Manifesting Me: A Story of Rebellion and Redemption

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When Leah Reinhart was six years old, her family moved to an unlikely neighborhood on a hill much like the countrya place where everyone dressed and lived like they were living a real-life Little House on the Prairie. Yet their new home was in Oakland, California, and everything surrounding Leahs neighborhood was the polar opposite of their old-fashioned lifestyle.

As an already scared little white girl in a predominantly African American city, Leah quickly learned that would have to face many of her fearsor get eaten alive. And in her search for love and belonging, she also found that things arent always as they appear. As she got to know her neighbors, most of whom belonged to the neighborhood church, she began to realize that the hood was sometimes much safer than the country.

Over the course of her lifelearning from the streets, a cult, trial and error, and many years of therapyLeah developed an eye for patterns. She learned how the belief system shed absorbed during her childhood manifested in her teenage years and young adulthood. Ultimately, she learned how to change her thoughts and accept herselfand in doing so, she broke free of the cycle shed been imprisoned by.

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"Reinhart writes in a conversational tone, as if shes telling a juicy story to a good friend A memoir that crafts a neatly resolved narrative Kirkus Reviews This is a raw and honest sharing about love, life, and success. Leah skillfully takes us through a story that gently teaches us that anything is possible if you always point yourself in the direction of love in your life. Phyllis King, author of The Energy of Abundance "Who needs a guru Leahs raw, self-revelatory read shows how grit and grace led the author to her own truth and healing." Donna Morrish, psychotherapist and energy healer

Author Bio

Leah E. Reinhart is a hair stylist and angel card reader turned author. When the market crashed and business was slow, her hair clients encouraged her to write a memoir after hearing some of her stories about her unusual childhood in Oakland, California. She started writing and a whole new journey began as she began to fall in love with writing and reading. Leah E. Reinhart is a mother of two and a wife, and currently works in her not-so-ordinary salon, Wellness Garden Tool Shed.