Creating the Hogwarts Little Free Library and Becoming a Writer with Author Charissa Bates

03/06/23 • 31 min

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Charissa Bates is my guest today, and you’re in for such a beautifully inspiring story. With a little Harry Potter thrown in.

Charissa is a mother to three and is a survivor of a rare and aggressive cancer. She works as a Children's Mental Health Therapist and enjoys serving and volunteering. Charissa loves her Little Free Library that looks like Hogwarts. As a long time Harry Potter fan myself, this is one of the coolest little free libraries I’ve ever seen. Charissa enjoys creating and bringing her children on adventures, camping, and traveling. During cancer Charissa discovered how therapeutic writing was for her. Thus, three books were born: We Find Joy: Cancer Messed with the Wrong Family, The Traveling Book and I'm a good neighbor like Jesus. She lives by the words "Find Joy". Again, her most important role is being able to watch her three beautiful children grow up. Enjoy Charissa’s story.

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Charissa Bates is my guest today, and you’re in for such a beautifully inspiring story. With a little Harry Potter thrown in.

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