Invisible No More; Invincible Forever More

If you've ever felt invisible, you have a story to tell.

This book highlights stories of women who have felt invisible at some point and are coming out now to share how they went from invisible to INVINCIBLE.

Not all of the stories are about domestic violence, but it is rampant throughout the world and we want to put a spotlight on some of the staggering statistics relating to domestic violence. Here's one thing to consider, not all domestic violence is against women. Men are abused in their relationships, too.

Even though all the stories in this compilation are written by women, this book isn't about bashing men. It's about empowering oneself to come out of the darkness and into the light.

• According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, on average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.

• 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, post-traumatic stress disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, etc.

These numbers are shocking and unsatisfactory.

As a group, the INVINCIBLE women have selected Dress for Success as our charity partner. Rest assured knowing that 100% of the net proceeds from the sales of this book are being donated to Dress for Success where their mission is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

As you read these stories, put yourself in their place and imagine what it must have been like to experience what they experienced. They have overcome their feeling of invisibility and are now empowered to live the rest of their life as the INVINCIBLE women they were meant to be.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: https://ncadv.org/STATISTICS

Dress for Success: https://dressforsuccess.org

Chapter 1: The Rising Sunshine - Lynda Sunshine West

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2: From Geek to Chic: the Story of Forbes - Forbes Riley

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3: Be the Hero of Your Own Life's Story - Rachele Brooke Smith

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4: Putting a Spotlight on the Gaslighter - Amy J. Morrison

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5: Your Life Is Yours - Angelica Waruguru Waite

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6: The Magic of Surrender - Betty Morin

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7: You Are Not the Sum of What Others Think of You - Bridgetti Lim Banda

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8: Peek-a-Boo! I Don't See You! - Cathy Derksen

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9: Love Yourself So Others Can Love You; Be Kind to Yourself So Others Can Be

Kind to You - Cecilia

Rankin

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10: Finding the Light at the End of the Tunnel - Dr. Christine Sauer

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11: The Shroud of Shame - Delores Garcia

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12: Imagine. Just Imagine - A Tribute to Emma Adams - Delores Garcia

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13: Ghost - Kristy

Boyd Johnson

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14: Thriving After the Sinister Hand of My Father, the Pedophile - Krysten

Maracle

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15: Building My Unique Invincibility: Invisible to Invincible Forever - Krystylle

Richardson

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16: Powerful Beyond Measure - Legend Thurman

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17: There Are Times We All Wish We Were Invisible - Mary Elizabeth Jackson

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18: Believe In the Underdog - Melodie Donovan

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19: Hiding in Plain Sight - Mischelle O'Neal

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20: You Changed Me - Mistie Layne

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21: A Fairy Tale - A Would-be Princess Finds Her Happily Ever After - Nancy

Lockhart

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22: Shrinking While Growing - Paige Davidson

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23: COME OUT, COME OUT.... The Four Words That Took 20 Years to Say - Pamela

Gort

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24: The Power of Sharing Your Story - Sally Green

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25: Not Invisible on Purpose - Sarah Jung

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26: It's Time to Stand UP and Stand OUT! - Sherri Leopold

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27: The Ups and Downs of an Interesting Life - Suz deMello

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28: The Internal Conflict Called Introversion - Trayce Young

Chapter 29: Authentically Me - Whitnie Wiley