{"product_id":"whispers-of-healing-serenite-hope-9798999359605","title":"Whispers Of Healing: Short Stories, Essays, and Poetry on Survival, Boundaries, and Choosing Yourself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA raw, unflinching collection for anyone who's had to leave people they love to save themselves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHealing doesn't always look like forgiveness or closure. Sometimes it's putting on lipstick in harsh bathroom light and deciding you're still here. Sometimes it's leaving your family to finally come home to yourself. Sometimes it's a stubborn plant that refuses to die, no matter how much you've neglected it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhispers of Healing\u003c\/em\u003e is a nonlinear collection of essays, vignettes, and poetry that refuses to romanticize survival. With dark humor, heartbreak, and unflinching honesty, these pieces witness what it actually costs to choose yourself after trauma-the exhaustion of pretending, the loneliness of boundaries, the quiet defiance of still being here when everyone expected you to break.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is for you if: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou've had to go no-contact with family to protect your mental health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou're tired of being told to \"just forgive\" or \"be grateful you survived\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou're healing from emotional abuse, narcissistic parents, or toxic relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou use humor (even the dark kind) to cope with pain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou've been called \"too sensitive\" or \"too much\" your whole life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou're learning that setting boundaries isn't cruelty-it's self-preservation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou need permission to grieve what you've lost while still moving forward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside these pages, you'll find: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe moment you realize leaving your family was the only way to survive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it feels like to run into your abuser in a grocery store-and feel nothing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning that forgiveness doesn't mean handing people new pieces of you to break\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe quiet intimacy of folding laundry with a parent you're learning to see as human\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding resilience in overlooked places: stubborn cacti, spilled coffee, bathroom mirrors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy sometimes the most radical act isn't coping with the knife-it's pulling it out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the piercing insight of Glennon Doyle's \u003cem\u003eUntamed\u003c\/em\u003e, the tender observation of Ross Gay's \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Delights\u003c\/em\u003e, and the fierce vulnerability of Roxane Gay's \u003cem\u003eHunger\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhispers of Healing\u003c\/em\u003e doesn't offer easy answers. It offers something better: \u003cstrong\u003ewitness, permission, and company\u003c\/strong\u003e for the messy, unglamorous work of becoming whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis collection has no table of contents, no chapters-just fragments of humanity woven together by vulnerability, courage, and truth. \u003c\/strong\u003eEach piece invites you to sit with your emotions, breathe through the silence, and rediscover the beauty in your own becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're breaking, blooming, or somewhere in between, this book offers a safe space to feel deeply, reflect freely, and remember: \u003cstrong\u003eeven in your quietest moments, you are never alone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCome as you are. Broken pieces can still find peace.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Serenite Hope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999359605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riseliftingothers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.65d","brand":"Serenite Hope","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623491481855,"sku":"9798999359605","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whispers-of-healing-serenite-hope-9798999359605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}