You survived it. Nobody told you what to do with who you became.
This is the book about the strength that was left behind.
I thought I was broken because I was in constant pain, but I wasn't. I was awake. I finally saw, felt, and accepted what was.
Three parts, in order
See it honestly. Take stock of what is yours. Stand in it without apologising.
When you find your peace, protect it at all costs. Treat it as your most valuable asset and invest in all that enhances and encourages it.
Faith is named in these pages.
Morgan writes from it rather than around it. There is no companion journal for this title.
I love every book Morgan has written. They always seem to come to me at the most perfect time.
Honestly, this book has rekindled my love for reading.
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Inside this book
Three parts, in order. I See, where you stop calling it broken and start calling it awake. I Assess, where you take honest stock of your strengths, weaknesses and what you have been carrying that is not yours. I Stand, where you stop explaining yourself. 169 pages of poetry and prose, most pieces under a page.
Is this book for you
This one meets a later season than The Tears That Taught Me. It is less about the wound and more about who you turned out to be afterwards. You do not need to have read Tears first, though many readers do.
Faith is present and God is named. Morgan writes from her faith rather than around it.
There is no companion journal for this title. Tears and Healing each have one; this book stands alone.
Format and specs
Paperback, 169 pages. 5.5 x 0.42 x 8.5 inches. ISBN-13 979-8-9857311-4-9. Published October 24, 2023 by Oak Agencies.
Shipping and returns
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You came out of it different, and nobody handed you words for who that is.
People congratulated you for being strong. They did not ask what it cost, or what you had to become to manage it.
So you carried on being the one who holds it together, and somewhere in there you stopped being sure which parts of you are the real ones and which are just the armour.
This book is about telling those two apart.
You survived it. This is about who that made you.
You have been called strong for so long it stopped being a compliment
It became an expectation. Now there is no version of you that gets to put it down.
You cannot tell what is you and what is armour
Some of it kept you alive. Some of it is just habit now, and you are not sure which is which.
You are still explaining yourself to people who will not hear it
Clearing things up, softening how it sounds, managing what they think. It is exhausting and it has never once worked.
You are carrying weight that was never yours
Other people's expectations, other people's opinions, other people's unfinished business.
You cannot see what it built
You know what it took. The discernment, the patience, the read on people that you did not have before, all of that is harder to notice.
You are ready to stop apologising for who you are now
Not louder. Not harder. Just done shrinking to make the room comfortable.
Read some of it before you decide
Three pages, verbatim from the manuscript, one from each part.
Your patterns reveal your mindset more than your words reflect your motives.
I'd rather my silence be misunderstood than my words be misquoted or my presence mishandled.
There is always more to your story. You just have to keep living and keep writing it.
See it. Assess it. Stand in it.
The order matters. You cannot stand in something you have not honestly looked at first.
I See
You stop calling it broken and start calling it awake. Seeing your patterns, your part in it, and what the pain actually revealed.
I Assess
Honest stock of your strengths, your weaknesses and what you have been carrying that was never yours. Deciding what your peace is worth.
I Stand
You stop explaining yourself. Not louder, not harder. Just done managing what people decide about you.
What each one includes
One Book
- The Strength That Stays$16.99
- 169 pages, paperback-
- 30-day returnsIncluded
The Path Forward
- The Strength That Stays$16.99
- The Freedom of Forward$17.99
- Through Healing, I Accept journal$22.95
The Whole Body of Work
- The Tears That Taught Me$16.99
- The Freedom of Forward$17.99
- The Healing You Hear$16.99
- The Strength That Stays$16.99
- Blooming Bare$17.99
- One Still Whisper$16.99
- Questions, Christ and the Quarter-Life Crisis$16.99
Questions people actually ask
Do I need to read The Tears That Taught Me first?
No. This book builds on the same ground but stands on its own. Tears is about naming what happened to you. This one is about who you turned out to be afterwards. If you are still in the raw part, start with Tears.
Is there a journal for this book?
No. Tears and The Healing You Hear each have a companion journal written for them. This one does not. If you want somewhere to write, either of those pairings works alongside it.
How much faith is in this book?
A fair amount, and it is not subtle. God is named. Morgan writes from her faith rather than around it. Better to know now.
Is this poetry or prose?
Both, mixed throughout. 169 pages, most pieces under a page. Nothing needs decoding.
Will this be too heavy for where I am?
Less heavy than Tears. This one meets you after the worst of it, and spends more time on what you built than on what it cost.
How long will it take to arrive?
Orders ship within 5 business days. First Class then takes 3 to 5 business days and is insured. Media Mail is cheaper and slower, up to 14 business days, and is not insured.
What if it is not for me?
Send it back within 30 days. Shipping fees are not refundable, so the return costs you the postage and nothing else.
I love every book Morgan has written. They always seem to come to me at the most perfect time.
What readers said
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You just have to keep living and keep writing it.
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