Susie Rinehart has always been strong. She’s a mom, a leadership coach, an international girls’ empowerment advocate, and an ultrarunner. But beneath the veneer of confidence and success, she struggled with anxiety and depression, feelings she neither shared nor confronted until a diagnosis of chordoma forced her to reconsider what mattered most. In that moment, her entire life’s focus shifted from “What do I need to achieve?” to “How do I want to live?” From treatment through recovery she pondered this question, sharing her thoughts in letters to her children. Those letters evolved into blog posts and then a book, Fierce Joy. Published in 2019 as a #1 Amazon New Release, it is one survivor’s memoir about bravery, authenticity, and choosing joy over fear. Continue reading

Todd Balf doesn’t think of himself as a survivor. He is, by his own description, a “quote-unquote regular guy” who has been through an extraordinary set of circumstances. You can read Todd’s story in his new book, Complications published in July as part of a new Scribd Original series of audio and ebooks. Continue reading