Honorable Judge Susan Oki Mollway
Judge of the US District Court of Hawaii
300 Ala Moana Blvd C-388
Honolulu, HI 96850
Dear Judge Mollway,
I am a 56 year old woman, educator and mother of three adult males. I attended a liberal arts college where I studied business and elementary education for 5 years before I met and married my husband. I’ve worked as a school teacher, as an executive assistant of a large manufacturing company and as a co-owner of a small flag and banner manufacturing company. I also homeschooled all three of my kids from Kindergarten through High School.
Two years ago I stumbled into Liana’s IG page and began reading her posts. As someone who has spent a lot of time researching and studying health and wellness due to my many health issues, I was completely in awe at her well researched and scientific knowledge of health. I was shocked and pleasantly happy to find that she actually wasn’t selling any wellness products. No supplements, etc. She was sharing information, for free that was better than most of the books I’d paid a lot of money for.
As I continued to follow Liana, I noted that she also wrote and shared about things like God, self accountability, etc. Sometimes they made me uncomfortable because they challenged me in ways that I’d never been challenged before. During a time when the internet was full of people either praying to a God or to politicians to save the world, Liana was on there challenging people to take responsibility for their own destiny.
Instead of hearing someone pretend that life was amazing, when it actually sucked. She challenged me to make my life amazing. To educate myself and look at the parts of me that I’d done a great job of hiding for so long. To look at where I’ve lived out of integrity and authenticity and in fear. She challenged me to take responsibility for my life. And I was freakin 54 years old!! Ugh!
I messaged her and asked her, practically pleading with her, to tell me how to work more closely with her. She mentioned her weekly publication called Illuminations and I signed up immediately. Soon after, I signed up to study her health and wellness programs and her spiritual programs also.
As a woman who had become really bored with life, who had taken care of everyone around me for most of that time, it was so weird to finally ask myself and meditate on what I needed. Other than to help my husband retire. Other than to get my kids through school. Other than watching my health decline as I slowly neglected my own body and my spirit. Other than losing more and more of myself to fear and by trying to please everyone around me. Apparently, God still had things for me that only I could do.
When I look back at that person I was two years ago, I see a very empty, sad, almost invisible woman. It makes me want to cry. I see someone with really no desire to live, no purpose and really just waiting for it to end. Somehow, deep inside, I had a desire to live though. I know now that it was Jesus.
How else does someone who has never experienced power or life or unconditional love... how does that person even desire to have those things? Only by being led there by One who knows. Jesus. I know with my whole being that Jesus led me to Liana and to her programs. It’s through her programs that she very literally saved my life.
I’ve quit feeling sorry for myself for my poor health, bad relationships and horrible finances and actually believe in a profound, unexplainable way that with God’s help, I can and am changing all of that. Liana taught me that. Every bit of that. She taught me. Through her amazing programs. Programs which I would willingly choose to purchase all over again, if necessary.
Programs which my kids have benefited from and which I recommend to anyone who asks me why I am suddenly so “strong”, why I am not sad and depressed like they are and I used to be. Most recently, I have completed Liana’s nutrition program; a program so amazing that my son, who has a nursing degree, is considering taking it. I am now preparing to launch my own business as a wellness coach for older women.
Through her programs, Liana has given me more in two years than my family, my college, my pastors, all put together. Liana gave me MY TRUE SELF. I stopped waiting for anyone else to do it and I finally learned to love myself. I really don’t know where to stop writing, because there just aren’t enough words to express how profound that is, to someone who hasn’t experienced it or been a student of Liana’s. I’ve never met or found anyone, anywhere who has done more to help people, women, men, children... anyone who she crosses paths with... than Liana.
Sincerely,
Nancy Brooke
May 1, 2023
Mt. Pleasant, SC