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Caryn Sullivan

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Born

Baltimore, Maryland, The United States

Website

http://www.carynmsullivan.com

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Genre

Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction

Member Since

June 2015

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The Global Resilience Project identified her as one of its 50 thrivers for a reason. Caryn Sullivan is no stranger to loss. Her childhood was marked by trauma, divorce, and death. She left her law practice to become an autism advocate and navigate serial health crises. Yet, when her “W” changed from wife to widow, she was ill-prepared. With a priest’s counsel as her “North Star,” she chose to be better, not bitter, as she grappled with emotional end-of-life decisions and confusing financial matters.

Wiser now, the award-winning author and columnist, attorney, and mother of a large, blended family draws upon her personal and professional experiences to assure others who are struggling that they can also make and live the choice to be better. ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 48 ratings · 13 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Bitter Or Better: Grappling with Life on the Op-Ed Page 3.81 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happiness through Hardship: A Guide for Cancer Patients, Their Caregivers and Friends During an Initial Cancer Diagnosis 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happiness Through Hardship: A Guide and Journal for Cancer Patients, Their Caregivers and Friends During an Initial Diagnosis it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Chuck Dammit – so much more than a pet

May 23, 2022 The phone call came unexpectedly late last week, triggering far more memories and tears than I expected – for he is a dog, after all. We know our pets won’t live forever. And yet, there’s nothing that can prepare us for the news that the snuggles and the furballs will…

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Caryn’s Quotes

“In the face of adversity, we have a choice.
We can be bitter, or we can be better. Those words are my North Star.”
― Caryn Sullivan, Bitter Or Better: Grappling with Life on the Op-Ed Page

tags: inspirational, inspirational-quotes, life, life-lessons, motivational, motivational-quotes, resilience

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