Chasing Light: From Darkness to Dawn

di Simone Bowyer (Autore)

Simone Bowyer, 2026

Chasing Light: From Darkness to Dawn Every sunrise begins in darkness. She wasn't trying to die. She just didn't know how to live inside herself. From the outside, Simone Bowyer looked capable. High-functioning. Fine. But inside, she was disappearing. In Chasing Light, Simone shares an unflinching, emotionally grounded memoir of trauma, perfectionism, addiction, eating disorder treatment, grief, and the slow, embodied work of recovery. This is not a dramatic transformation story. It is a story of staying — of choosing life when it would be easier not to, and returning to yourself after years of survival. Through deeply personal moments — fractured relationships, dissociation as protection, codependency, relapse, surrender, and the quiet rebuilding of identity — Simone invites readers into the spaces we are taught to hide. She explores what it costs to be "strong," what happens when coping becomes collapse, and what it means to heal without glamorizing the pain. Inside this memoir, you will discover: • The hidden cost of perfectionism and high-functioning survival • Addiction and eating disorder recovery told with raw honesty • Trauma and grief that linger in the body long after the event • Dissociation as protection — and the courage to feel again • Codependency and reclaiming identity • Recovery as an everyday decision, not a single breakthrough This book is for anyone who has ever looked fine while falling apart — for anyone learning that healing isn't about becoming someone new, but coming home to who you were before you learned to disappear. Light doesn't arrive all at once. It gathers. And sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stay long enough to see the dawn.

• Autore: Simone Bowyer
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Simone Bowyer
• Formato: EPUB3 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798233211935