Healing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781953786135)

We all move through phases.

There are seasons of innocence.

Seasons of breaking.

Seasons of surviving storms we never saw coming.

And then-if we are brave enough-

there are seasons of healing.

In the fight for survival, there comes a moment when hope is no longer a luxury. It becomes oxygen. When bravery is no longer a choice. It becomes instinct. When the only way forward is through the very pain we once tried to outrun.

Healing is the final installment of the powerful anthology trilogy by Magesoul Publishing-following It Hurts and Survival. This collection brings together thirteen courageous writers from diverse backgrounds, each offering deeply personal reflections on trauma, growth, resilience, and transformation.

These poems do not offer quick fixes.

They do not promise that wounds vanish overnight.

Instead, they honor the truth: healing is layered. It is nonlinear. It is messy, sacred, exhausting, and miraculous all at once.

Within these pages, you will encounter stories of broken homes and reclaimed identities. Of mental health battles fought in silence. Of scars worn as proof of endurance. Of love rediscovered after betrayal. Of breath returning after years of suffocation. Of light found in places once swallowed by darkness.

This anthology does not deny the storm.

It stands inside it-and survives.

Each contributor writes with raw honesty and poetic depth, weaving imagery of seasons, rivers, scars, rebirth, faith, and quiet revolutions of the heart. Together, their voices form a chorus of resilience-one that whispers, shouts, trembles, and ultimately rises.

At its core, Healing reminds us of one powerful truth:

We are not what was done to us.

We are not the sum of our trauma.

We are the ones who endured.

We are the ones still standing.

Mending what was shattered.

Healing one breath at a time.

More than a book, Healing is a testament to the human spirit. It is a reminder that even after collapse, there can be reconstruction. That even after silence, there can be song. That even after loss, there can be renewal.

This final chapter of the trilogy does not simply close a journey-it completes it. It carries the reader from pain to survival to the courageous act of choosing peace.

Because healing is not about erasing the past.

It is about transforming it.

It is about learning to hold your scars without shame.

It is about standing in your truth without apology.

It is about finding your way back to yourself.

If you have ever felt broken,

if you have ever questioned your strength,

if you have ever wondered whether peace was possible-

this book is for you.

You are not alone in your story.

You are not alone in your healing.

And even now,

especially now-

you are becoming whole again.

Contributors:

Alicia Young, Jorge Anton, Carlos Medina, Cedrik O. Wallace, Kristin L. Provenzano, Adric Ceneri, Angela Marie Niemiec, David John Smith, Shefali Dang, Sakshi Narula, Gina Brown, Casandra Rojas and Sean Thomas