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Heidi Smith is the bestselling author of "Making Friends With The Boogeyman: Transforming Tragedy Into Triumph" (2023). As a Transformation Guide, Speaker and media guest, her mission is to help others expand abundance, peace, joy and love beyond their expectations. She is an Accredited Accelerated Evolution Coach continuing her studies under founder Satyen Raja in his Master Coach program. Raja, is a trainer for globally-renowned thinkers including T. Harv Eker, Colin Sprake and Gabor Mate. Heidi is a dedicated member of the training team at the Accelerated Evolution Academy.
Passionate about coaching one-on-one and in workshops, Heidi shares practical tools and experiential techniques, empowering others to awaken their leader within to share their gifts with the world. Known and respected for inspiring people to live an extraordinary life, she uses personal and candid stories of integrating intense childhood experiences, anxiety and addiction in order to reclaim her power.
Heidi lives on Vancouver Island with husband Rob and their happy Havanese, Harley and chances are, you’ll see Heidi practising what she teaches. Heidi delights in being by the ocean, sharing a delicious meal, hiking with friends, and trying new things.
Find out more about Heidi at www.heidicoach.com
Reviewed by Alex Ndirangu for Readers' Favorite
Heidi Smith was a cheerful and lighthearted child who frequently made those around her laugh. But one night, when she was only 12 years old, this carefree lightness of being was buried alive. Heidi was half asleep, stumbling toward the living room, searching for her mother. What she witnessed left her scared to the core, and for most of her life, she carried the pain in silence and crucified herself for what happened. For many years, Heidi thought drinking and drugs were the only ways to escape her pain. But this would always create a pile of reasons to hate herself. In Making Friends With The Boogeyman: Transforming Tragedy Into Triumph, Heidi Smith guides us through how she overcame her traumatic past to become the best version of herself and how she discovered happiness in the wreckage.
Put down your sword and reconcile with your past. This was the message that stuck with me as I read this book. As human beings, we all have humiliating and painful pasts that we wish to lock away forever. Heidi Smith shares her story in a style that makes you feel and understand that you are not alone. She goes deeper to make you feel that you are so much more than your painful past. She incorporated several uplifting quotes that will leave you thankful you have made it this far. My favorite was the one that encourages the reader to always be optimistic about themselves. Making Friends With The Boogeyman is written from a first-person perspective. This made me feel as if I was sitting across a table from the author. This book will be a gift to anyone suffering from depression and wishing to see life in a new light. Psychologists and therapists will also find it beneficial to them in their line of work.
