A Mother’s Survival: Finding Balance Through the Storms, by Author Hope Brooks
From a childhood marked by sexual abuse, author Hope Brooks succeeds
![Hope's jubilation as she comes to understand the path to serenity that each of us is meant to follow.](https://hopebrooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_0295A1-e1426527487503-300x270.jpg)
in overcoming severe challenges and unexpected family crises. Ultimately she becomes empowered to rise above the fallout of lost innocence, marriage to a man with mental illness, and the consequences of a bitter divorce on her children and stepchildren. Through her journey, she unremittingly strives to find the path to a tranquil and rewarding life.
A Mother’s Survival: Finding Balance Through the Storms is her candid account of struggle and success that she hopes will help others emerge from personal despair.
![Hope in her moment of despair as her dream crumbles.](https://hopebrooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_0247B-300x206.jpg)
![Hope's dream to have a family with loving husband and children.](https://hopebrooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/iStock_000013157255Small1-168x300.jpg)