Being Coleen

<p><strong>A bold poetic exploration of trauma resilience and what it means to finally feel safe in your own skin.</strong></p><p>Raised by her grandparents under the shade of a Texas sycamore tree Coleen Gantt Heaton learned how to survive-quietly invisibly and at great cost. <em>Being Coleen</em> is a raw and redemptive collection of personal essays and poetry chronicling her lived experience as a daughter mother survivor advocate and woman finding her way back to herself.</p><p>With piercing honesty and lyrical voice Coleen invites readers into the spaces between survival and healing-where silence is shattered and strength takes root.</p><p>This is not a traditional memoir. <strong>It's a soul-level invitation to be seen.</strong></p><p>Readers will connect with <em>Being Coleen</em> if they've ever:</p><p> • Survived trauma and wondered what healing looks like</p><p> • Felt unseen silenced or too much for the world</p><p> • Deconstructed their faith and searched for meaning</p><p> • Worked in advocacy caregiving or disability inclusion</p><p> • Looked for truth in the tension between beauty and brokenness</p><p><strong>For fans of Chanel Miller Glennon Doyle Maggie Smith and Jedidiah Jenkins this book offers raw truth soft hope and deep permission to simply be.</strong></p>