Necessary Rebirths: A Collection of Poems + Prose for Awakening

In Necessary Rebirths: A Collection of Poems and Prose for Awakening poet and writer Nicole M. Long explores her journey through depression anxiety and all of lifes in-between stages. Sometimes dark and mostly self-affirming these poems about life and the resiliency of self-love gives readers a glimpse into a life unraveling in perfect synchronicity.One day I woke up and I didnt recognize my life the author remarked when discussing the book during a private reading. I had all these things to show for a life well-lived but I wasnt happy...I couldnt help but think Wow is this all there is to life?The author describes this book as a coming of age one where an objective view produced the launching pad for making peace with the past and commanding a brighter future. Written over three years this collection of 122 poems and prose circumvents convention and aims for honesty and authenticity. Through shorter pieces like i belong to no one and one source Nicole laments at the assumed responsibility that comes with taking part in an interdependent family and the notion that we all originate from the same God-like energy. While longer pieces like intimacy and me and keeper of self shows the authors growth in accepting accountability for herself and the chaos she brought into the lives of others. Nicole concludes Rebirths ends on a lighter note to remind us that pure magic unfolds when we slow down and silence the noise of our minds.