Sharon Elvira Flowers was born on July 6, 1969, in E. St. Louis, Illinois to Johnnie L. McCray Sr. and Gladys L. McCray. She is the second of four children. Dr. Flowers joined the US Army in 1988 and retired in 2008 after 20 years of faithful service to her Country. In 2001, Dr. Flowers graduated with an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a minor in Sociology. In 2007 she graduated with her Master's in Education and a Doctorate in Psychology (2014). Dr. Flowers was involved with New Direction Church in South Carolina working with a group named Widows Connected in which she would facilitate widows on how to move forward positively. She is currently serving with Love Alive Church in Orange Park, Florida as their Director of Education. Dr. Flowers is presently preparing to present workshops at Fayetteville Technical Community College on Empowering Women, and she has previously presented a workshop on Posttraumatic Growth, Trauma, and Christian Spirituality. The author is also working on another book, Taken, But not Forsaken, which focuses on the psychological struggles of trauma and healing using Biblical principles. Dr. Flowers is married to retired (SGM) Nathaniel A. Flowers. Together the couple has eight wonderful children: Nathaniel Jr., Felicia, Ni'Keysha, Fernandez, Steven, Dontel, Gabriela, and Kyndle. You may contact the author via: IG: @sharoneflowers, FB: Sharon McCray Flowers, Twitter: @DrSFlowers Email: seflowers@icloud.com