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C.J. Golden by Brett Bumeter

Growing up in the 1950s, I was taught to be a “proper” and demure young woman. It was mandated that I be smart (but not smarter than the boys), pretty (but not apply too much makeup), slim (yet eat all...

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Mahnaz Consolver by admin

A few days before I left Iran with my husband, Amin, in 1979, I cried all night because of the pain in my body and my heart. I realized it had been a mistake to marry him. I hoped once we got to the...

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Patty Bialak by josie

“No room on plane,” stated the Chinese government official. He ended his pronouncement with a bow as he extended his arm in a gesture, and tilted his head with a nod that instructed me to walk away...

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Danette Vigilante by josie

by josieAs a writer of children’s stories, interest from a literary agent meant many things. Most importantly, it meant I wasn’t crazy. Just maybe, after more rejections and more “almosts” than I...

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Anne Shier by josie

Tired of working for relatively low wages and not making any headway with my computerized accounting career in the 1980s, I decided to go back to school to become a computer professional when I turned...

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Meredith Prunty by guest

by guestI am a 15-year-old Boston actress who had a VIV Moment when I was chosen to play the lead in an anti-bullying video “The Same” by brother-sister music duo Michael & Marisa. Everyone has...

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April Lemly by josie

by josieIn the spring of 2009, I had a broken heart, no job and I had recently moved from San Francisco to Austin, TX. In the midst of all this, Anchor Girl sprang to life. I’d had a decent corporate...

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Cari Philpott by josie

by josieI was vacationing on a remote beach in Hana, Maui, with my family when my 10-year-old daughter Emily and I saw a young black Lab that reminded us of our dog at home. When we got closer, it was...

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Pauline Sanderson by josie

by josieI was working for Glenmore Lodge, Scotland’s National Outdoor Training Centre, as marketing manager when a flier came through the mail, showing a person cycling through Pakistan with the...

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Kara Bachman by josie

Sometimes change can come in an instant, as it did on the day I peeped through a dirty window at the stuff of my life, scattered and waterlogged. My home is located where the eye of Hurricane Katrina,...

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Missy Park by josie

by josieI’ve actually had a series of “moments,” and most of them have something to do with sports and fitness. I’ve always loved playing sports, and it turns out they prepared me well for the...

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Kitty Pilgrim by josie

by josieI was a very successful news reporter and anchor with CNN for 24 years. I had absolutely no intention of doing something different because I loved everything about the news business: the...

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Mandy Hummel by josie

by josieIt’s been said that inside every fat person there is a skinny one trying to get out. In my case, that skinny person was screaming to get out, until I finally decided to listen. High school is...

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Featured VIV Moment: Lisa Leconte Shares Her Story by josie

by josieI had kids late in life, like a lot of us these days — my first at 37, my second at 38. Before that, I was a happy career girl as an art director and designer for magazines. I had an amazing...

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The Prophetic Encounter – Excerpt from New CJ Golden Book! by Brett Bumeter

by Brett BumeterI am a woman who has learned to follow her path and understand that it will take me where it will, even if the direction appears to be rather off course. I’ve come to recognize that...

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