"In Dr. Nancy Meyer's new book, Defying Fear: Finding the Courage to Embrace Your True Value, the reader is quickly puled into an intimate emotional relationship with the main character, Lila, who, through a series of sequential scenarios, pulls you along with her from victim to conqueror. Most female readers will relate in significant ways to her unconscious yielding to the intermittent but intense criticism and emotional bashing she experiences over the years from her narcissistic husband. He keeps her and the children off-balance with extreme mood swings that change unpredictably in just moments. Eventually, through a very painful separation and divorce, in which Lila is falsely accused of child abuse, suffers the loss of both business and personal assets and multiple betrayals by her husband, she leans into her faith and finds strength from God to protect herself and her children from further damage. It is a story fraught with challenges but her strong faith, perseverance and total dependence on the Lord, carries her through.  We rejoice with her as each battle is won and each little victory pushes her through to tackle the next obstacle thrown in her path.  Finally, she breaks free from those negative sources that have been pulling her down. With her faith helping her through each painful step, she starts to believe in herself and to accept that she is worthy of respect and feels empowered to never tolerate mistreatment again! The format of he book is very helpful as each chapter describes a difficult experience followed by relevant Scripture containing very practical application of those verses. Each reader will be both challenged and encouraged in their personal journey of faith.  This is a book that I will be recommending to help many clients work through their own traumas and discover their true worth."