What is the true power of stories? Can the y heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling t he story worth the price of the cure?
\nWith her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty\, Grande interrogates how living between tw o nations\, two languages\, and two identities has shaped the woman\, moth er\, and writer she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala\, Mexico\, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe s pent reconciling her own impoverished past with her children&rsquo\;s worl d of abundance\, she uncovers startling truths about the nature of surviva l.
\nWhether being racially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or f inding unexpected wisdom from the slugs in her garden\, Grande unflinching ly asks: How do we bridge the gap between who we were and who we have beco me? How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us\, h ow can we use story to heal while still honoring our boundaries?
\n< span style="color: #ff6600\;">Register today for this virtual talk if you identify as a seeker\, a dreamer\, or &ldquo\;anyone who believes in the enduring\, transformative power of finding one&rsquo\;s voice.&rdqu o\;
\nReyna Grande is an award-winning author\, motivational speaker\, and writing teacher. As a y oung girl\, she crossed the US&ndash\;Mexico border to join her family in Los Angeles\, a harrowing journey chronicled in \;The Distance Bet ween Us\, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other bo oks include the novels \;A Ballad of Love and Glory\, \;< em>Across a Hundred Mountains\, and \;Dancing with Butterflie s\, the memoirs \;Migrant Heart\, \;The Distance Between Us: Young Readers \;Edition\, and \;A Dream Called Home\, and \;the anthology \;Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration\, \;Survival\, and New Beginnings. She lives in Woodland\, California\, with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.co m for more information.
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