Live Until You Die

About the Book

Not only a straight-talking and gutsy account of a tough life, but a testament to the truth that beneath every wound, every tragedy and every fear there is LOVE. Helen Daniel leads us through her own extraordinary life, highlighting the choice points that we all face in our own way but can constantly choose to overlook. Through tales of the childhood that taught her survival, the murder of her beloved sister, the head injury that left her with no option but to rely on something else, her deep connection to Nature, and her journey towards real intimacy in personal relationship, we are shown a different way to live. Add to that accounts of a profound and enduring relationship with the Australian Aboriginal community, a deep spiritual connection, and the often hilarious lessons learned along the way, and Live Until You Die is a must-read experience. It also throws out a challenge to the world. Helen believes it's time to raise the bar. It's time we chose to live and to love wholeheartedly with no excuses. In Helen's own words: "There is more. There is a journey from the head and all the knowledge and intellect that seems to run the world these days, to the heart. To the truth of who you are. To your soul. To learning to open up and share yourself and your truth with others...There is a deep place of knowing inside every human being that is sure, safe and unshakable. This place is challenged by almost everything in our lives. It is the toughest place to get to. However, once there, depression, uncertainty and indecision cannot exist. This is the place where real love exists. Tough, gutsy love for yourself and others, that leaves you with a strength and courage that nothing can rock. Nothing."

About the Author

Reluctant at first to tell her story, Helen Daniel finally agreed to do so when it became clear to her that she might assist others to feel a new sense of possibility through its' telling. Live Until You Die is the result. It showcases not only Helen's passion for life in all its gutsy glory but also her outrageously wicked sense of humor. From her violent childhood through the aftermath of her sisters murder, the trauma of a head injury, the wisdom received from her mentors, her journey to love, and her role as a mother, a grandmother and a foster nan to a teenage Aboriginal boy, Helen's raw and honest sharing of her life opens a door for each of us to walk through. Studies in psychology and 25 years spent as a counselor have seen Helen working with the desperate, with those in the last hours of life, and with the victims of modern day addictions such as depression, control and apathy - addictions which are so often the forerunners to alcoholism, disease and drug dependency. All of this, together with Helen's work in welfare, in the prison system and as a marriage counselor drives her to rattle cages, and to shout from the tallest of rooftops "GET REAL before it's too late!"