We went a little long because discussing surgeries including a hysterectomy - and how you really FEEL - physically and emotionally through Walker’s journey as well as navigating being a step-mom.

• infertility as a result of cysts
• endometriosis
• symptomatic fibroids
• 9 surgeries & drug-induced menopause
• miscarriage
• near death after surgery when the doctor punctured my uterus while trying to prepare the uterine lining for IVF
• choosing not to go IVF due to being at high risk for hemorrhage
• losing the battle to save my uterus
• finding my way to acceptance
• being a step-parent through most of it all and receiving that blessing

ABOUT WALKER:

What most didn’t know about me until March 2020 when my first book was released, AWAKEN – Discovering Yourself Through the Light of Your Innocence, is my journey of healing, self-discovery, to not be broken by but rather seek to transcend the environment of my youth. I share my path to resilience, of knowing acknowledging what is part of me but doesn’t define me and how creating success instead of becoming a statistic was possible.

I am a professional actor, artist, model, writer, and now published author. I have worked in the entertainment industry for over 25 years. My work has included international blockbuster films, TV shows, and over 2000 advertising campaigns and commercials for global brands. This is a result of choosing to embrace the unknown and choose to live.

At 15 during a suicide attempt, two words spoke loudly in my mind, “Stop. Leave.” I chose to listen and ran away for the 3rd time since the age of 13. Determined to break the chain I felt was trying to hold me captive as it did so many of my family members. A little over a year later, with the help of a compassionate and giving family who took me in as a runaway, I became emancipated at the age of 16.

AWAKEN - Amazon #1 International Best Seller. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086HMT56S

FIND HER HERE:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086HMT56S https://walkerbrandt.com https://www.instagram.com/iamwalkerkimbrly/ https://www.facebook.com/iamWalkerKimberly/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/walker-kimberly-brandt-a40507163 https://walkerbrandt.com/awakenaudio/

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