The holiday season can be a time of great joy or great sadness. If you have a friend or loved one who is coping with a job loss, death, serious illness, or home foreclosure, it can be hard to know how to help.

These tips from the authors of Overcomers Inc: True stories of hope, courage, and inspiration will help.

1. Be sensitive to your loved ones’ limited financial resources. If your brother’s just lost his job, bragging about your holiday ski trip would be cruel. Instead, suggest low-cost or free holiday gift suggestions so that everyone can participate, even if money is tight.
2. For the recently widowed or others who are in mourning, don’t avoid mentioning the departed family member. Gently reminisce about favorite family memories. It’s better to speak of the departed that to carefully avoid all mention of his or name. Follow the lead of the person in grief. If the discussion is too difficult, she will change the subject. Many times, the widow or widower will appreciate the chance to share a memory of the lost loved one.
3. Allow people to have their space, but watch out for isolation. Stress and grief can be exhausting. Your friend or family member may not be up to the traditional all day shopping trip or noisy holiday party. Let her set the pace. However, if you sense that your loved one is withdrawing from everything, consider stopping by for a quiet visit or a cup of tea. Loneliness is most acute during the holidays so some extra loving care will be very helpful.
4. Invite your loved one to an uplifting community activity. Holiday concerts, drives to see colored lights, and religious activities can be a source of connection and enjoyment. It’s hard to not to smile when you see a child’s joy or a humorous holiday play. Fun is often in short supply, especially when things are hard. Strive to bring some joy to your loved one and increase their contact with their community.
5. Be patient and understanding. Your efforts to bring joy and comfort will be appreciated, even if your hurting loved one can’t express that gratitude right at the moment. A person dealing with a serious life challenge can be emotionally fragile so be gentle, encouraging, and present. That understanding is the best possible gift you can provide.

If you have had a tough time this year, due to job loss, illness, the financial crisis, or other heartbreak, you may be dreading the holiday season. These tips from the authors of Overcomers, Inc: True stories of hope, courage, and inspiration will help you cope:

1. Make taking care of your needs your number one priority this year. While it is good to care for others, in times of stress, it is easy to get overwhelmed by too much done on other’s behalf.
2. Get enough rest. If you are feeling sad or stressed, those feelings will intensify if you don’t get enough rest. Be sure you have enough time to recharge your batteries.
3. Create some new traditions. If this is the first year that you’ll face the holidays after the death of a loved one or post layoff, don’t pretend that life is the same and force yourself to do all the things you’ve always done. Keep the traditions that feel good to you but add at least one new thing that you will enjoy. New traditions bring more positive energy into the holiday season.
4. Ask for help. If you’ve always entertained 35 people with a full course dinner but just don’t feel up to it or can’t afford it, let your loved ones know. Suggest a pot luck meal, let another family member host the event this year, or have a movie nut with simple snacks. Match your energy level and your budget to what you can do, not what you’ve always done.
5. Reach out to others in need. No matter how awful you may feel your life is, there are folks in a more difficult situation. Sending an afternoon visiting a nursing home, volunteering in a food pantry, or sending a care package to a member of the military will lift your spirits and help you feel needed.

Does Your Audience Need a Feel-Good, Inspirational Story?

How about 38 of them?

Have you ever been at a point in your life when you just didn’t think you could take it anymore, when you’re ready to give up or give in, or when you just don’t have the strength to deal with the challenges? Then Overcomers, Inc, True Stories of Hope, Courage and Inspiration is the perfect book for you and your listeners.

This Amazon.con #1 bestseller features the extraordinary first-person accounts of 38 inspirational people who relate their empowering stories of triumph-over-adversity, providing a roadmap to others on how to navigate from the darkness to peace, abundance, success and light.

Lynne Klippel and the authors of Overcomers, Inc are available for interviews via telephone, email and in person. For more information, contact Larry at publisher@loveyourlifepublishing.com

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Lynne Klippel

Creator “Overcomers, Inc : True Stories of Hope, Courage and Inspiration”

As Lynne Klippel sat in the sun on her front porch in March 2009, she wished she had a book to send to her brother to read during his chemotherapy treatments – something to remind him that he was not alone and to encourage him to fight for his life. It was a heart-wrenching time when three members of her immediate family all had cancer at the same time, along with a dear friend.

Furthermore, she says, “It seemed like everywhere I looked, I saw tragedy. Other friends were losing jobs and fearful about the prospects of finding new work. The evening news was full of financial scandals, plant closings, kidnappings, and war. I wanted a book that could also give them hope, inspiration, and encouragement on every page!”

So already being the author of three other books and the founder of a company that helps authors and entrepreneurs write and publish the book that they have always wanted to create, she undertook the project on her own.

The result was the remarkable Overcomers, Inc, True Stories of Hope, Courage and Inspiration, produced in just six months to meet the compelling need for people in these trying times. Kippel gathered the first person accounts of 38 people who faced tremendous personal tribulations, and then turned them into triumphs–thanks to their persistence, strength and faith. Klippel’s own story of forgiveness of her former husband during the crucible of their son’s exploratory surgery for cancer is one of the moving stories of transformation that is a powerful testament to Overcoming.

Overcomers, Inc. comes on the heels of her other three books:

Secrets to Surviving HIS Job Loss – A workbook to help women to cope with their spouse’s job loss.

Web Wonder Women – 26 Business Women tell their stories on pitfalls and successes in starting and growing their businesses.

Who Am I to Write a Book? – For everyone who wants to write a book but feels like they are not good enough or that no one would read it except their mother. Breaks down the 13 myths of writing and gives concrete suggestions on how to get started writing your own book.

A life-long bookworm with a passion for training others, Klippel is the co-founder of Love Your Life Publishing, Inc., which has helped nearly 500 aspiring entrepreneurial authors through the process of planning, writing and publishing their books. She focuses exclusively on non-fiction, business-building books that are designed to help coaches, speakers, small business owners, and spiritual practitioners write books that get them more clients, media attention, and additional income. Klippel stays extremely busy coaching, teaching, and finding ways to help authors get their books out of their heads and into the hands of eager readers.

She is also the host of two radio shows, Book Bites Talk Radio and Web Sorority Talk Radio which bring inspirational interviews to writers and women business owners.

Prior to becoming an author, Klippel worked in healthcare administration and corporate training, and as a certified career coach. She holds a bachelors degree in education and masters degree in occupational therapy. It was her background in healthcare that helped her realize the importance of having a positive mind-set while facing challenges.

“The most important thing I learned in creating the Overcomer’s Inc. book was that people are incredibly strong and resilient. There is always hope. Reading these empowering stories made me a stronger and braver person. If you need a positive, uplifting book to help you face your challenges, Overcomer’s Inc., is an ideal book for you,” Klippel shares.

Klippel lives in the St. Louis area with her husband and three sons.