SANTA BARBARA, CA -- November 7, 2007 -- Give Wings to Your Dreams: Reawaken Your Joy and Passion for Life by Lauren E. Sullivan has been named the Winner of The National "Best Books" 2007 Awards in the category of Women’s Issues.

The Best Books award program is sponsored by USABookNews.com, the premiere online magazine and review website for mainstream and independent publishing houses. Winners named in 140 categories included Simon & Schuster’s The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, which took the prize for Best Self-Help Motivational Book. The Best Books Awards are announced each year in November to highlight not-to-be-missed new titles and authors.

Lauren Sullivan’s book, Give Wings to Your Dreams ($14.95, Golden Wings Press) offers inspiration and practical tools for women who are standing at the precipice of change, experiencing extreme stress and burnout, or feeling lost in the confusion of midlife turmoil. The book guides women step-by-step to gain the confidence, clarity and conviction to take charge and transform their lives.

 

In vivid and engaging language, the author shares her own compelling story of recovery from the aftermath of her ex-husband’s devastating and dangerous crystal meth addiction.  Offering an easy-to-follow, clearly outlined path of Seven Stepping Stones, Give Wings to Your Dreams guides women on an uplifting journey to new beginnings and a rich and robust quality of life. The author has also published a 300-page companion workbook to guide readers, in-depth, through the Seven Stepping Stones process.

Susan Jeffers, renowned author of “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway” says, “Give Wings to Your Dreams takes you on a gentle and compassionate journey, illuminating a path that will empower and energize you to spread your own wings and fly. A beautiful book.” The Midwest Book Review calls Lauren’s book, “An emotionally uplifting and energizing self-help book.” And Georgia Richardson of the National Association of Baby Boomer Women says, “Ms. Sullivan’s book is warm, inviting, and almost like having your own personal life coach sitting across from you helping you to make sense of the chaos and showing you how to take charge of your broken dreams.”

An expert in women’s life change issues, Lauren Sullivan leads “Life Choice Retreats” in Santa Barbara, California, to help women in job burnout, midlife crisis, empty-nest syndrome, or divorce recovery to find a sense of life purpose, work/life balance and to improve quality of life.

Lauren has been interviewed on over a dozen major market TV shows and over 50 radio programs throughout the U.S. and Canada. To view Lauren’s media kit and list of recent appearances, or to request a review copy of her book, please visit http://www.InspiredLifeDesign.com . To get a taste of the book, you may wish to view her book trailer at http://www.TheWingsMovie.com .

A complete list of the winners and finalists of the National “Best Books” 2007 Awards is available online at http://www.USABookNews.com .