Two women. Two timelines. One battle.
From two different war-time eras in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., Lena, a Scots-Irish-and Cherokee farmgirl from a loving family who marries young, and Becca, a teenaged single mother lost in a dysfunctional suburban family, must escape their abusive homes to save themselves and their children, but face larger obstacles that threaten to ensnare them in vicious cycles of shame and secrecy.
In this first book of The Bent Tree Path series, A Secret Trail of Tears, Becca and Lena live in two different eras—one during the Vietnam War protest era of the 1970s through the recovery movement of the 1980s, the other before and during World War I and through the Great Depression. Each is snared in a vicious cycle of abuse, and must save not only themselves, but their children. And their children’s children. And so on. Will it ever end? What will it take?
If you or someone you know is ready to heal from the inside out, if you’re ready for self-discovery, empowerment, resilience, self-mastery and victory–this therapist-approved journal is perfect! Tap into your brain’s neuroplasticity with this journal’s weekly lessons, reflections and goal-setting pages, as well as its affirmations and prompts for daily journal pages. Designed to help create a safer place inside oneself, gradually deepen reflections, and heal wounds, this journal helps you replace:
-anguish with comfort
-false guilt or shame with love
-unhelpful or painful beliefs about the self with helpful and positive beliefs about the self
Spend some time reading and writing in this journal at least 5 of 7 days for 12 weeks. You’re bound for progress on your road to recovery! And, if you don’t want anyone to ever see what you wrote, you can always burn after writing–makes great kindling when ripped out page by page and crumpled up. But be sure to save and copy the self-care planning sheet and My Daily Inventory because you can use them over and over again!
