Table of Contents

A Charitable Cause – i

Acknowledgments – iii

Meet Andrea – v

Chapter 1: Why Whisper When You Can Roar?

• The Invitation to Roar
• A Roar Heard ‘Round the World
• Real Women, Real Stories
• Why They Chose to Roar

Chapter 2: What Makes These Women Powerful

• Four Keys to Standing in Your Power
• Gratitude: An Unexpected Theme

Chapter 3: Perseverance

• Eight women share about the power they found in meeting life and its challenges one day, one step at a time, and in doing so show us what’s possible when determination and resolve triumph over circumstance

Chapter 4: Authenticity

• The seven women chosen for this chapter are role models for being true to yourself, especially when it requires a willingness to defy conventional wisdom Learn about the unexpected results of daring to follow your heart

Chapter 5: Faith

• For some of the seven Roar authors featured in this chapter, faith is tied to believing in themselves—their own innate wisdom or “center” For others, it is about God For others still, faith stems from more amorphous divine presence In all cases, these women placed deep trust in themselves or something larger, and created powerful partnerships with inspiring results

Chapter 6: Generosity

• The Roar definition of generosity is making a difference for others; giving back The six stories selected for this chapter are particularly illustrative of the power of seeing beyond the confines of your own experience to reach for the infinite rewards that come from acting with compassion, courage, and bigheartedness

Chapter 7: Awakening the Roar

• How Roaring Changed One Woman’s Life
• The Time Has Come to Hear You Roar

Post Script: Andrea’s Story (and a Glimpse at the Roars Yet to be Heard)

Book Club Questions for Discussion