Ms. Chatiela Underwood is a native of Dayton, Ohio. She is an ambitious single mother of two beautiful blessings. Chatiela, is a product of Trotwood Madison Schools, and a High School Graduate of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. Ms. Underwood Graduated from Central State University, with a Bachelor of Art, in Political Science, with a focus on Criminal Justice. Chatiela also holds a master’s degree in Public Administration (MPA) obtained from Capella University.
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Ms. Underwood is a former radio personality Co-host, and Producer of Rise to Shine Radio, Elohim & Kim, and Authors Supporting Authors. Chatiela is the CEO of Courage Ink LLC a publishing organization focusing on awareness books with a message to expose, inspire, and motivate change and survival.
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She is an active member of her community. Ms. Underwood is passionate about the benefits of Education and enjoys her travels as a motivational speaker. Ms. Underwood believes in sharing her testimony to motivate and inspire the lives of others. Chatiela is proud to present her debut novel, “Eyes Wide Shut!” A Courage Ink Publication. It’s a critically acclaimed story of military love, and mental illness.
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Underwood shares a story based on true events that spotlight the life of a soldier exhibiting difficulty in adjusting to civilian life, signs and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and the emotional strain it has on families as a whole.
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Enjoy, more than 45,000 words of raw emotion, drama, and suspense as the story of Storm and Carter captivate the lives of its readers. Eyes-wide shut is coming to various bookstores, and online retailers and is also in script development for movie formatting.
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“You can’t press pause on this thing called life, not even if you wanted to…”
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-Chatiela Underwood
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