Tami McCandlish-Smith, author of Flying Grounded: My Spiritual Triumph Over Female Bullying

Tami McCandlish-Smith
Author and Speaker

Flying Grounded: My Spiritual Triumph Over Female Bullying

Tami McCandlish is the author of Flying Grounded, a research-backed memoir about how she spiritually overcame female bullying (aka relational aggression or covert bullying). Tami has been on all sides of relational aggression, but it was her role as a victim that led her to understand just how hurtful this behavior can be. It's Tami's purpose to lead females to a spiritual avenue that can help them cope with similar situations and find the self-love and forgiveness needed to lift each other up instead of drag each other down with rumors, dirty looks, backstabbing, betrayals, etc. Tami is also the founder and president of The Triumph Organization, a nonprofit dedicated to dealing with relational aggression through awareness, education, and tools that promote healthy communication and competition among girls and women.

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As a teenager, Tami McCandlish loved life. She was an honor-roll student, a star athlete, and was happy, outgoing, and confident. But those blissful days were cut short when the highly destructive strategies of an all-girl alliance sent her emotional well-being and stability into a downward spiral.

As a result of the abuse by her peers, McCandlish found herself becoming a reactive aggressor, a characterization that further ostracized her from her classmates, friends, and community and left her pleading to God that He would end her life. Not until her adult years did she connect with the power of Jesus Christ and overcome the many wounds of her past.

Tami McCandlish’s Flying Grounded illustrates the complex problems and secret suffering felt by many girls and women. Through her extensively chronicled experiences, McCandlish successfully demonstrates the importance of helping young girls and women find the validation they need to cope with bullying. She also challenges you to evaluate your relational experiences, raise your standards of compassion, and explore your faith.

Touching upon a little-known topic, Flying Grounded offers hope and inspiration for those who suffer from female bullying.

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