Christina's Story
Christina Ryan Claypool is a seasoned author and speaker with a miraculous story to tell. She has been featured on Joyce Meyer Ministries' Enjoying Everyday Life TV program and CBN's 700 Club.
She is also a two-time Chicken Soup for the Soul contributor, and was thrilled that her story, "Mom's Dream House," is part of the Chicken Soup for the Soul: Best Mom Ever 2017 book.
She is also a past $10,000 Amy Writing Awards winner, and 2014 Ohio Associated Press Media Editor Awards recipient, but her life was not always so blessed.
As a teenager, she supernaturally survived a near fatal suicide attempt, but was then confined to a state mental institution with little hope for the future. After years of continued hospitalization and several more serious suicide attempts, Christina was finally released from psychiatric care. She hid her past, masking the torment with tranquilizers and alcohol.
In 1986, after obtaining a college degree and success in the corporate world, Christina was again hospitalized for depression, but on that psychiatric ward she became a Jesus follower, and her life changed dramatically.
Today, Christina speaks and writes about the pathway of healing for those who struggle with the effects of sexual, verbal and physical abuse; aging, addiction, and mental illness, among many other topics.
Her book, Seeds of Hope for Survivors subtitled For everyone who has ever been brokenhearted, addicted, or a victim, has been endorsed by Ginger Stache. With almost two decades of experience in media, including years as a Christian television producer and reporter, Christina has interviewed many Christian celebrities. Personally, she has had the opportunity to host and produce local TV specials for WTLW TV 44. For over a decade, Christina has also written the Inspire column for Our Generation's Magazine, and is also a freelance newspaper columnist.
Her first novel, Secrets of the Pastor's Wife, is an entertaining and suspenseful read designed specifically to promote emotional and spiritual healing and is scheduled to be released in Fall 2018.
She earned a B.A. in Business Administration at Bluffton University, Bluffton, Ohio, In 2005, she completed a graduate degree in the Master of Ministry program at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, where she has served as a past adjunct instructor in the MVNU Communications Department. www.MVNU.edu.
Her 2016 project titled "52 churches in 52 weeks," chronicled her journey of visiting a different church each week for a year, and is available in booklet form.
She has spoken at churches, prisons, women’s meetings, and in a Haitian revival. She has also hosted TV broadcasts, and emceed at fairs and banquets, but her favorite things are drinking coffee, eating chocolate, and hanging out with her precious family.
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Inspiring Speaker/Award-winning Journalist 
