Just Be

Travel the journey of what is self love. This collection of poetry dives into the depths of experiencing loss, navigating uninvited change and the brave battle of coping with crippling anxiety on a daily basis. Courtney shares intimate glimpses of her journey through depression, and social anxiety. This collection boasts relatable life struggles for anyone experiencing emotional pain, trauma, grief or upset and can serve as an inspirational manual for pulling through the tough times. Apart but not alone. "Just Be" will prompt intimate conversations with yourself. Making space for you to rise up from whatever past traumas or hurts have kept you living in the past, or worrying about the future. Use the self care practices at the end of the book to help you to begin writing your own story, or at the very least, give your own individual emotions the time and attention they deserve. You will find connection, support and community within these pages. Excerpts from the book: "Her roots sink into the soil, the cracks smooth and she no longer waits. Instead she sees now that her beauty, had to come from the driest and crumbling state. If Nature always gave what she wanted, She'd never have truly learned, that in her state of longing for raindrops, only the dead layers got burned." from the poem FROM THE ASHES "In this life I will do many things, but the most important of my tasks ... is to always keep true to the me I am, and never wear a mask." from the poem THE MASK "Fear visits. I open my mouth anyway. The guitar that is my heart strums along. Bliss tugs on my string." from the poem TUGS ON MY STRING"If we chose to look away and never trust ourselves, approval we'll continue to seek. Only in stillness and vulnerable surrender, can we give our soul its best platform to speak." from the poem SPEAK