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Butterflies and Battle Scars is a poetry and prose collection about what it really looks like to leave, to heal, and to love again-without pretending the past didn't leave marks. Written in the aftermath of divorce and the long, quiet work of rebuilding, this book traces the emotional terrain of choosing yourself when staying costs too much, protecting children while carrying your own grief, and learning how to trust your voice again after it has been dismissed for years. These pages move through heartbreak and resolve, silence and self-permission, tentative hope and hard-earned joy. They explore the complicated truth that healing does not erase scars-it teaches you how to live with them uncovered. That love can return not as rescue, but as presence. That safety is not loud. That strength can be soft. Interwoven with margin poems and reflective vignettes, Butterflies and Battle Scars tells a story of becoming-of a woman learning to stop shrinking, to let good things stay, and to model healthy love for her children even when it's difficult and imperfect. It holds space for grief that lingers, for relationships that fracture, and for the courage it takes to keep choosing honesty over comfort. This is not a book about bitterness or blame. It is about accountability, boundaries, and the quiet bravery of doing your own work. It is for anyone who has walked away from a life they outgrew, questioned their instincts afterward, or wondered if peace was something they were truly allowed to have. Ultimately, this book is about becoming again-slowly, intentionally, and without apology. This book is especially for women navigating life after divorce, single motherhood, blended families, and the quiet work of trusting themselves again.

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