Do bad things happen to good people or could the challenges we face be gifts in disguise? Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy, the follow up book to last year’s best seller Chaos to Clarity: Sacred Stories of Transformational Change answers these questions. Written by founder of Sacred Stories Publishing Rev. Ariel Patricia and award-winning author Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos, with the Foreword by James Redfield, NY Times bestselling author of The Celestine Prophecy, over thirty storytellers in Crappy to Happy share true stories of grit, grace, and love that begin in upheaval and end with cathartic joy.
The writers tackle the relevant topics of gender and sexual identity, crises of faith, divorce, addiction, health challenges, lost love, and more.
Several prominent figures share their personal stories:
• Co-author Reverend Ariel Patricia’s past lives that prove she has experienced lasting love
• Co-author Kathleen O’Keefe Kanavos’ good friend Petronelle, who taught her to “laugh till it heals” to help her overcome life-threatening illness
• Spiritual Leader Reverend Dr. Temple Hayes, who found Unity within herself as a gay woman after being judged by her family
• NY Times bestselling author Dr. Bernie Siegel’s mystical nudges by deceased wife, Bobbie
• Media guru Ken Walls’ journey to sobriety and the night he knew he needed help
• Survivor Connie Bramer’s memories of her mom, who lost her battle with breast cancer
• Nurse Diane Vich as she connects to her goddess within before sharing Covid-19 resultsWhat sets this book apart is that in addition to the depth of stories shared by the authors, Rev. Ariel an ordained interfaith minister shares her perspective on the Spirituality of Joy and how joy is a spiritual state of being. Kat accredited in Psychopathology and Special Education shares her perspective on the Psychology of Joy and how how happiness and joy are different.
James Redfield shares:
“This book is enlightened — and not because it advocates some heady new theory or movement, but precisely because it doesn’t!In fact, this work transcends quick fixes and pop psychology to focus on something else: how to live life fully and spiritually in the real world of pain, self-discovery, struggle, and joy. And remarkably, what is displayed in this anthology is an authentic look at how and why joy can win.”
Ariel and Kat with James and other contributing authors of Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy are available for interviews.
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Rev. Ariel Patricia is CEO and Founder of Sacred Stories Media, Sacred Stories Publishing, an award-winning book publishing and marketing company, and Sacred U ─ an online course division. An ordained interfaith, interspiritual minister and sacred storyteller, this is Ariel’s fifth book.
O’Keefe-Kanavos is accredited in psychopathology and special education. She taught psychology at University of South Florida’s Fort Myers branch and was an instructor of the severely emotionally handicapped for 10 years. Kat is a multi-award winning author, radio host, and marketing consultant.
James Redfield author of The Celestine Prophecy which created a model for spiritual perception and actualization that focused on the mysterious coincidences that occur in each of our lives. The book resonated with millions of people and quickly climbed to the #1 position on the New York Times bestsellers list, remaining on the list for more than two years.
