Heart of Fire An Intimate Journey of Pain, Love and Healing

 

7257089d-32f8-4413-b1f7-848d6322f917cb880b5a-7859-4e8b-b3d9-c683c66d16ebLesia Cartelli endured a serious burn injury over 50% of her face and body from a natural gas explosion at the age of nine. Her grandparent’s home was completely destroyed, yet her spirit survived.

ENCINITAS, CA October 2014.   Lesia Stockall Cartelli’s, speaker, founder and CEO of Angel Faces newly released book Heart of Fire delivers hope and inspiration to those who are struggling with pain, emotional or physical.

In her authentic open voice, Heart of Fire demonstrates how to discover blessings and gifts within our challenges.  Throughout her life’s journey and those of the lives she touches, Heart of Fire shares with us the importance of opening our hearts to deeply heal what blocks our life’s journey!  Anyone who has been through hard times and seeks inspiration and hope MUST read this heart-warming, often humorous journey of a novel.  Lesia has transformed her pain into a life of passion and purpose. Cartelli has not only found the blessings in her tragedy, she has touched many hearts through her innovative and passionate work, Angel Faces.

Cartelli founded Angel Faces®, a unique national nonprofit organization which provides healing retreats and ongoing support for adolescent girls and young women with burn/trauma injuries to achieve their optimum potential and develop meaningful relationships for them, their families, and their communities.

Heart of Fire also teaches about the power in embracing your fears.  Resiliency and courage motivated Cartelli to face her fear of fire at age 33. She suited up in breathing apparatus, full firefighting gear, and entered a burning building known as a “control burn.”  Her fear now conquered, she married the fire captain who led her into the fire to face her fears.  In Heart of Fire, Lesia shares her life changing experience in conquering her fear.

She has been seen and has received multiple awards on CNN Health Watch with Dr. Sanjay Gupta; Dr. Phil Show, ABC NEWS 20/20; PBS; Associated Press (video and print).  MSN; Readers Digest, TODAY.com and hundreds of newspapers around the globe.  She has been a guest on countless national and international radio programs including Doctor Radio, iHeartRadio and Sirius Network.

Cartelli is also a dynamic captivating internationally known speaker.   She lives in southern California with her husband and Bently, a standard poodle.   Cartelli loves adventure travel and riding her Harley Davidson.  

Lesia Cartelli is an amazing soul.  Heart of Fire is more than a book, with her humor and raw emotions it will touch your heart in many ways”   -G. Hall

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