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""This book is alive. It pulses with the beat of a broken heart that has known pain and discovered healing. You know opening the book is a choice that will change your life. These artists are making their own miracles, and they show us how to do it for ourselves. I opened the book. I will never be the same."" Anna York, author of Rising UP! My Recovery from Multiple Sclerosis, Disability and Despair. ""Yes, there is pain, sadness, and rage...but there is hope, survival, and self-love present as well. I would definitely use this manuscript and workbook within a group setting, because it's set up to create space for sharing and growth."" Celeste Ryane, Therapist Freeing Our Frozen Songs is a sacred, healing space. The creators' vulnerability on everything from body image to childhood abuse will break your heart and, then, in the face of hope, melt it. These survivors of the unthinkable demonstrate that, in community and authenticity, healing IS possible."" Erin Zelinka, author of On Love and Travel. ""This is an inspired work. It is the collective voice of a community born in the past and meeting in the present to free frozen songs together in a quest to produce something that cultivates positive potential within and beyond a history of pain. This book gifts the reader/viewer with the sense of a chorus that sings just a bit more loudly with each chapter."" Mateo Luke, Retired Professor

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Kirsten Fountain (she/her) wholeheartedly taught middle school and high school social studies for sixteen of her twenty-six years as a passionate educator. She then transitioned to instructional coaching and professional development, first for her school district, and later for multiple districts in her region. Like her grandmother and mother before her, being an educator is a part of who she is, and she is so much more. Above all, Kirsten is a connector. She understands that each person is talented and creative in their own unique way and seeks to discover how to encourage those she loves to cultivate their unique gifts to support their growth. More than anything, reciprocity in relationship, teaching, and growth excites and inspires her. Kirsten is currently curating a life filled with love, connection, and care in a cozy cottage in beautiful southern Oregon with her soulmate, Tim, and their three cuddly cats. She is now focusing full-time on healing physically, emotionally, and spiritually after a lifetime of codependency, perfectionism, shame spirals, anxiety, and various health impacts of complex PTSD resulting from childhood abandonment and abuse. Poetry and photography, along with therapy, have been keys to unlocking her healing. She has the honor and joy of being the mother of Kaiden, the child who became her greatest gift and teacher. Kirsten was thrilled and humbled that Kaiden joined her on this healing journey, creating the chapter prior to her own. They continue to heal together with unconditional love and grace.

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