Cherie Kephart

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San Diego's Most Inspiring Stories: An Interview with SD Voyager
Feb 4, 2019
San Diego's Most Inspiring Stories: An Interview with SD Voyager
Feb 4, 2019

What a thrill to be interviewed by SD Voyager, which showcases San Diego’s most inspiring stories. The conversation covers my beginnings as a roller skating champion, my travels and time in Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer, to my writing, to what’s next for me….

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Feb 4, 2019
Poetry of Peace is now available!
Dec 6, 2018
Poetry of Peace is now available!
Dec 6, 2018

I’m excited to announce that my third book, Poetry of Peace, is now available! This book is special to me because ever since I was a girl I have written poetry. To share my collection with the world sparks delight and joy in my heart….

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Dec 6, 2018
Award-winning memoir is now an Audiobook!
Nov 29, 2018
Award-winning memoir is now an Audiobook!
Nov 29, 2018

My award-winning memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing, is now an audiobook! The talented Lillie Ricciardi narrates it. She brings such life to this story. It is an entirely new experience listening to the book…

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Nov 29, 2018
Tenth Annual Anthology of Poetry and Art
Nov 19, 2018
Tenth Annual Anthology of Poetry and Art
Nov 19, 2018

Two of my poems, Outside to IN, and Balance, have been selected to be a part of the Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery Annual Summation of Poetry and Art! This is my third year in this summation and I am happy to be included in this incredible tradition….

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Nov 19, 2018
Soroptimist International Honors San Diego Female Authors
Nov 14, 2018
Soroptimist International Honors San Diego Female Authors
Nov 14, 2018

The Soroptimist International of La Mesa is having their 61st Annual Thanks-For-Giving Community Breakfast in which they will recognize community members who have made a difference in their own way. This year they are honoring female authors from the San Diego area, and I am one of their honorees….

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Nov 14, 2018
Flash story "Fancy" wins second place in O.C. Writers Contest
Sep 13, 2018
Flash story "Fancy" wins second place in O.C. Writers Contest
Sep 13, 2018

My flash story called Fancy won second place in the Orange County Writers writing contest. What a fun honor since there were so many incredible entries. The prompt for the contest was to engage all the five senses. I had a lot of fun with this piece…

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Sep 13, 2018
My Newest Book, The Healing 100, Provides Valuable Healing Tools for Health and Recovery
Sep 6, 2018
My Newest Book, The Healing 100, Provides Valuable Healing Tools for Health and Recovery
Sep 6, 2018

It's official. My newest book, The Healing 100: A Practical Guide to Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Spirit, is available now. The book is intended to empower readers with a wealth of healing tools and practices to help them on them healing journeys….

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Sep 6, 2018
My Memoir Piece, The Lift, Published in the First San Diego Memoir Anthology
Aug 8, 2018
My Memoir Piece, The Lift, Published in the First San Diego Memoir Anthology
Aug 8, 2018

The first San Diego Memoir Anthology is being released and my winning piece, The Lift, is in it! So excited to be a part of such an amazing collection of short memoir pieces. The anthology will be released this September, at the same book launch as my new book, The Healing 100: A Practical Guide to Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Spirit….

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Aug 8, 2018
Inspirational Memoir Wins a 2018 IPPY Award
Apr 12, 2018
Inspirational Memoir Wins a 2018 IPPY Award
Apr 12, 2018

I'm honored to announce that my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments, just won a silver medal in the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards for best Autobiography/Memoir: Personal Struggle / Health Issues....

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Apr 12, 2018
Final Nominee for a Women of Influence Award
Mar 14, 2018
Final Nominee for a Women of Influence Award
Mar 14, 2018

I am truly honored to be a final nominee for a 2018 Women of Influence Award! The category I am a finalist for is the Author of Influence Award....

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Mar 14, 2018
Radio Interview on Women Lead Radio: Amazing Authors and Brilliant Books
Mar 12, 2018
Radio Interview on Women Lead Radio: Amazing Authors and Brilliant Books
Mar 12, 2018

Excited to share my interview on Women Lead Radio that aired on March 12 at 9 am (Pacific Time). Bethany Kelly interviewed me on her program, Amazing Authors and Brilliant Books. It was an absolute delight to be on her program and to share my story about healing from a mysterious illness....

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Mar 12, 2018
Part 3 of My Interview on Author / Author
Feb 6, 2018
Part 3 of My Interview on Author / Author
Feb 6, 2018

Excited to announce that I was interviewed on Author / Author by Sven Michael Davison. This is Part 3. We talked about marketing a memoir and the path to publication....

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Feb 6, 2018
Publisher's Weekly Reviews A Few Minor Adjustments
Feb 2, 2018
Publisher's Weekly Reviews A Few Minor Adjustments
Feb 2, 2018

I'm so excited! Publisher's Weekly reviewed my book, A Few Minor Adjustments. They said, "Kephart’s solid debut memoir is a story of gut-wrenching perseverance and determination...."

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Feb 2, 2018
Article in the UCSD Alumni Triton Magazine
Jan 29, 2018
Article in the UCSD Alumni Triton Magazine
Jan 29, 2018

My alma mater, UCSD, recently published an article I wrote called, Reaching New Heights, in their Winter issue of their alumni magazine called, Triton. The premise of the article is about how my world travels led to discovering the world inside myself....

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Jan 29, 2018
San Diego Local Author Showcase
Jan 26, 2018
San Diego Local Author Showcase
Jan 26, 2018

I'm delighted that my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing, is part of the 2018 San Diego Local Author Showcase. The Local Author Program, now on its 52nd year, brings exposure to local talent, nurtures the pursuit of the writing arts in San Diego and gives local authors a place to exhibit their books....

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Jan 26, 2018
Poem Published in the 9th Annual Anthology of Poetry and Art
Dec 17, 2017
Poem Published in the 9th Annual Anthology of Poetry and Art
Dec 17, 2017

My poem, she gave UP, was selected to be part of the 2017, 9th annual anthology of Poetry and Art by the Escondido Arts Partnership and Municipal Gallery. What an honor to be among such talented poets. The competition was designed around the idea....

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Dec 17, 2017
Part 2 of My Interview on Author / Author
Dec 17, 2017
Part 2 of My Interview on Author / Author
Dec 17, 2017

Excited to announce that I was interviewed on Author / Author by Sven Michael Davison. This is Part 2. We talked about how meditation helps with both my writing and with my healing....

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Dec 17, 2017
A Few Minor Adjustments is a Semi-Finalist in William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition
Nov 28, 2017
A Few Minor Adjustments is a Semi-Finalist in William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition
Nov 28, 2017

What an honor that my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments, was a Semi-Finalist in the prestigious William Faulkner - William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition. It is such an exciting feeling that my book placed in this fierce competition among such talented writers....

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Nov 28, 2017
Interview on the Writer's Edge Radio Show - Fishbowl Radio Network
Nov 21, 2017
Interview on the Writer's Edge Radio Show - Fishbowl Radio Network
Nov 21, 2017

Excited to be a guest on the Writer's Edge Radio Show on the Fishbowl Radio Network Friday, November 24 at 2 p.m. Pacific time. Would love to have you tune in....

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Nov 21, 2017
Article on LymeDisease.org - Healing is a Continuing Process
Nov 17, 2017
Article on LymeDisease.org - Healing is a Continuing Process
Nov 17, 2017

I am excited that my article on Healing as a Continuing Process was published on LymeDisease.org. I discuss my long-term illness and the challenges people who are undiagnosed face. I also address the difficulties and ambiguity that are prevalent even when a diagnosis of Lyme disease is reached....

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Nov 17, 2017
Interview on Author / Author
Nov 15, 2017
Interview on Author / Author
Nov 15, 2017

Exited to announce that I was interviewed on Author / Author by Sven Michael Davison. We talked about my memoir and some behind the scenes moments of my writing and healing journey....

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Nov 15, 2017
Book Spotlight with Becca's Inspirational Book Blog
Nov 8, 2017
Book Spotlight with Becca's Inspirational Book Blog
Nov 8, 2017

Becca's Inspirational Book Blog reviewed my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing and also interviewed me about my book.  The review said:

"Kephart’s account of her own incredible journey to find life-saving answers should inspire anyone to continue to fight on all levels – physical, mental and spiritual – to heal....

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Nov 8, 2017
Article in Truly Alive Magazine
Nov 1, 2017
Article in Truly Alive Magazine
Nov 1, 2017

Truly Alive Magazine interviewed me about my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing....

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Nov 1, 2017
"The Lift" Wins Spot in San Diego Annual Memoir Showcase
Oct 23, 2017
"The Lift" Wins Spot in San Diego Annual Memoir Showcase
Oct 23, 2017

I am honored to be one of the 11 winners of the 2017 San Diego Memoir Showcase. My piece, The Lift, was performed on stage at the beautiful North Coast Repertory Theater in Solana Beach....

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Oct 23, 2017
Portland Book Review
Oct 11, 2017
Portland Book Review
Oct 11, 2017

I am delighted to share Portland Book Review's review of my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments. They said "A Few Minor Adjustments is an engaging memoir....

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Oct 11, 2017
Interview by Deal Sharing Aunt
Oct 4, 2017
Interview by Deal Sharing Aunt
Oct 4, 2017

Happy to announce that I was interviewed about my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments....

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Oct 4, 2017
Interview on Freda's Voice
Oct 4, 2017
Interview on Freda's Voice
Oct 4, 2017

Delighted to announce that I was interviewed about my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments....

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Oct 4, 2017
Interview by Matt Welsh from Spiritual Media Blog
Oct 2, 2017
Interview by Matt Welsh from Spiritual Media Blog
Oct 2, 2017

Matt Welsh from the Spiritual Media Blog interviewed me about my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing....

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Oct 2, 2017
Book Spotlight with CelticLady's Reviews
Sep 29, 2017
Book Spotlight with CelticLady's Reviews
Sep 29, 2017

CelticLady's Reviews interviewed me about my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing....

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Sep 29, 2017
Interview by A Book A Week
Sep 20, 2017
Interview by A Book A Week
Sep 20, 2017

 A Book a Week interviewed me about my memoir, A Few Minor Adjustments....

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Sep 20, 2017
 
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