "In this extraordinary collection, women from vastly different walks of life open their hearts and share the moments that changed them forever. Each essay is a window into transformation-through illness, relocation, career upheaval, and personal reinvention. These pages remind us that when women speak vulnerably and listen deeply, something remarkable happens." Rosemary Ravinal - TEDx Speaker, Author, Communications Coach "I kept saying Yes! and Yes! while reading these personal essays by four women confronting the challenges of dramatic change. The theme of difficulties precipitating opportunities for emotional, physical, spiritual growth reveals the connective tissue of their different experiences and deeply resonates with my own journey to discover what it means to live an authentic life." Jane Ellen Glasser - Award-winning Poet JEG: Selected Poems www.women-unbound.com