Showing results for "Butterflies" in Biographies & Memoirs

Whilst suffering from a condition whereby he was unable to speak and his only movement was the blinking of an eyelid, Jean-Dominique Bauby devised a code for each letter of the alphabet and dictated this book about his experiences and feelings. He died just after it was published. This moving...

Kimberly Souba is a poet, author, communicator, and childhood sexual assault survivor who writes with a deep commitment to hope. She works to raise awareness about the impact of childhood sexual assault and to show that healing can lead to true transformation. Through sharing her story and creating children’s books filled with faith, hope, wonder, and imagination, Kimberly helps others see that they, too, can become the butterfly they were created to be.

Lady Butterfly, c’est un espace intime, doux et sincère.Un endroit pour ceux qui ne savent pas toujours qui ils sont, mais qui avancent quand même. Ici, on parle d’amour, de confiance, de littérature, de transformation, de ces petits riens qui nous bousculent et nous construisent.Parce qu’on n’a pas besoin d’être ancré pour exister.On peut voler, tomber, se relever, se transformer… comme un papillon.Bienvenue dans Lady Butterfly, ton amie du bout des oreilles. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

The Diary of Katy Yehonala is a sweeping, evocative tale spanning three generations of resilient women navigating personal and political upheaval in China and beyond. Through the lens of May-ling, later known as Katy Yehonala, we are drawn into a world where personal freedoms are often sacrificed. Yet, the indomitable spirit of love, family, and cultural heritage perseveres.

Rosemary Penfold's beautiful and evocative memoir of her life growing up in the fields of the English countryside is a moving testament to a forgotten world and a disappearing and misunderstood people. Born in 1938 in a traditional Gypsy wagon, surrounded by the love of her parents and extended family in a small but close-knit community, Rosemary paints a vivid and touching portrait of a way of life that no longer exits.

What happens when the unthinkable becomes your reality? In The Mother of All Memoirs–Crystal’s Butterfly Effect, Vickie Menendez shares her raw and courageous journey through devastating loss, deep healing, and the quiet miracles that followed.

Vivian Gordon went out before midnight in a velvet dress and mink coat. Her body turned up the next morning in a desolate Bronx park, a dirty clothesline wrapped around her neck. At her stylish Manhattan apartment, detectives discovered notebooks full of names—businessmen, socialites, gangsters. And something else—a letter from an anti-corruption commission established by Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

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Indiana-born Vivian Gordon fluttered to New York in 1920 looking for fame and fortune. Before long, the flame-haired chorus girl parlayed her youth, beauty, and ambition into more profitable means as a tough and glamorous symbol of Prohibition-era excess. She was a speakeasy owner, blackmailer, high-end escort, extortionist, racketeer, and con woman. But given her dangerously intimate associations, Vivian was also a woman who knew too much and who rightfully feared for her life.

The Butterfly Effect is a podcast where our host, Kiera, discusses a new guest's personal butterfly effect story every episode.

Winner of the 2021 National Outdoor Book Award Sara Dykman made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their storied annual migration—a round-trip adventure that included three countries and more than 10,000 miles. Equally remarkable, she did it...

Alannah Hill, one of Australia’s most successful fashion designers, created an international fashion brand that defied trends with ornamental, sophisticated elegance, beads, bows and vintage florals. But growing up in a milk bar in Tasmania, Alannah’s childhood was one of hardship, fear and abuse. At an early age she ran away from home with eight suitcases of costumes and a fierce determination to succeed, haunted by her mother’s refrain of ‘you’ll never amount to anything, you can’t sew, nobody likes you and you’re going to end up in a shallow grave, dear!’

This is Let's Talk from the Butterfly Foundation. Join your host, Yvie Jones, as we explore living with body image issues and eating disorders.

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Embark on a poignant journey of resilience and self-discovery with Butterfly Being!Rosalyn Davis confronts the weight of trauma following a near-death experience and a subsequent diagnosis of PTSD. Armed with her corporate change management skills, Roz orchestrates intentional change that sparks a profound personal transformation. As she navigates the intricate path to authenticity, Roz's metamorphosis mirrors the awe-inspiring journey of butterflies evolving—a powerful symbol of renewal and growth.In the wake of her transformative experience, Roz not only founded the consulting company, ...

Butterflies and Bravery is a podcast created and hosted by two cult Survivors and best friends who were born into the notorious Children of God cult. Listen as Whisper and Jemima tell their stories of turning surviving into thriving, interview other Survivors, and straight talk all things cult, trauma, and religion recovery. Our episodes are guest-led, so anything can happen! Our conversations are real, raw and often NSFW. They may be triggering. But they will thrill and inspire you and give you a new perspective on Survivors, healing and the true success of those leaving, living and loving ...

Every year over 4,000 unidentified bodies are recovered in the United States. 600,000 people are reported as missing, and thousands more go unreported. The Butterfly Effect is an investigative podcast that seeks to reunite the nameless with their identities.

Conversations between dad and daughter about managing the most out of life with his stage IV cancer. No affiliation with the Butterfly Pavilion itself and this is not intended as medical advice as we (Ty and Nikki) don't even play a doctor on TV.Find us on Instagram: @butterflypavilionpodYouTube: @ButterflyPavilionPodFind Ty on Twitter/X: @seeksboston26mi

When King Boris III of Bulgaria dies amid mysterious circumstances during World War II, there's no shortage of suspects. But eighty years later, his death remains unsolved. Award-winning journalist Becky Milligan follows a trail of dissidents, poisoners, soldiers and spies to unravel eighty years of lies and cover-ups. This tragic family saga of a doomed royal dynasty is a story of treachery, deceit and a quest for the truth. Who killed the Butterfly King? The Butterfly King is a podcast from Exactly Right, produced by Blanchard House.

The Fierce Butterfly podcast brings Julie Jacobs’ written work to life through her own voice, featuring Book 1: Dragonfly Rising, Book 2: Fierce Butterfly, and Book 3: Firefly Home—the novels that are the Wings of Light Trilogy. Known for her evocative prose and profoundly compassionate understanding of what it means to be vulnerably human, Julie’s stories resonate deeply with readers as she delves into themes of self-identity, spirituality, and the intricate and sometimes controversial dynamics inside of our most intimate and vulnerable relationships. Narrated by the author herself, the...