Their Stories

K.J. Bryant traveled 50,000 miles in one year meeting over 70 midlife women with inspiring stories of transformation. You'll meet many of them in her forthcoming book, Journeys: 50,000 Miles of Wise Women.

Why wait to be inspired? While Bryant completes the book and finds a publisher, you can begin to meet some of these amazing women right here. Each month Bryant will introduce you to a few of the Journeys women and give you snapshots of their stories.

Do you have a story of transformation? Share your story here and inspire other women. If you'd like to know how, in just five minutes, you can play a role in helping Bryant publish her book, join the Buzz Team here.

Let me introduce you to . . .

Reverend Renee Waun
Jill Conner Browne
Best-selling author and Sweet Potato Queen
Jill was 35, pregnant and in a bad marriage. Now 53,
she tells how a tiara, a big red wig and the right
attitude turned her life around.
Read her story.

REVEREND RENEE WAUN
Minister, mother and feminist.
Renee Waun was 37, a wife and mother when she
entered the ministry. Now 62, Waun looks back on the
call that changed her life.
Read her story.

Joanne VandenHengel
Yoga instructor and owner of 3rd Street Yoga. VandenHengle learned the trick of breathing her new life into being and now teachers others.
Read her story.

Deborah Koons Garcia
Filmmaker and widow of Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia. When Jerry Garcia died, Koons could have taken the money and run. Instead, she funnels "Jerry's money" into socially responsible filmmaking.
Read her story.

Peg Stewart
Editor of Pittsburgh’s Green Tree Times. Sometimes getting fired is a gift. Stewart was fifty when this insult set her along a path that now fulfills her spirit and gives back to her community.
Read her story.

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