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Tara Coyote

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Tara’s memoir ‘Grace, Grit & Gratitude: A Cancer Thriver's Journey from Hospice to Full Recovery with the Healing Power of Horses’ is a #1 best seller on Amazon in eight different categories! The book cover was also the September 2021 AllAuthor 'Cover of the Month' Book Contest Winner. The memoir also won four different 'Best of New Books' categories by All Author in the categories of 'Best New Cancer Book', 'Best New Horse Book', 'Best New Healing Book' & 'Best New Cancer Book of All Time' in 2022.

She is also the author of the bestselling children's picture book, 'Comanche the Wild Mustang' and 'Comanche the Wild Mustang Coloring Book', which shares the tale of her beloved wild horse. He was born in the wilderness in Nevada, was an equine Tara’s memoir ‘Grace, Grit & Gratitude: A Cancer Thriver's Journey from Hospice to Full Recovery with the Healing Power of Horses’ is a #1 best seller on Amazon in eight different categories! The book cover was also the September 2021 AllAuthor 'Cover of the Month' Book Contest Winner. The memoir also won four different 'Best of New Books' categories by All Author in the categories of 'Best New Cancer Book', 'Best New Horse Book', 'Best New Healing Book' & 'Best New Cancer Book of All Time' in 2022.

She is also the author of the bestselling children's picture book, 'Comanche the Wild Mustang' and 'Comanche the Wild Mustang Coloring Book', which shares the tale of her beloved wild horse. He was born in the wilderness in Nevada, was an equine therapy horse at a horse retreat center and then traveled across the ocean to the tropical jungle paradise of Kaua’i, Hawaii! This book is about mustang advocacy to spread awareness of the dire reality of wild horses in North America. It is a collaboration with the artist Nica Quinn (formally Nica Ware).

Nica and Tara's latest book is 'Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid' children's picture book, which is a ocean conservation book set in Kaua'i, Hawaii about a courageous Hawaiian mermaid, sperm whale, a vibrant ocean community of marine animals and merpeople who bring about positive change for the Earth & future generations.

'Grace, Grit & Gratitude' is about overcoming adversity, a deep dive into the challenges that come from loss, her own harrowing health journey and how her horses have played a significant role in her miraculous healing with cancer.

Tara recently contributed to 'The Power to Rise Above' an anthology of 30 women writers around the globe sharing their stories of rising above adversity.

Tara Coyote is the owner of a horse retreat center, Wind Horse Sanctuary in Kaua’i, Hawaii, which was formally located in Northern CA. She studied with Linda Kohanov at Eponaquest and is a certified Equine Facilitated Learning teacher. She also studied with Lisa Murrell & Schelli Whitehouse at Equine Alchemy to become a equine-guided life coach. Over the years, she has guided hundreds of people with private sessions, group workshops and ‘Grief Rituals with Horses’.

Tara has also been journeying with late stage breast cancer for over seven years. She currently treats it using complimentary methods: a blend of conventional and non-toxic medicine. She has been publicly sharing her health journey through her Cancer Warrioress blog page, YouTube channel and social media. She is very grateful to be alive after being recommended to hospice in the spring of 2019. She is currently thriving on her island home living off the grid in a yurt with her animals.

She happily lives in Kaua’i with her two horses: Comanche, the mustang, Blue the paint horse, Xaria, the Australian Shepherd and Rey, the cat. She believes it is always possible to find beauty within the greatest tragedy and that every challenge is present to serve us for our highest growth! When not swimming in a mermaid tail in the gorgeous ocean surrounding the Garden Island, playing her fiddle or writing, you can find her happily scooping horse manure!
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Interview with Hannah Mermaid: Ocean Activist, Underwater Model & OG Mermaid

The long awaited interview with Hannah Mermaid is out!

It’s an incredible honor to interview the one and only Hannah ⁩ Mermaid and hear about her inspiring life being the OG mermaid, fierce ocean conservationist, underwater model, teacher and owner of the Siren Sanctuary in Costa Rica. 🐚

Hannah imparts her beautiful wisdom with tremendous grace and humility as she shares her life of boldly creatin

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	Grace, Grit & Gratitude: A Cancer Thriver's Journey from Hospice to Full Recovery with the Healing Power of Horses 4.38 avg rating — 29 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Comanche the Wild Mustang by Tara Coyote (Goodreads Author), Nica Ware (Illustrator) 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid by Tara Coyote (Goodreads Author), Nica Quinn (illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ILLNESS, RESILIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY by Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard, Tara Coyote (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Nancy Gerber (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Power to Rise Above: Stories of Overcoming by Sandy Davies, Becky PAROZ, Lesley Van Staveren it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grace, Grit and Gratitude by Tara Coyote (Goodreads Author), Linda Kohanov (Foreword), Véronique Desaulniers (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Comanche the Wild Mustang Coloring Book by Tara Coyote (Goodreads Author), Nica Ware (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Awareness Reimagined: Unlocking Joy Through Language by BOBBY KOUNTZ, Lucy Bernas (Contributor), Tara Coyote (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dipped in it

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The Horse Who Changed My Life: My Serendipitous Journey through Equus

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How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed: A Journal for Grief

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Tara Coyote wrote a new blog post Finding Peace & Hope in Times of Turmoil This video above is the same text that is written below. It felt so important to me that I wanted to share it in video form too. ♥️ Feeling the effect Read more of this blog post »
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Tara Coyote rated a book it was amazing 101 Reasons My Mom is a Super Mom by Zan Leslie	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sweet book celebrating moms! I adore this precious book which shares 101 reasons highlighting the magnanimous super power of mothers! This is a special book which will bring delight to moms of every age. Highly recommended!
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Magical book with a brilliant message! I love everything about this book: the art is vivid, colorful and alive, the story kept my attention and there is a great message contained in it. I adore the elves and dragons and the fantasy brought into the s ...more
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Magical book with enchanting art! Shimada does it again with a thoroughly captivating tale! The art is this book is otherworldly with mystical lore woven within the theme, while the story line has a great plot that will keep the reader entertained. I ...more
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Sweet, humorous book with a tale of a new pup! I chuckled quite a bit when reading this delightful story about an older dog and new puppy. The author wrote the story in such a descriptive manner where I could truly see the events unfolding. The art i ...more
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Deb Hubsmith was a rare individual who's life was tragically cut short in the prime of her life. In her brief lifetime, she completed the work of many with her fierce vision and drive to create positive change in society, for future generations and f ...more
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Whimsical children’s book sharing the diversity of the holiday season This was a delightful book, which highlights and encourages open understanding and diversity within different ethnic groups and religious traditions. I loved the tale and the curios ...more
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“Words have power. With every word that rolls through your mind and pours out of your mouth, you are creating your experience by every word you choose”
― Tara Coyote, Grace, Grit & Gratitude: A Cancer Thriver's Journey from Hospice to Full Recovery with the Healing Power of Horses

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“When a life-threatening diagnosis comes knocking on your door in the form of cancer, it is impossible to deny the reality of your impending mortality.”
― Tara Coyote, Grace, Grit & Gratitude: A Cancer Thriver's Journey from Hospice to Full Recovery with the Healing Power of Horses

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“Cancer does not have to be a horrible experience. It is possible to thrive and grow from the experience”
― Tara Coyote, Grace, Grit & Gratitude: A Cancer Thriver's Journey from Hospice to Full Recovery with the Healing Power of Horses

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“Always remember to work hardest not on someone else’s dreams, but on your own.”
― Kimberly Diede, Whispering Pines

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“In every misfortune there are gifts. These gems born from great difficulty can only be found if one is courageous enough to dive beneath the surface to find them.”
― Tara Coyote, Grace, Grit & Gratitude: A Cancer Thriver's Journey from Hospice to Full Recovery with the Healing Power of Horses

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