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I am a woman who has spent my life uncovering truth, restoring identity, and helping others rise into the fullest expression of who they are. As a published author, genetic genealogist with more than twenty‑five years of experience, beauty mentor, and advocate for women over fifty, I bring a rare blend of science, heart, and lived wisdom to everything I create. Through my work with Family Ties DNA, I have guided countless individuals through the emotional and transformative journey of discovering their origins. I have witnessed families reunite, long‑buried stories come to light, and people finally understand the pieces of themselves that never made sense. My own DNA journey revealed a truth that changed my life: my grandfather was Joseph Comfort, the renowned bassist who played alongside Nat King Cole. That discovery reshaped my understanding of legacy, identity, and belonging, and it fuels my passion for helping others reclaim their stories. Alongside my genealogy work, I am a Mary Kay consultant and beauty mentor, empowering mature women to rediscover their confidence, radiance, and sense of self. I believe beauty is not superficial. It is emotional, spiritual, and deeply personal. I love helping women embrace aging with intention, grace, and joy. I am the author of Your Second Bloom, Find Your Past, Heal Your Future, and The Second Strength. My writing is warm, honest, and deeply human because it reflects the woman I have become and the women I am committed to uplifting. My mission is simple: to help others uncover their truth, honor their story, and step into the life they were always meant to live. I live in Washington with my husband of forty‑four years, Richard, Two Children, five grandchildren. and our two golden retrievers, Gary and Duke. Whether I am researching DNA, mentoring women, or writing words that heal, my purpose remains the same. I help people rise.

Your Second Bloom: Becoming the Woman You Were Always Meant to Be
Your Second Bloom is a powerful, soul‑stirring guide for women over 60 who are ready to reclaim their identity, honor their truth, and step boldly into the most meaningful chapter of their lives. Written with warmth, wisdom, and deep compassion, this book invites women to see aging not as a decline, but as a profound awakening, a return to alignment, beauty, purpose, and self‑ownership.
Across eight transformative chapters, readers are guided through a journey of remembering who they are beneath the roles they’ve carried, the expectations they’ve lived under, and the stories they’ve outgrown. This book gently dismantles the myths that aging diminishes a woman’s value and replaces them with a new truth: the most powerful, radiant, and authentic version of a woman often emerges after 60.
Through emotional storytelling, empowering insights, and reflective prompts, Your Second Bloom helps women:

• Release outdated identities and step into alignment
• Reclaim beauty as identity, not vanity
• Heal the stories that no longer fit
• Embrace reinvention as a homecoming
• Choose joy, peace, and intention as daily practices
• Live fully, not carefully
• Become the author of their next chapter
• Walk forward with confidence, clarity, and purpose

Kindle Price: $19.99

Category: Self-Help

Second StrengthEvery man reaches a point where the life he built no longer matches the man he’s becoming. For years he carried the weight, held the line, and pushed through without complaint. But somewhere along the way, he lost pieces of himself, his voice, his clarity, his direction.

Second Strength is a guide for the man who’s ready to reclaim them.

This book helps men understand the patterns that shaped them, confront the unspoken battles they’ve carried since boyhood, and rebuild their identity with intention. Through honest reflection and practical insight, it shows men how to break generational cycles, lead themselves with emotional discipline, and become the steady, grounded presence their families will remember.

This is not a book about starting over. It’s about rising from where you already stand, with wisdom, truth, and purpose.

Second Strength is the strength a man discovers when he finally decides to become the hero he needed… and the hero his family will remember.

Kindle Price: $19.99

Category: Religion & Spirituality; Self-Help

Find Your Past, Heal Your Future is a deeply personal and empowering guide to uncovering identity, truth, and belonging through DNA and family history. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience in genealogy, Renee Kerr leads readers through the emotional and practical journey of discovering where they come from — and how those discoveries can transform their lives.

Renee’s own story is woven into the heart of this book. Through DNA testing, she uncovered a long‑hidden family truth: her grandfather was Joseph Comfort, the renowned bassist who played alongside Nat King Cole. This revelation reshaped her understanding of her roots, connected her to a musical legacy stretching back generations, and affirmed the healing power of truth. Her journey mirrors the experiences of countless others who turn to DNA to fill the missing pieces of their identity.

With compassion and clarity, Renee teaches readers how to interpret DNA results, understand match lists, build accurate family trees, and break through long‑standing brick walls. But beyond the research, she explores the emotional landscape of discovery — the courage it takes to face unexpected truths, the grief and relief that often come together, and the profound healing that becomes possible when the full story finally comes to light.

Whether navigating adoption, misattributed parentage, family secrets, or generational wounds, readers will find guidance, hope, and practical tools for approaching relatives, setting boundaries, and rebuilding relationships with honesty and grace.

At its core, Find Your Past, Heal Your Future is about more than genealogy. It is about reclaiming your story, honoring your roots, and stepping into a future shaped by truth, not silence. Renee’s message is simple and powerful: your past holds the key to your healing — and it’s never too late to discover who you truly are.

Kindle Price: $19.99

Category: Self-Help