A book featuring Kelowna writers has launched in time to celebrate International Women91裸聊视频檚 Day.

91裸聊视频楩ear Less91裸聊视频� is an anthology, compiled by 19 women from the U.S. and Canada sharing stories about their greatest fears, how they overcame them and how they have become more resilient as a result of their hardships.

Sharon Hughes-Geekie is a local businesswoman and she said the goal of the book is to show that everyone is affected by fear one way or another.

91裸聊视频淭his book addresses all sorts of fears, from eating disorders to self-doubt, imposter syndrome to fear of abandonment,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淲e all have fears and a lot of it is self-doubt in disguise and we struggle with how to overcome those fears in order to live our optimal life.91裸聊视频�

She added that the stories are to help others, especially women, to overcome or at least be able to live with their fears and to celebrate their victories.

Co-author Andrea Kelly said it91裸聊视频檚 important to overcome as many of our fears as possible to live the best life we can so that nothing is holding us back. However, she also said it91裸聊视频檚 also important to understand that there will always be new fears and new trials throughout our lives.

Kristy Keus echoed the sentiment, adding that fear can hold us back from being the best person we can be not just for ourselves, but for our loved ones too.

Kristen Thompson said as women, there are a lot of things that we talk about with each other, but there is also a lot of unsaid things, including what91裸聊视频檚 difficult or what we91裸聊视频檙e afraid of.

91裸聊视频淚 think it91裸聊视频檚 important to create a sense of sisterhood, especially in these times91裸聊视频� we have these nagging fears that many of us didn91裸聊视频檛 know we had or didn91裸聊视频檛 talk to each other about,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淪o (this book) creates this sense of not being alone and reminding women we91裸聊视频檙e alike in many ways.91裸聊视频�

For her part, lead author Christine Esovoloff said she hopes when men and women alike read the book, that they gain perspective on the things that are holding them back or that they need to work on.

91裸聊视频淔or me, writing my chapter in the book highlighted some areas in my life that I wasn91裸聊视频檛 even aware that fear was really holding me back,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淪o I hope people gain some awareness and maybe gain a step or two on how they might be able to overcome it.91裸聊视频�

The book is now available at Barnes & Noble in the U.S. and Chapters in Canada. If you wish to order online, you can do so .

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