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Getting boys to notice you. Mean girls. Fitting in. Sandee Sgarlata met dozens of young girls with these typical teen issues as a former National level figure skating coach, but one student still stands out to her today. This teenage girl had difficulty facing the mounting stress and problems she had with friends and school. As her figure skating coach, Sandee decided to share her own struggles from her past – drug abuse, depression and grieving over the loss of family – and how she overcame them. The two remained close, and when her former student graduated from high school, she told Sandee how important the story was to her and how it helped to shape her teen years. Moved by the impact her story had on this teen girl, Sandee began writing the Julia Monroe series to empower today’s youth, so they know they are not alone in their struggles.
Sandee was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, and started her ice skating career at the age of six. After losing her biological father as a toddler, followed by her brother 10 years later, Sandee began to look for ways to medicate her pain. Due to the grief she experienced at such a young age, the pressures of relationships, working full time and supporting herself, Sandee began experimenting with drugs. She stopped using drugs in 1990, and has been helping people with life-transforming changes ever since.
Today, in addition to being an author, Sandee is a Life Empowerment Coach, Reiki Master Teacher, and Professional Speaker. She currently resides in Northern Virginia where she lives the lifestyle she teaches and promotes.
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The top five healthy habits to adopt in 2009:
Ditch the fad diet and feed your soul!
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Sandee is available for public speaking and workshops on the above topics, as well as many others. Please contact sandee@4give4peace.com for more information and to schedule an event.
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