{"product_id":"the-ceiling-was-never-fixed-tanisha-s-cowley-9798249466343","title":"The Ceiling Was Never Fixed: Rewriting the Beliefs I Once Thought Were Permanent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if the ceiling above you was never fixed - only assumed?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, Tanisha S. Cowley believed she was behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot because someone told her she couldn't succeed.\u003cbr\u003eNot because her life collapsed.\u003cbr\u003eBut because she quietly concluded that limitation was permanent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised in subsidized housing in Dallas, Texas, Tanisha learned early how to measure her voice, lower expectations, and interpret support as correction. She mistook caution for incapacity. She mistook development for delay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd she built her identity around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the evidence began to contradict the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom teen motherhood to academic honors.\u003cbr\u003eFrom postponing fear to passing a high-stakes exam on the first attempt.\u003cbr\u003eFrom watching actresses on VHS to stepping into film credits.\u003cbr\u003eFrom questioning belonging to earning acceptance into a graduate program in Educational Psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ceiling Was Never Fixed is not a story about escaping poverty.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a story about rewriting interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis reflective memoir explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How subtle environments shape self-belief\u003cbr\u003e- Why support is investment - not deficiency\u003cbr\u003e- The difference between learning slowly and learning deeply\u003cbr\u003e- How exposure and proximity expand identity\u003cbr\u003e- Why being \"behind\" is often a misreading of development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever felt overlooked, underestimated, or quietly behind, this book will shift how you see yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou are not late.\u003cbr\u003eYou are not limited.\u003cbr\u003eYou are becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tanisha S. Cowley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249466343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Tanisha S. Cowley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097326526719,"sku":"9798249466343","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ceiling-was-never-fixed-tanisha-s-cowley-9798249466343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}