Love, Strength and Success: The Power of Self-Worth

Host Endre Hoffman is a speaker, author and mentor: The Doctor of Self-Worth. We met in an online conference and continued the conversation after we left the zoom room. This is the first time I've been asked to tell my abandonment story on a podcast. Human engagement at work!

This is the story I am getting brave enough to tell:

35 years ago my husband disappeared without a trace.

The night before, he’d left a message on the answering machine for our kids: “Daddy loves you so much.”

After that we never heard from him again. No goodbye, no explanation, no clues.

He was just - gone.

I was left with 2 tiny children with broken hearts, a huge mortgage, no child support, inconsistent work as an actor, and a big mystery to solve:

Where had my husband disappeared to - and why?

Was he dead or alive?

It would take over twelve years to find out.

For all that time, my kids and I  lived with the open wound of confusion and loss, until we finally got some answers, an eventual temporary reunion, and a bit of closure.

In the meantime, I learned some powerful lessons in holding my family - and our finances - together, and discovering my own resilience, creativity, and potential for love and success.

This also helped me to weather the storms of a major mental mental illness in my son, and more

These lessons brought me to a career in radio and podcasting, the chance to play many roles in theatre and improv, a happy second marriage, a growing family, valued friendships, two bestselling books, and most importantly the opportunity to impact lives of others as I share these messages with audiences all over the world.

I’d love to share them with you, too.