Shadonna Richards - Author, Motivational Speaker

About me:

Shadonna Richards, RN is an inspirational author, speaker, registered nurse and former newspaper columnist with more than 250 published articles to her credit. Her work has appeared in the Toronto Star, the Toronto Sun, Metro—Toronto edition, Word Magazine and the Scarborough Mirror with a combined readership of 2 million readers. She is the author of A Gift of Hope: 52 Ways to Live a Better Life (Infinity Publishing) and Think & Be Happy: 365 Empowering Thoughts to Lift Your Spirit (Infinity Publishing). She is additionally a motivational speaker and registered nurse who provides compassionate care to terminally ill cancer patients. She firmly believes in the power of happiness, a skill we can all master. The former newspaper columnist has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and lives in Canada with her husband and son.

Think and Be Happy is a Gift Book filled with 365 happy thoughts and quotations to empower you and get you through each day (367 pages).

WHAT OTHER’S ARE SAYING ABOUT “THINK AND BE HAPPY”

"I love this great new book… Shadonna has searched and found the secret of happiness and is sharing it with us in this valuable book.…This is a perfect book to buy for a friend because you will be helping to spread happiness to the ones you love. Happiness is a gift and Shadonna has handed it to us. We just have to open it, enjoy it and learn from it." ~Lionel Ketchian, author of Food for Thought and founder of the Happiness Clubs

“Written with humor and wisdom, Shadonna Richards has produced a book that is both fun to read and loaded with techniques for helping us all achieve true, deep lasting happiness.” ~Bob Nozik, M.D., co-founder of the American Happiness Association and Professor Emeritus, University of California Medical Center

“Shadonna Richards has discovered the elusive secret to finding inner-peace and happiness. In Think and Be Happy, she shares the fullness of the discovery…” ~Yvonne Blackwood, author of Into Africa, a personal journey

“Shadonna's new book, Think and be Happy, is wonderful and hopeful. It's poetic, relevant and simple. During stressful times everyone can use a reminder that happiness is a choice. We are reminded to seek experiences to make us happy not things. Shadonna has given us the recipe for creating a happy life, she shows us how we can incorporate this basic ingredient so we will live a fulfilling and abundant life.” ~Mitzie Hunter, vice-president, External Relations, Goodwill (Toronto)

“ Think and Be Happy, is filled with golden nuggets that provide inspiration to start your day on a positive note no matter who you are. Although intended to be read on a daily basis, you may find that you just can't get enough of these gems of wisdom without reading even more. Shadonna Richards shares her words of wisdom in a way that will have you telling your friends to get their own copy and not wait for you to pass it on to them. We need more books like this one!” ~Catherine Pulsifer, editor, www.WOW4U.com

A Gift of Hope is a compilation of 52 inspirational essays (one for each week of the year) and offers a variety of tips on living well, with chapters such as: Stay Mentally Fit, Understand That Money Isn’t Everything, Reach Out to Those in Need, Be the Friend You Desire to Have, Turn Your Weaknesses into Strengths, and Dare to Dream: Be Inspired by the U.S. First Black Elected President, Barack Obama. This book is designed as a practical guide and workbook, filled with weekly exercises to implement positive changes in your life. Shadonna Richards is a registered nurse who works with terminally ill cancer patients. She was inspired to compile stories from her tenure as a nurse, her previously published newspaper columns and empowering words of wisdom from many sources including her great-grandmother, a nurse-midwife and cancer survivor, who lived to be 105-years-old

. WHAT OTHER’S ARE SAYING ABOUT “A GIFT OF HOPE”

“Shadonna Richards has provided a book, A Gift of Hope, to take us to a higher level of consciousness, a place where we can manage our personal lives with ease and contentment.” --Irene Watson, Reader Views

“A Gift of Hope is full of wisdom, insight and hope. Flavoured with amazing stories and inspirational poetry, it will uplift your spirits and gently remind you to believe in yourself.” ~Yvonne Blackwood, Author of Into Africa, a personal journey

"...an important topic and you write about it in a straightforward and inspiring way." -- Sandra Martin, Senior Features Writer, The Globe and Mail

“Thanks for ‘A Gift of Hope’. We need it more than ever.” -- Roxanne Ravenel, Job Coach Author of The Savvy Jobseeker’s Guide

“It’s the perfect book to read at the beginning of a new year!” --Bev Katz Rosenbaum, Author of Beyond Cool (Berkley Trade)

Magazine and newspaper articles written by Shadonna