Validation Within is my own spiritual book. It tells the story of how I apply my life learned skills to overcome life's challenges and create a life for myself that I love.

I have always wanted to be a mother, and I have always wanted to write a book.  In an effort to comfort the grief, depression and isolation that I have been experiencing as a childless mom, I opened a blank page for me to pour out the desperation and loss of hope.  Through my energetic typing, I was able to comfort my unsettled furry baby.  Jasper (my 5 year old dog) fell asleep to the sound of me pounding on the keyboard. One page became two, and forty-eight days later, I had a book to publish.  Hope my story helps you as much as it has helped me.  

Elizabeth Green Smalling Shulak is a devoted wife, mother and florist born in Houston, TX. She attended The Kinkaid School from K-12. In 1999, she moved to Boulder, CO where she snow skied and studied to become a pediatrician. Through life's trails & tribulations, she transferred from Biology to Psychology in hopes to help herself and others live a quality enhanced life. She earned a BA in Psychology & returned home to Houston to the comfort of family. She attended the UHCL School of Healthcare Administration in the Medical Center where she earned her MHA. After working in mental health clinics & hospitals, she decided that she would be happier in a small setting where she could create a product that people would benefit from in both happy times & sad times. She chose flowers as her product and loves her time spent in her neighborhood flower shop.