{"id":72,"date":"2025-09-23T21:32:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thoughtrunners.com\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2025-10-17T23:15:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T23:15:01","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thoughtrunners.com\/?page_id=72","title":{"rendered":"About the author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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All about Author Sandra Tisiot<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Welcome to my world of storytelling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"I craft stories that have the power to bridge hearts and inspire change.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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MY Writing Philosophy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Roots and Rivers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I write to keep stories alive \u2014 for the young men and women finding their way, so they can feel their strength, know they are not alone, and recognize themselves as part of an unstoppable river. (Yes, River is the name of my main character \u2014 a little wink I couldn\u2019t resist.)<\/p>

I believe we should never be bound by the cage of our own mind. Our thoughts are boundless, and they hold the most powerful force to shape the world we live in.<\/p>

Sometimes, I feel a sadness for the days before social media \u2014 when silence, connection, and wisdom came more easily. I know today\u2019s youth grow up immersed in it, and that is the world they know. But I still hope they can pause to hear the echoes of their elders, to feel the grounding that only nature can offer.<\/p>

We are told the future belongs to them, but the truth is that it is shaped by our shared memory, carried forward together. I\u2019ve never stopped caring, never stopped building. Now, with my own hand and my own words, I write to connect us \u2014 so that maybe, through story, we can understand each other a little better.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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My JOURNEY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The person behind the pen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For over 30 years, I worked in finance as a mortgage broker, honored to serve countless clients along the way. During that time, I also created the Women in Business Conference, an annual event near International Women\u2019s Day that gathered up to 500 women to learn, connect, and inspire \u2014 until the pandemic brought it to a close.<\/p>

Alongside my work, I wrote My Life Locker (sold the rights in 2016) and The Year of Living Gratefully, a guide to raising happier, more grateful children through the HGG System \u2014 Happy, Grateful, Great framework.<\/p>

I was also blessed to tour across North America and Europe with some of the world\u2019s leading thinkers and spiritual teachers.<\/p>

And while life was full, I never stopped writing. Over the past seven years, I\u2019ve poured my heart into my newest book \u2014 and now, at last, it\u2019s finished.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Complex Characters<\/h3>

People you feel like you\u2019ve known forever<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Authentic Emotions<\/h3>

Stories that tug at your heartstrings<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Engaging Worlds<\/h3>

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Fun Facts About Me:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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