03/09/2025
International Women's Day was a big day for me--First day as a published author, which is super cool! โ๏ธ ๐ฅณ But more than that, it's the launch of something much bigger for me. Not only is this my first year working with a burn survivor society and volunteering, it's the first time for me to share my burn survivor story publicly. I have never had a problem telling people one-to-one. I just never really wanted it to be part of my identity--preferring to blend in, or better yet, fade into the back of the room. I didn't want to stand out, but be seen as "normal." That train of thought hasn't really worked for me I suppose.
I have been on a journey of self-discovery and improvement over the course of at least sixteen years, and that journey will hopefully never end. I love learning new things! There have been a few key moments in my life where a lightbulb finally went off and I shifted direction. The chapter I contributed to this co-authored book with 12 other empowered women is a story of those key shifts in my perspective.
The book, "Empowering Women Empower Women" is on amazon kindle for now, released by a publisher in Australia and it's already #1 over there! I will be buying printed copies to sell and have some sort of party this spring, but for now you can get on Amazon ๐ฅณ for 99cents.
Thank you to all of my close friends and family that helped read through drafts and provide me with incredible support through this process. It was a last-minute decision, and scary, but I did it! It has already opened up pathways of communication with family I haven't spoken to in a long time, and I have learned new information about my parents which for me, is gold.
More to come! ๐คฉโค๏ธ
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYYH285H