As I get ready to release the 2nd Writing to Heal book this Saturday, I think back to where it all began.
A few of you may remember emails with a word document
attached in the first weeks of the pandemic. “A Gratitude Perspective on
Coronavirus”, a piece inspired by my oldest daughter, began the Writing to Heal
Journey. I felt that words were needed in a moment where COVID left us all
speechless. I trusted that I could heal myself through those words. I trusted
that as I healed myself, I could bring others along for the journey as well.
From word documents, it became a blog. And with the blog, a
community.
And from the blog, a book emerged in 2022.
That one was focused on healing from the pandemic. COVID was
a co-author of sorts, providing the impetus for me to write, providing the
gaping hole in our lives from which healing was needed.
This time around, Writing
to Heal: The Journey Continues is about re-emergence. It is about the next
stage of life and healing that follows a traumatic period. Journeys are filled
with valleys and peaks. Struggles alongside triumph. It is not that we
re-emerge from the pandemic with an easier life, but that we re-emerge with a
sense that we have learned something about the life journey from what we have
endured.
A little about the book.
It is a collection of art, poetry, and reflections on social justice, movement, and nature. My children each have pieces in this one.
I hope it will feed and nourish those who peek into its pages.
We also recorded an audio version of the book, with a link to this in the book itself. We plan to release it as an audiobook on Kindle and other platforms this fall.
As we head into the holiday weekend, the journey continues. May we continue our re-emergence journey with joy and resilience, guided by love and gratitude.
I look
forward to seeing you at one of the book launch events this next week!
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