Elizabeth Smart follows up her bestseller, "My Story" with a powerful and inspiring book about what it takes to overcome trauma, find the strength to move on, and reclaim one's life. This is both an up-close-and-personal glimpse into her healing process and a heartfelt how-to guide for readers to make peace with the past and embrace the future.

Hope empowered : Mom ; Ann Romney -- Forward at all costs--never retreat : Bre Lasley ; Mary Louise Zeller -- Seeing a rush of red : Norma Bastidas -- Loss and renewal : Rebecca Covey -- The sacredness of faith: Fatima ; Elder Richard G. Hinckley -- Strength of spirit : Diane von Furstenberg ; Mariatu Kamara -- Our physical gift : Lara Oles ; Helen Golden -- Building a life of love : Angeline Jackson -- The power to forgive : Chris Williams ; Archbishop John C. Wester -- Something worth striving for : Mike Schlappi ; Nicole Brady -- Living with a purpose : Alec Unsicker ; Dr. Paul Jenkins -- The myth versus the reality of happily ever after : Dad ; Mandy Patinkin.