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Amy Jo Hawkins

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Amy Jo is from a small town in the west suburbs of St. Louis, MO. She was raised in a modest home attending private school from kindergarten through high school. Life experiences and the people around her are a direct correlation to what shaped her as a woman and ultimately her life’s passion; thus her first book "It Doesn’t Have to be That Way" was born. She still lives in that same small town with her husband and their three adult children where she is also a full-time student working towards a degree to impact and mend couples, building stronger marriages and families alike. ...more

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It Doesn't Have to be That Way

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During a recent conversation with an old friend, our topic of discussion reminded me of a journal entry that I had written not too long ago. I gave her my best recall effort but promised that I would look for it as soon I had a free moment to re-read it as soon as I could.

After a couple of days of searching through the numerous notebooks and journals on my shelves I finally found my journal. Iron

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Your Money or Your Life

by Joe Dominguez

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Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray

by Helen Fisher

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