title: Finding Purpose In Your Pain: Moving From Tragedy To Triumph
author: Gwen Goolsby-Tillery
description: Gwen Goolsby-Tillery is an educator, entrepreneur, coach and transformational speaker with a passion for transforming lives, helping people develop a spirit of excellence, and inspiring people to live in their purpose. She worked in public education for over 20 years as a teacher, learning consultant, and administrator. As a result of tragic injury, which forced her to retire early, she has now walked into a new season in her life. She is now an entrepreneur maintaining several successful businesses. She is the owner of Spark 2 Inspire a business designed to help women live in their purpose. The mission of Spark 2 Inspire is to ignite woman to become all that God has created them to be. To impact their lives spiritually, physically and financially and inspire them to walk in their destiny and fulfill their purpose. She has had the opportunity to speak before youth groups, womans organizations and health fairs. She is also an active member of her Church. Gwens formal education includes a M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from Walden University, a M.S. In Education from Hunter College, In New York City, and a B.A. in Psychology from Lehman College, Bronx, NY. She is excited about using her gifts, skills, knowledge and training to inspire others to walk in their purpose. She stands on the scripture Jeremiah 29:11 as a source of strength and courage as she continues to pursue her purpose in life.
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  TASMINA PERRY
  
  
  _Guilty Pleasures_  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # [Dedication](part0003.html#ded_01)
  
  
  _To Fin with love_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # [Epigraph](part0003.html#epi_01)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _Whenever you confront an unbridled desire you are surely in the presence of a
  tragedy in the making._
  
  
  Quentin Crisp
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  [Title Page](part0000.html)
  
  
  [Dedication](part0001.html#ded01)
  
  
  [Epigraph](part0002.html#epi01)
  
  
  [Prologue](part0004.html#prl)  
    
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0005.html#c01)
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0006.html#c02)
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0007.html#c03)
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0008.html#c04)
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0009.html#c05)
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0010.html#c06)
  
  
  [Chapter 7](part0011.html#c07)
  
  
  [Chapter 8](part0012.html#c08)
  
  
  [Chapter 9](part0013.html#c09)
  
  
  [Chapter 10](part0014.html#c10)
  
  
  [Chapter 11](part0015.html#c11)
  
  
  [Chapter 12](part0016.html#c12)
  
  
  [Chapter 13](part0017.html#c13)
  
  
  [Chapter 14](part0018.html#c14)
  
  
  [Chapter 15](part0019.html#c15)
  
  
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