How I Learned to Surrender Everything
In recovery circles, people often tell us to surrender. But what does that even mean? Anna shares what she’s learned.
Anna David
Anna David is the founder of Legacy Launch Pad, a best-selling author, speaker, book reviewer, and podcaster. She wrote a novel about addiction and suddenly found herself being featured on shows like Today, GMA, and The Talk, booking TEDx talks, and being profiled in publications like the Daily Beast, HuffPo, Forbes, and Entrepreneur. Now she oversees a team that writes and publishes books to help our clients achieve similar results.
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