There are people you meet and then there are divine appointments.

A year ago, I walked into a Miami restaurant for my friend’s 50th birthday dinner and sat down next to a woman I had never met. By the end of that evening, I knew she was the one who was going to help me finally get my book into the world.

That woman is Sandra Rodriguez Bicknell, my book coach.

In this episode of the Unfiltered with Kara podcast, Sandra and I talk about how we met, the journey of bringing From Clearance to Priceless into the world and and why this book took seven years to write.

The truth is, the delay wasn’t because I didn’t know what I wanted to say. It was because I hadn’t fully lived it yet. I was still learning the lessons. Still shedding the identities, beliefs, and patterns that had kept me settling for less than I deserved. My life had to catch up to the message before I could authentically share it.

Sandra didn’t just help me write a book. She helped me excavate the truth. She challenged me, supported me, held me accountable, and created the kind of space that allowed me to tell the story I was meant to tell.

From Clearance to Priceless is for the woman who has spent too much of her life looking for validation outside of herself. The woman who has confused being needed with being loved. The woman who has accepted breadcrumbs because somewhere along the way she forgot her own value. The woman who is tired of shrinking, settling, and playing a supporting role in her own life.

This conversation is about healing, identity, courage, and what happens when you finally decide to stop living from your wounds and start living from your worth.

If you’ve ever felt the pull to become more of who you truly are, this episode is for you.

Find Sandra at Soulful Books or sandrarodriguezbicknell.com. She is the real deal.