Mindy’s first book · Memoir · 2021
Healing a Shattered Soul
My Faithful Journey of Courageous Kindness After the Trauma and Grief of Domestic Terrorism
The personal story that began it all.
HardcoverPaperbackKindleAudiobook, read by Mindy336 pagesForeword by Rev. Adam HamiltonPreface by Susan Bro
About Healing a Shattered Soul
In Healing a Shattered Soul, Mindy Corporon invites readers to join her search for inspiration and hope after domestic terrorism took the lives of her father and son. Headlines about the attack circled the world. Now, Mindy takes readers inside her family’s struggle, the support of their faith community and her commitment to courageous kindness.
A popular speaker, teacher and writer, Mindy has dedicated her life to encouraging kindness, faith and healing in congregations, companies and communities. Among the programs she has co-founded with this vision are the Faith Always Wins Foundation and Workplace Healing, LLC. She has traveled widely to lead workshops and speak at conferences, and also works with online events.
She explains that she wrote this book “for those who are seeking inspiration; for those who are searching for a glimmer of hope and faith; and for those in need of necessary, supportive relationships, even in the hardest times.”
“Mindy Corporon’s story helps us understand how one survives tragedy, and says to the reader, ‘If Mindy can survive this, and can do what she has done, then surely I can survive the adversity I face and can bring something good from it.'”
“I am honored to call Mindy Corporon my friend. Her book offers hope in a time of pain, pointing the way forward with faith and love. Read it and be encouraged to find your own way forward through pain and loss.”
Where to buy
Reading it with a team, a congregation, or a book group? Email Support@MindyCorporon.com for bulk copies.
A note from Mindy
Why I wrote this book
On April 13, 2014, my dad, Dr. William Corporon, and my fourteen-year-old son, Reat, were murdered by a white supremacist at the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Minutes later he killed Terri LaManno at Village Shalom. He came intent on killing Jews. All three were Christians, in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Their murders shattered my soul.
I started this book without realizing it, within a week, in a journal. I have always been a journaler. Those pages became the story of how a shattered soul fought to find the glue it needed to piece herself and her family back together.
I wrote it for people who are grieving a loss or living with a trauma. For people searching for a glimmer of hope and faith. For people who need supportive relationships, even in the hardest times. You will find my journey heartbreaking, authentic and thought-provoking, and most of all, I hope you find it inspirational.
I got a lot of help along the way. My faith in God and in humanity paved my path to healing, and God showed up through people most often. They held my hand as I walked this journey. That is what I want this book to do for you.
Every day we have a choice to make. For me and my tribe, we choose courageous kindness.
Mindy
Praise for Healing a Shattered Soul
“Mindy Corporon’s story helps us understand how one survives tragedy, and says to the reader, ‘If Mindy can survive this, and can do what she has done, then surely I can survive the adversity I face and can bring something good from it.'”
Rev. Adam Hamilton, best-selling author and senior pastor, United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, Kansas · from the Foreword
“I am honored to call Mindy Corporon my friend. Her book offers hope in a time of pain, pointing the way forward with faith and love. Read it and be encouraged to find your own way forward through pain and loss.”
Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer and co-founder of the Heather Heyer Foundation · from the Preface
“As Mindy shares her personal journey, she does not preach at us. Rather, she opens the door so that we can walk alongside her, revealing that loss and love, hurt and healing, faith and freedom all go hand in hand. … Healing a Shattered Soul is a must-read for all of us who need to keep listening to find healing and hope in a broken world.”
Rabbi Arthur Nemitoff, Senior Rabbi, The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah, Overland Park, Kansas
“I urge everyone to read Mindy’s memoir and let her family’s story inspire action for equality, harmony, and peace across the many lines that divide us in this world.”
Izzeldin Abuelaish, MD, author of I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
“Hate cannot restore. Only love is restorative. … I am inspired that Mindy is relentlessly focused on the heart. We can make a ripple and change the world and Healing a Shattered Soul gives us much insight into how we can act on that belief.”
Dr. Nicole D. Price, speaker, trainer and author
“This book gives you the privilege of sharing both in Mindy’s grief and in her remarkable hope, which is rooted in faith. Let this book heal you so you can help heal the world.”
Bill Tammeus, journalist and author of Love, Loss and Endurance: A 9/11 Story of Resilience and Hope in an Age of Anxiety
About Mindy Corporon
Mindy Corporon is the founder of Grief Leadership, the emerging discipline at the intersection of grief and leadership, and author of Grief Leadership and Healing a Shattered Soul. A CEO, speaker, and entrepreneur, she equips leaders to navigate loss with practical tools that sustain humanity, culture, trust, and organizational performance.
The second book
Grief Leadership
Healing a Shattered Soul is the personal story. Grief Leadership is the discipline that came from it.