Valerie J. Walsh was Shattered to the Core

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

PHOENIX, ARIZONA 

3/14/22

BOOK LAUNCH:  Her mother’s suicide. Thyroid cancer, followed by a preventive mastectomy. Alcoholism. Depression.

Valerie J. Walsh was Shattered to the Core. Within just a few years, she experienced such extraordinary loss, pain, and trauma that it seems miraculous she was able to make it to the other side. How did she make peace with her past and reclaim her future? In her candid memoir, Valerie reveals what it took for her to overcome her personal hardships and inner demons to live a healthy, productive, and inspired life. This raw, powerful work will bring you to tears—of both empathy and joy.

Valerie J. Walsh is an author, national certified fitness trainer, and the founder of the CORE Fitness Method. She is an avid runner, marathoner, and cyclist. Her mission is to help people maintain their physical and mental health through the power of exercise. She lives in New Milford, CT with her husband and two children.

Her book is resonating with many people, because she simply shared her story. Valerie wants people to understand that it is okay to talk about your struggles with mental health and the more we share, perhaps we can prevent more from succumbing to the final symptom of their depression as her mother did, which was suicide.

IMPORTANT BOOK STATS from Amazon: Shattered to the Core has remained strong in the the top 10 of overall books about Mental Health/Suicide. It reached #1 BEST SELLER as a New Release in the category of Love and Loss. Over 1500 copies have been sold in 7 days (most self-published authors are blessed to hit 1000 total sales over all).

This data shows this book is moving people, and the reviews online support that as well.

Valerie is well versed in the important language used to discuss this difficult topic, working as a volunteer with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) as a In Our Own Voices presenter where she has learned the preferred terminology. For example, why we should say "died by suicide" vs. "committed."

Her story is one of hope. Sharing that we can go through incredibly tough times and come out the other side stronger, but we need to do this together. That is her mission: to give people hope by sharing her story and simple CORE Methods we can do every day to protect our mental health.

Here is a link to a radio interview, (fast forward to 1:07:00) to give you an idea of the type of guest she may be for you:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1e8WdXWfurSgwU0vojiGWO?si=e65a6651ad3d449e