So Good It Hurts: The Pain. The Fight. The Love. - Softcover

Na Kisha Crawford is an accomplished and best selling Author, professional Life Coach and Inspirational Speaker and Entrepreneur whose goal is to inspire others to experience the journey. She has spoken to thousands of people from various backgrounds on topics that range from personal and professional growth to the development of healthy love and interpersonal relationships. Na Kisha earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology as well as a Master s Degree in Education, Counseling from San Jose State University. Na Kisha has taken on a variety of roles including being a panelist for principles that emphasized women in higher education and non-traditional professions as well as an expert life coach and national spokesperson for Downy Simple Pleasures on a campaign designed to improve the daily lives of working women. She has facilitated individual and group counseling sessions in addition to workshops on developing effective counseling techniques and she has conducted open forums for men and women on topics related to love and relationships. Na Kisha has lectured collegiate level courses as well as written and implemented lesson plans for high school students on various subjects. These experiences have provided her with critical knowledge about the possibility of overall success in relationships and in life. Na Kisha is a licensed Real Estate Broker and she is also co-founder of a real estate investment and appraisal firm, serving as a corporate officer and CEO. She has consulted for small businesses and she, along with her husband, has started and operated several businesses of their own. Na Kisha s creative energy and passion drive her to keep pushing forward to a healthy and balanced transition toward success. Na Kisha s debut book, I Want It Now! made critical acclaim and her sophomore project, So Good It Hurts, is sure to take the literary, non fiction world by storm with her new dose of Real Talk on love. She is confident that her professional, educational and real life experiences support her qualification. She was born a life coach and she has a strong interest in the personal development of her peers. Na Kisha has a genuine desire to help people achieve success in life. She is a natural leader, she is experienced and she is passionate. Just a few short years ago at age 27, Na Kisha was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She embraced this as one of the most challenging processes she would encounter but she was faithful that wonderful things were to come for her. She held her head up gracefully and accepted this challenge. Na Kisha is now Cancer Free, wife and mother of 2 beautiful babies and she is sharing her passion with the world. She has an energy and an excitement that we cannot afford to miss.

I actually completed So Good It Hurts within 2 1/2 days after I received the book, and I loved it. The issues the author addressed are some that I can personally relate to, either directly or from someone close to me. Either way the issues are real to me and other Ladies, especially Black women. I love the fact that the book goes on the author s journey from being single to married, and everything in between. Although I am single (on my way into a relationship) I feel like after reading the book I now have a sneak peek into the married life (besides my parents), and some tools on how to be successful at it. I have seen very few examples of successful marriages, and of them, very few who are willing to share, so thanks a bunch to her for doing so. I feel a lot of books always focus on the drama of a Black relationship, but not giving the readers tools or suggestions on why and how to deal. That is why I love the chapter recaps. I appreciated the fact that it wasn't a male bashing book, but addressed the underlining issues like the following: 1) issue of women competing with one another over the prize...the man (who sometimes is not much of a prize) 2) Self worth/ Self validation/ self knowledge 3) Importance of God, He is the answer 4) etc. I could go on forever :) In this book Na Kisha never claimed to have THE answer to love, but some helpful tools for a healthy relationship, which I feel the reader will appreciate. Black America is ready for change and the truth, and she has accomplished both through this book. I have so much to say to you about this book and can t wait to share it with others. I pray that God continues to bless everything Na Kisha put her hands to. I also wanted to share this story with you. I have a younger cousin who is 18 and headed to college. My uncle (a pastor) and his wife never talk to her about sex, relationships, NOTHING! I do my best, but she is up north so it's kinda hard. But to make a long story short I had her read the book and we had a lllloooonnnggg discussion. This book brought up questions and concerns on her part that we discussed, as well as cleared up lies she had heard from her peers. I now feel more comfortable about her going to college after our discussion, not as naive as before. I would have done the talk anyways, but the book painted a bigger picture, in which I could add in my personal experience, as well as give her something concrete she could refer back to, when she can not get in contact with me. So Good it Hurts is the truth and it is indeed the New Guide to love and relationships. --Brandi Powell