Oct 29, 2025
Lori Pappas plodded with a slow, heavy pace against resistance in her youth. Her parents had her committed when she was 16 years old because they could not control her. She was rebellious, and her mother, a religious fanatic, was convinced she was possessed by the devil. While there, she heard rumors that she was scheduled for shock treatments. She devised a plan and escaped - armed with only her smarts and determination. Lori made the difficult decision to become the architect of her life without emotional support or a safety net.
She married the first man who loved her but gave up trying to navigate his paranoia when her career took off. Divorced, she started a business before falling into another unsatisfying relationship. She was like two different people for years. Her career defined her and was applauded professionally (award-winning and nationally acclaimed.) Homelife, however, was a different story, complicated and exhausting. She juggled being a mother of three, a wife, and a businesswoman for a long time.
Lori sold her company for millions of dollars at the height of the tech market and tried to retire at 49. But the “American Dream life” bored her. At 57, Lori traded in her cushy life to start a non-profit to help Indigenous people gain a chance to live a healthy life. She moved to Ethiopia to build and implement initiatives for 100,000 extremely marginalized people in South Omo Valley (the corner of Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Kenya).
In her 60s, she met the love of her life online. She now has the time and mind-space to share the insights of her inner wise woman.
You will love her story, and she will inspire you to live your life as you were destined to be.
When did you
last choose yourself without feeling
guilty?
Can't remember? You're not
alone.
Most of us spend our lives helping others while our own dreams
collect dust. I did it too—even after breaking out of a mental
institution at seventeen, building a multi-million-dollar tech
company, and transforming 100,000 lives in
Africa.
I was still helping others while ignoring my
needs to feel loved, connected, and at
peace.
That's when I created the D.R.E.A.M. method to save myself—and
wrote The
Magic of Yes to
share it.
This isn't
just another self-help book. It's your practical guide to breaking
free from what you can't even
see.
Inside,
you'll get concrete tools to:
- Set boundaries that actually stick—without the guilt
- Stop people-pleasing—and start trusting your own voice
- Forgive yourself and others—so you can finally move forward
- Navigate major life transitions—empty nest, career changes, relationship shifts
- Access your inner wisdom—through proven D.R.E.A.M. prompts at the end of every chapter
Each chapter blends real stories (mine and other women's),
research-backed insights, and customizable exercises you can adapt
to YOUR specific challenges.
Whether
you're drowning in "supposed-tos," exhausted from putting everyone
first, or simply ready to reclaim your voice—this book meets you
exactly where you are.
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