Be Still and Soar

What can you do when your life is turned upside down by the COVID pandemic?

How do you keep going when things all around you are falling apart?

Where do you find strength when fear and loss are tearing at your heart?

Nora Plesent faced what felt like insurmountable challenges in her life and learned how to confront them with calm, strength and resilience. These challenges of loss, fear, disappointment and uncertainty, as well as the truths about them, are universal.

Through Nora's personal stories and powerful insights, the reader is invited to take a seat and reflect on their own lives and experience more calm, comfort and clarity.

By opening our hearts, slowing down, being vulnerable, reflective and honest, we can find strength and solace in any storm. We can deepen our understanding of who we really are by asking poignant questions and listening from within to hear our own wisdom. This book is a reminder that we are all in this together; learning, loving, grieving, floundering and growing. This book is for anyone who may need a bit of hope, a moment of peace or a dose of wisdom.



Nora Plesent is a lawyer-turned-mindfulness coach and founder of The Gathering, a retreat enhancing women's wellness through meditation, authentic conversation, reflective writing, and mindful exercise. Nora works with individuals, groups and corporate employees to prevent burn-out and to become laser focused and productive in their lives.
     Prior to her work in coaching, Plesent was a prosecutor in the Sex Crimes Division of the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. After becoming a parent, she founded a multi-million-dollar legal staffing company with the goal of creating flexible work arrangements for women. Plesent also created the New Girls Network, an alliance of female leaders promoting the advancement of women in the workplace.