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t age 50, happily married, with a successful nursing career and two grown healthy children, Clifton Park resident Susan Frances Morris received a diagnosis shared by one in eight women – breast cancer – but what she discovered after led her down a unique path. The months to come found Morris exploring the connection between risk of breast cancer and adverse childhood experiences, trauma, and long-term stress exposure– all of which she experienced in her formative years. On sale this August is Morris’ memoir, The Sensitive One (On sale 8/24/21, She Writes Press), a story of redemption—of a woman who manages to escape harrowing circumstances and start anew, but it’s also a story of how our legacy lives within us, and how healing from the adverse effects of childhood can truly take a lifetime.
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While Morris’ story is in part a reflection of the effects of her trauma, it is ultimately an inspiring story of redemption. In other words, The Sensitive One “will open you to the possibilities of a reclaimed life. This is a book that will bring you tears, but good tears, as Morris shows you her path through self-awareness to compassion and forgiveness" (Judy L. Mandel, New York Times bestselling author of Replacement Child). SS
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aratoga Springs resident Monika LaPlante’s story “Home Invasion” is included in Chicken Soup for the Soul’s second humor collection, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Read, Laugh, Repeat. (Available wherever books are sold.) The book consists of 101 laugh-out-loud stories, all true and told by the people who lived through these embarrassing, hilarious, and truly human experiences. LaPlante’s story tells of coming home late one night and hearing her sister’s frightened cries. They think they are being robbed, but there’s a hilarious twist we won’t spoil here. LaPlante and the other contributors who wrote these stories selected four nonprofit organizations they want to support with the royalties from this book. These nonprofits use comedy and clowning to bring laughter to places where it’s most needed—to hospitals, hospice, and other healthcare facilities—helping people of all ages who need a reason to smile—from the patients and their families to the frontline workers who care for them.
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Monika LaPlante is the owner of The Worker's Club, a boutique coworking space in downtown Saratoga Springs. She is also a Data Manager at Archbold Biological Station, a research field station based in Florida. You can become a member at her coworking space by visiting www.theworkersclubny.com or check her out on social media @theworkersclubny. SS saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com
