From Under the Rubble: A Woman's Guide to Rising Up
To the One Holding This Book
If you're holding this book, chances are something has been broken—something deep, something sacred.
Trust.
Maybe it was a betrayal you never saw coming. Maybe it was a slow unraveling, where lie after lie chipped away at your reality. Or maybe it was silence—the kind that speaks louder than words.
Whatever brought you here, I want to begin by saying something you may not have heard yet:
It’s okay that you’re not okay.
You are not weak. You are wounded.
And wounds… deserve care, not shame.
I didn’t write this book from a distance. I wrote it with the ink of my own pain. I’ve been in the place where your chest feels heavy just breathing. I’ve questioned my worth, blamed myself, and wondered if I’d ever feel safe again.
So when I say I get it, I truly do.
This Book Is a Hand to Hold
You won’t find fluff here. No empty motivational quotes. No pressure to “just move on.”
What you’ll find instead are:
- Real stories from real women who fell, shattered, and began again.
- Simple, actionable tools rooted in counseling work and psychological studies.
- Gentle exercises to help you reconnect with yourself—even if you don’t recognize who that is right now.
This isn’t about fixing everything overnight. It’s about walking slowly but steadily toward your healing.
Some days, you might want to do the work. Other days, simply reading a paragraph may be enough. That’s okay. This journey doesn’t come with deadlines.
You Don’t Need to Know the Ending Yet
Maybe you're still with the person who hurt you.
Maybe you left.
Maybe you don’t know what to do next.
You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just have to begin.
And if you don’t believe in healing yet, let me believe for you—at least until you feel strong enough to believe again for yourself.
Let this book sit beside you like a friend. You don’t have to be brave all at once. You just have to keep breathing.
Healing is not linear. But I promise you:
There is a version of you waiting on the other side of this pain.
A softer, wiser, stronger you.
And she’s worth fighting for.
This book speaks to anyone who's experienced deep betrayal—especially when trust has been broken. Written by someone who’s been through it herself, it offers compassion, not judgment. It reminds the reader that it's okay to not be okay, that being wounded is not weakness, and that healing is possible—slowly, gently, and on your own terms. Inside, you'll find real stories, practical tools, and exercises to help you reconnect with yourself. You don’t need to have all the answers now. You just need to begin. And until you believe in healing again, this book will believe in it for you.