Sue Williams, Lead Author and Poet
Sue Williams is an award-winning poet and Amazon best-selling author, with a proven track record of publishing and co-ordinating collaborative books. To date, Sue has empowered over 100 women to share their inspiring stories, creating a ripple effect of self-belief, resilience, and transformation.
Her portfolio includes the uplifting “Believe” trilogy of collaborative books, her deeply personal poetry collection “I Am Unique”, and her latest work, “Golden Threads: Women’s Shared Wisdom from the Tapestry of Life”.
In “Golden Threads”, Sue brings together the voices of 15 remarkable women. Each shares their unique insight and experiences, weaving a tapestry of wisdom that inspires connection, strength, and personal growth.
Discover the stories that unite us in this compelling celebration of women’s shared wisdom.
Bally Binning
Bally Binning is a certified IFC and Performance Coach, MBA and Senior Higher Education Fellow dedicated to empowering mid-level female leaders.
With more than 20 years of training background and extensive coaching experience, Bally helps women overcome barriers, achieve their full potential, and create balanced, fulfilling lives through her coaching business, Leaderize.
Bally has been training in AI over the last two years. her business supports individuals wanting to close the AI gap, ensuring they fully utilise emerging technology to drive their success. Her journey exemplifies resilience, community and the pursuit of dreams.
Carole Donnelly
Carole Donnelly is an award-winning social entrepreneur who transformed her life in her 60’s following burnout.
After co-chairing the Social Economy Task Force for the West Midlands Mayor, she added health and well-being coaching to her consultancy.
She created the Golden Years Coaching Programme for those over 50’s who want to live a great life as they age well.
Donna Roberts
Donna Roberts is based in Staffordshire UK. She is Public Servant, Skills Coach, trained Holistic Therapist, and co-author of “Art-Peace”, a Mindfulness Meditation Colouring Book for Creative Minds.
Donna embarked upon a journey of self-discovery many years ago through several varied and complex life experiences.
She has over 25 years’ experience working with a diverse range of people experiencing mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual traumas.
Her experiences led her to develop into the person she is today, giving her a compassionate, holistic approach when it comes to supporting others through the service she offers.
Eleanor Sharpe
Eleanor has over 40 years experience as a personal assistant in private, not for profit and public sector. Eleanor has spent considerable time during this period coaching and mentoring other PAs.
When Eleanor discovered she was unable to have children, she joined a network of women where she offered support through writing articles of encouragement and compassion for the regular magazine as well as speaking about her experience at local conferences.
When Eleanor was diagnosed with a stage 2 breast cancer, it was her determination and resilience that got her through treatment. Eleanor is keen to share her wisdom in the hope other ladies will come forward for breast cancer screening.
Gillian Routledge
Gillian Routledge is an author, speaker, and guide on the transformative journey “Discovering the Love Within”. Founder of the Awaken to Love method, she helps conflicted couples fall in love again.
Her personal story serves as a testament to her commitment to helping others reconnect with love in its purest form.
She shares her own trials in life, offering solace and relatability to those facing similar challenges.
Gillian offers talks and programs tailored for individuals, couples and groups.
Hazel Carter
Born in North Devon and now living in Solihull, West Midlands, Hazel is an educator, philanthropic public speaker, author, Trustee of the MND Association, and is an advocate for carers, hospices, and people living with a terminal disease.
“Life’s Good, it’s the disease that’s the problem” was self published in 2023 and sold over 1000 copies in 12 months. Hazel donates all fees from speaking and all proceeds from sales of her book to Marie Curie, MND Association and Myton Hospices.
Jean Wolfe
Jean Wolfe is the co-author of “Distinctive Voice—the Fearless Guide to a Wholehearted Blog Worth Noticing“, a Kindle book on Amazon.
She believes women must find their own authentic voice and let it be heard. Jean will soon publish her poems on entrepreneurial life.
She has many children and grandchildren and recently moved to Stroud in Gloucestershire.
LizaMarie Wilson
LizaMarie’s expertise in health, wealth, and relationships, combined with her holistic approach to coaching and therapy, empowers clients to embody their inner wisdom. She helps them release energetic blockages, heal from past experiences, and reclaim balance, enabling them to adapt more confidently, create intentional change, and experience greater joy.
She honours the space between ‘no longer’ and ‘not yet,’ and her transformative work nourishes the mind, body, and soul, facilitating emotional healing, growth, and personal evolution.
Paramjit Oberoi
As an End-of-Life facilitator and life coach, Paramjit is passionate about supporting people in living their true potential and encouraging them to leave a mark on the world by living a legacy of their true worth.
Paramjit strongly believes in a higher universal force and walks in faith, courage, and acceptance in equal measure.
Her attitude of gratitude has enabled her to develop strength from the adversities she has faced and inspires hope and courage in others.
Pollie Rafferty
Known globally as the Speaker’s Storyteller, Pollie is an international speaker, storyteller and creator of the STAR Storytelling system. She is a youth worker with a diploma in narrative therapy and a qualification in psychology.
Her passion is the power of storytelling and how it can be harnessed to empower young people to create a better future. She is also passionate about raising awareness so that what happened to her as a young person doesn’t happen to others.
Wenke Langhof-Gold
Wenke mentors people from illness to health. In her health and life coaching practice, she helps clients reconnect with the essence of the divine feminine using various energy medicine techniques, such as Reiki, Shamanic Journeying, EFT and Matrix Reimprinting. Her special areas of interest are chronic conditions, especially endometriosis and cancer. She loves nothing more than gathering like-minded humans around a fire, singing songs and drumming life’s heartbeat into circles of human connection. As a child of Mother Earth, she is at home in the West Midlands.
Rachel Hardy
Other contributors are
– Carolyn Parker
– Yasmin Merchant
This book is more than just a collection of life stories. It is a testament to the power of shared wisdom and the bonds that unite us as women.
Whether searching for hope, healing, or a deeper understanding of yourself, Golden Threads will resonate with you on every page.
