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Kim Cottrell - Author Bio

The initial chapters may seem horrific; you may shed a tear or two for how I grew up. You may even get angry at the people who raised me.
The middle chapters move into how I initially became because of my childhood. I was living a life of complete self-destruction. I contemplated suicide; trying to figure out how I could end my life without it looking like suicide.
The last few chapters are a GOOD NEWS story! I talk about how I moved out of a horrific life to a life I could have never dreamed possible! To a life of feeling absolute happiness, joyousness, and internal freedom. And how I came to view my childhood in a different light and started choosing a different path, which has resulted in ultimate ever flowing joy. One could say it is looking at the “Other Side” of things.
My hope is my story may serve as an inspiration to you and that it may help you find your way to a happy, joyous, and free life; since I share how I got to the other side of unhappiness, loneliness, and depression. The other side, of course, being happy, joyous, and free.

Welcome to my website! My name is Kim, I have written an autobiography book called “Other Side”, where I share my journey of overcoming adversity. I was abandoned, sexually molested from 5 to 10 years old, and suffered physical and psychological abuse. As a result of my childhood, I started livings a life set on complete self-destruction and contemplated suicide. I stopped believing in God at the age of nine. I share about how God was working in my life, despite how I was living a seedy life and flat out didn’t believe in God or any higher being. Born and raised in Washington DC area, my life has been a testament to overcoming challenges. From being abandoned, sexually molested, being physically, and psychologically abused; to becoming a strong, confident, happy, joyous, and free person. To living a life of complete faith and trust in God. My autobiography, “Other Side”, is a completely true story that dives into the horror of my childhood, the events that happened that led to my complete transformation, and how I live my life today. Beyond my autobiography, I have a successful career in Finance. In my spare time, I am an extreme class V whitewater kayaker, mountain climber, and an overall outdoor adventurer. I invite you to explore my journey through “Other Side”, where resilience, courage, strength, Faith, and God’s unconditional love, intertwine to comminate in becoming happy, joyous, and free!