Trish OstroskiAn award-winning writer, Trish Ostroski has led an interesting life. She served in the United States Peace Corps 2013-2015 in Moldova in Eastern Europe, a former Soviet Union nation. Prior to the Peace Corps, she was active in the entertainment indusry in Hollywood as a playwright, theatrical reviewer, performer, writer, and speaker. While in Los Angeles, she worked in advertising in both print and broadcast media. With more than 500 articles published in newspapers and magazines, she also co-authored several books and performed standup comedy at the famous Ice House in Pasadena. She had the opportunity to share the stage with Joan van Ark, Lee Meriwether, Lainie Kazan and Debbie Reynolds. She switched gears by training as a hypnotherapist. Somewhere in the middle, she surviived the Northridge Earthquake, losing her car and condo reduced to rubble that fateful day in January 1994. In reflection, it was just another journey in life's marathon. She has served on numerous boards and is an alum of Gonzaga University, UCLA and the Hypnosis Motivation Institute. She is a longtime member of Toastmasters International, a certified Jack Canfield Trainer and certified ambassador for International Cities of Peace. She currently lives in Ohio near the scenis Cuyahoga Valley National Park. She writes books that help readers understand the world more clearly by sharing lessons and stories in hopes to enable people to live their lives with greater meaning and purpose. Read More Read Less