Author Kelley Gunter: How To Learn To Finally Love Yourself

The most powerful lessons we will ever learn are usually only visible through the lens of hindsight. It typically takes me years to look back and see how something that was so incredibly painful, actually turned out to be something instrumental in the happiness of my future. I believe my destiny came calling, but it was clothed in destruction. The only way I could clearly see that was after many years had passed. At the time we are experiencing a turbulent storm in our lives, it’s nearly impossible to see what good could ever arise from it. I can tell you, though, that many powerful and positive things have occurred in my lifetime, but they came disguised as drama. Every painful situation I have survived has allowed me to shine my light for others who still feel trapped in the darkness.

As a part of my series about “How To Learn To Finally Love Yourself” I had the pleasure to interview Kelley Gunter. Kelley is an internationally acclaimed speaker and author of the compelling memoir You Have Such A Pretty Face. She describes herself as a “survivor of sexual abuse, emotional warrior, and connoisseur of comfort food.” Gunter states that her “painful journey to find peace and self-worth began with a 243-pound weight loss, included many dark moments of despair, and eventually brought me to my knees.” In a message that is particularly resonant in these trying times, Gunter says in the introduction to her story on her homepage, “When the world says, ‘give up,’ Hope whispers, ‘try it one more time.’” Gunter has a Masters Degree in Counseling and was a licensed social worker for 27 years. She is currently finishing her second memoir, The Homecoming Queen of Crazy Town.https://kelleygunter.com/

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