Intimate Conversation with author Renee Wiggins

Renee Wiggins is the owner of  Results By Renee, a wellness company based in Maryland.  Her mission is to help people achieve optimum health through nutrition, fitness and supplemented with stress reduction techniques.  Ms. Wiggins designs lifestyle programs for individuals and groups.  She is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Massage Therapist.

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BPM: Renee, please introduce us to your book, Transformations: Give UP The Struggle.
RW: Transformations: Give UP The Struggle is a unique collection of affirmations written to encourage readers to break the chains of negative thoughts and actions, to embrace the positive aspects of change and to take the necessary steps to live a happy, fulfilling life. We all have had our ups and down in our lives, some more than others. But, how we end up in the end, determines how we actually see the storms. The storms help us to change to a better and stronger person.  
 

BPM:  How did the title of your book, Transformations: Give UP The Struggle, come about?
RW:  I was searching for a word that would express the idea of change, so I came up with four different titles  that embodied that concept and I sent them to friends, family members and colleagues I trusted. With their help, I came up with the word" Transformations", as I thought, that really got to the core to the message I wanted to share. I added the "Give UP The Struggle because I wanted the reader to know in order to transform, one must give up. Thus the title, " Transformations: Give UP The Struggle' was born.

BPM:  What specific situation or revelation prompted you to write Transformations?
RW:  As a diabetes educator, nutritionist, and personal trainer, I hear a lot about the struggles my client's experiences. And as I've listen to them over the years, I soon began to realize that many of these men and women were in unpleasant, unhealthy situations because they were unable to break bad habits and unable to realize that making simple changes in their lives could make the difference they desired. So I wrote the affirmations in this book as a way of teaching people that their chain can be broken and that they I wrote Transformations" Give UP The Struggle as a way to let people know that just as a caterpillar grows wings and transforms into a butterfly, they too, must also be open to similar evolutionary process in their lives.
 

BPM:  Are the affirmations a representation of your life?
RW:  Yes, some of these affirmations come deep within my soul, while others were birthed from the experiences men and women have shared with me regarding their own personal struggles.

BPM:  Who do you want to reach with your book and the message within?
RW:  I want to reach men and women from the ages of 18 years to 92 years of age, who are entering a storm or going through a storm. The affirmations presented in this book can be a turning point in the reader's life.
 

BPM:  What are some of their specific issues, needs or problems addressed in this book?
RW:  The central themes of my book revolve around encouraging and empowering my readers to embrace their struggle as life lessons that they can move from their current situation toward greatness. I 'm happy to have these themes in the form of affirmations because research has shown that people who recite and /or live by affirmations have a more positive attitude.
 
 
BPM:  What is your best advice to anyone who wants to be a writer?
RW:  I encourage writers to  take classes, workshops, travel to seminars, connect with other writers, join groups and most of all, and help other writers without hesitation.

BPM:  Share with us your latest news, awards or upcoming book releases.
RW:  I am currently writing part two of my current book, Transformations: Give UP The Struggle. This book will be a collection of stories of people who successfully danced through some of life's most turbulent storms. It s my hope that these stories will provide the strength and guidance others may need to change their lives for the better.
 
 
BPM:  How can readers reach you online?
Readers can find more info on me and purchase the book at: www.resultsbyrenee.com.  Follow me on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/giveupthestrugg