Sharon Ehlert Pinkston faced three overwhelming experiences early in life - contracting crippling polio at the age of three, losing her mother to cancer when she was eleven, and becoming widowed at the age of 30, when her husband was killed in Vietnam. She faced new challenges in raising two small children alone while struggling to meet her own needs. Sharon uses concepts from Dr. Phil McGraw"s book, Self Matters, to write her life story. She identifies five pivotal people, her seven critical choices, and the ten defining moments that shaped her life. Follow Sharon in her quest to find her authentic self.