I am excited to combine The Life of an Overcomer book and journal! It has been said a thousand times over that you cannot choose the cards you are dealt, only the way in which you choose to play those cards. This statement is enveloped with immense truth. It is also true that, despite intending to play your cards well, it is possible to arrive at the point of being convinced that thriving isn't possible-especially after a series of perpetual trauma. Trauma will thrust you into survival mode. After being in a state of survival mode for some time, you can build a home there. But just surviving isn't really living at all; thriving is. Welcome to my life, my pulpit - the life of an overcomer. I am not only a survivor, but I am thriving! I am overcoming depression, anxiety, PTSD, cutting, and several suicide attempts. In these pages, you will receive my story and my journey as I overcome. You will learn about my journey from abuse, to attempting suicide, to hospital stays, to surviving and then thriving. I tell my story, which is yet unfolding, to extend hope. I pray you are encouraged and empowered to keep living. I pray the words written on these pages give you hope and that you will want to see the bright future before you. Nicole Sharon, Your Overcomer Advocate