{"id":46,"date":"2025-09-08T13:28:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brendatress.clients-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2025-09-16T19:58:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:58:18","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brendatress.clients-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"46\" class=\"elementor elementor-46\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20479f91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20479f91\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcaef23 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dcaef23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39527f52 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39527f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brenda\u2019s Story In Her Words<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78316ad elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78316ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brenda opens the door to difficult conversations about family, resilience, abuse, and the importance of setting boundaries.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b84878 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b84878\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4249cdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4249cdf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c756fe elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c756fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1158\" height=\"1544\" src=\"https:\/\/brendatress.clients-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-196\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brendatress.clients-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image1.jpeg 1158w, https:\/\/brendatress.clients-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/brendatress.clients-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/brendatress.clients-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1158px) 100vw, 1158px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0550cb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0550cb6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba47f09 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba47f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-548191d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"548191d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Brenda L. Tress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6e764 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd6e764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brenda L. Tress is a Deaf woman, proud mother of three Deaf children, and grandmother. Born and raised in Baltimore, she pursued higher education in Washington, DC, earning four college degrees along the way. 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Especially in her RV adventures through the breathtaking landscapes of Alaska.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-217af49 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"217af49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brenda\u2019s life reflects resilience, advocacy, and authenticity. Through her writing, she hopes to connect with women, mothers, and families who have endured similar challenges. And offers them solidarity and inspiration for building a life defined by courage and self-love.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2cd44 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f2cd44\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ed60d e-grid e-con-full elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3ed60d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6815c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"d6815c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Readers Worldwide<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"41\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">K+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91ffff elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"e91ffff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Total Books<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"6\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20af463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"20af463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Book Ratings<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"4.7\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c543f elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"34c543f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Copies Sold<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"15\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brenda\u2019s Story In Her Words Brenda opens the door to difficult conversations about family, resilience, abuse, and the importance of setting boundaries. 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