Pieces of Me
In 1994, Lizbeth Meredith said good-bye to her four- and six year-old daughters for a visit with their non-custodial father only to learn days later that they had been kidnapped and taken to their father's home country of Greece.
Twenty-nine and just on the verge of making her dreams of financial independence for her and her daughters come true, Lizbeth now faced a $100,000 problem on a $10 an hour budget. For the next two years fueled by memories of her own childhood kidnapping, Lizbeth traded in her small life for a life more public, traveling to the White House and Greece, and becoming a local media sensation in order to garner interest in her efforts. The generous community of Anchorage becomes Lizbeth's makeshift family?one that is replicated by a growing number of Greeks and expats overseas who help Lizbeth navigate the turbulent path leading back to her daughters.
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About the Author
Lizbeth Meredith is an author, professional speaker and podcaster, a survivor interviewer for a popular true crime channel, and coach who helps others build resilience by taming trauma and navigating unexpected change. Her memoir, Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a Lifetime Television movie called Stolen By Their Father.
In the past, Lizbeth has worked as a domestic violence advocate and a child abuse investigator, and recently retired from government service after twenty years of supervising juvenile probationers. She holds a degree in journalism and a graduate degree in psychology.
Lizbeth's work has been featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Jane Friedman's blog, and Alaska Magazine.
When not working, you can find Lizbeth at the local movie theater or Facetiming with her adult daughters and grandcats.
Connect with her at lameredith.com, or Persistence U Podcast with Lizbeth.