Through a unique blend of memoir, mystical storytelling, and ancestral wisdom, Vicki Todd courageously examines what happens when one generation sacrifices its dreams and the next dares to pursue them. This is a moving story about resilience, courage, forgiveness, and the freedom that comes from becoming who you were always meant to be. 

—Dr. Pat Baccili, PhD, CEO, The Transformation Network®, Inc.

Shine Happy Shine chronicles how Vicki shed conventional expectations through leaps of faith and mystical encounters with ancestral animal spirits. If you are wise enough to read fairytales again, her amazing story and art will feed your soul.

—Georgian Lussier, MS, Organizational Behavior, Host and producer of MidLIFE Matters, an award-winning community TV show for women.

I am touched by Vicki’s tender recollections of the people who shaped her, especially her mother, from whose influence she needed to break free. Vicki has an engaging and thoughtful voice that draws us into her story and causes us to care about the outcome of her journey

—Talia Pura, Writer, director, actor, designer, dancer and producer of theatre and film.

This is a poignant and meaningful book for daughters who struggle with their mothers due to intergenerational, patriarchal trauma. 

—Tanya Taylor Rubinstein, Founder, Somatic Author

Shine Happy Shine is a moving story of heartbreak, brokenness, tenacity, and ultimately healing and triumph. Her art in its varied forms is a gift to us all!

—Laurajean Vaughn, Autism advocate and Connecticut theatre friend