Month: November 2019

Depression Can Lead to Suicide

According to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the second leading cause of death for people age 15 to 34. Why? According to the World Health Organization, more than 300 million people of all ages worldwide suffer from depression, which can lead to suicide. The good news is that depression is treatable, but the bad news is that fewer than half of those who suffer from depression receive treatment. In other words, one of the best ways we might be able to prevent suicide is to first recognize and treat those who suffer from depression, which…

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Transformation: Why I Moved Away From My Home State of Minnesota

When asked why I moved to Tacoma, Washington, when I was 21 and left Minnesota where I grew up, I usually respond by saying I did not like the cold weather. While that answer is true, there is more to this story than simply wanting to live in a warmer climate. Something happened that motivated me to come to that decision. I was living in St. Paul, Minnesota, where I rented a room from Mrs. Ella Duesterhoeft. She was a wonderful landlady–just like a grandmother to me, so I was happy and content living there for a few years. Ella’s…

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Why I Used a Hybrid Publisher

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Why I Used a Hybrid Publisher My story, Get Tough or Die: Why I Forgave My Parents for My Abusive Childhood, is a sad one, but it is also very inspirational. Because I’m a professional writer, I believe I could have eventually gotten a contract with a professional publisher, but that takes time–probably at least a year or two, especially when the author is not yet well-known. At age 72, I did not feel I had a lot of time and I wanted to see my book in print before I died, so I got my book published by a…

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Updated Author Bio

Biography for Barbara L. Sellers Barbara Sellers was the sixth born in a family of 14 children. She grew up on a large farm in Minnesota. During high school, Barbara unwittingly developed strong writing skills by corresponding with a Japanese pen pal. Knowing her pen pal had to interpret her letters into a foreign language forced her to pay attention to correct spelling and better sentence structure. After graduating, Barbara moved to St. Paul, Minn., where she worked as a secretary for a few years before moving to Tacoma, Wash., to escape cold weather. During her 12-year marriage to a…

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