Growing up as an illegitimate child in the wake of WWII in Berlin, Nazi Germany to a single mother, Vivianne had low self-esteem and felt worthless.  She began a long path towards self-fulfillment.  Vivianne found a greater sense of spirituality and wants to share her story with the world.  She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom: - turning tragedy into triumph - understand self-fulfilment - anything is possible - life is not static, it changes - hardship can make us resilient - find the good even in adverse situations - there's an emergent energy within us - never lose hope - have a purpose - cling to a glimmer of hope - there's strength in unit   tags:  Vivianne, Knebel, Rubble, to, Champagne, Rising, ashes, war, torn, Berlin, life, grace, beauty, gratitude, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,