Guys.
My book has been delivered to the publisher’s inbox and the next phase of this nearly decade long journey begins.
That being said, I want to tell you a secret.
Last November I met with Starfish Stories Publishing. They were the first publishing company to express any interest in my book and I went into the meeting assuming that they were going tell me they decided to pass because I’m confident like that.
Anyway.
These incredible women asked me what I was looking for in a publisher and I said, “I’m looking for a publisher that knows that this book won’t be a best seller but knows that it’s going to help someone and that someone matters.”
Do you know what they said?
Pause for dramatic effect.
“Do you know why our publishing company is named “Starfish Stories?” and to be honest I hadn’t done my homework so I answered with an honest “no” and they proceeded to tell me the ‘starfish story’. In case you haven’t heard it I’m going to try to get to the heart of it in as few words as possible:
Person 1 and person 2 are walking along the beach.
They come across a section covered in starfish.
Person 1 sees the starfish struggling shoreside and begins to pick them up and toss them back into the ocean.
Person 2 asks them what they’re doing and person 1 says they’re helping the starfish.
Person 2 says that there are just too many and that person 1 can’t possibly make a difference.
Person 1 picks up one starfish, places it back in the ocean and says “it makes a difference to that one.”
I KNOW (said in my Monica from Friends voice).
Call it magic or fate or stars aligning but y’all, it’s not everyday you meet women who’s vision and mission so perfectly aligns with your own.
This journey has been filled with intense- and at times crippling- doubt. But it has also been filled with divine intervention and I’m holding on to that with all my might.
My point is, I don’t know who that ‘someone’ is, but maybe someone is you.
Anyway.
My book will be launching into the world soon and I want to invite you to be notified when it does.
After all, I wrote it for you.
A Little Bit About Said Book
I have been reflecting a lot over the idea of turning pain into purpose. How loud do we share our stories before we’re exploiting them?
I don’t know… but the idea of hurting deeply for the sake of hurting deeply is…unbearable.
Trauma recovery and mental illness aren’t a final, flawless destination. They are an ongoing, messy rollercoaster of falling down and getting back up.
So I think it’s important to let people know that getting help doesn’t eliminate their struggle but rather it will teach them how to keep going in the midst of their struggle.
And find their joy in the journey.
And their worth in the healing.
Maybe sharing my story will help that one person fight for life over death. If I’ve learned anything, I’ve learned that it is that one person who can start a ripple.
And that ripple matters.
*I’ll share more when I know more and if you want to be the first to know…*
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