Tracey Yokas

Bloodlines (eBook, ePUB)

A Memoir of Harm and Healing

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

It should have been Tracey Yokas's time to heal. With the recent death of her mother, she was given a brand-new chance to redefine herself and her happiness on her own terms. But just as she prepares herself to spread her wings, Tracey discovers that her only child, Faith, is battling issues of her owncarrying forward the legacy of disordered eating, depression, and self-harm Tracey is so desperate to leave behind.

Tracey is determined to save her daughter, but she has no idea how to reach herand as their fragile family navigates a medical system and a societal fabric that fails innumerable families in need, she and Faith become near strangers to each other. Ultimately, it's only when Tracey begins the hard work of standing up to her own history of rejection, low self-esteem, and longing does healingfor both mother and daughterbecome possible.

Carrying a message made urgent by the epidemic of mental health challenges now besetting millions of American teens each year, Bloodlines is a story about how waking up to the power of love can allow us to reimagine the pastand fortify the present.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: She Writes Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781647423469
• Artikelnr.: 62410599

Autorenporträt

Tracey Yokas creates stuff. When she isn't writing about mental health and wellness, she can be found playing with paint, glitter, and glue. She shares about her family's journey with mental illness so others will know they are not alone. She is dedicated to supporting women in the journey toward authenticity and fulfills her mission by creating safe spaces where art, words, and vulnerability meet in dynamic community. Tracey earned her master's degree in counseling psychology from California Lutheran University and lives in Newbury Park, CA, with her family. You can find her on Facebook (@traceyyokascreates), Instagram (@traceyyokas), and on her website, www.traceyyokascreates.com.