About Me — Iva Ursano

This is gonna be a wild ride!

Photo taken in Mexico

You know it’s funny that so many people have a hard time talking about themselves. I’m not one of those people. Now before you go calling me a narcissist you need to know one thing: I share my life story in hopes of inspiring others, helping others heal and to entertain. Not because I’m full of myself. 😛

Now that we got that out of the way…where do I even begin?

Growing up in a dysfunctional family

I was born and raised in Northern Ontario Canada in a strict Catholic Italian household. Yelling and physical violence was the norm. I was the 3rd girl out of 4.

I moved out at 18 and was in and out of school, jobs and abusive relationships. My entire life up until I turned 52 was chaos and struggle.

My job history goes something like this:

• Waitress/bartender
• Loans and mortgage officer at a bank
• Income tax corrector for Canada Revenue
• Counselor at shelter for homeless teenage boys
• Hairstylist
• Personal trainer/aerobics instructor
• Social media manager/ghostwriter
• Online business owner/writer (that’s what I do now)