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DE PALO, Tania

May 31, 2023 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Australian, Medical, Memoir, Poetry, South Australia

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ISBN 978-1-922957-77-1
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The Day the Doctors Broke My Vagina and Brain

Raw poetry

A broken body and soul finding the healing of the spirit through trauma and pain.

This powerful book chronicles Tania’s life of unimaginable trauma, captured in stunning poetic form. From the young age when a brick was thrown at her head, to the brutal medical procedure that left her with the worst pain imaginable, Tania’s journey has been a constant battle. But through it all, she has shown extraordinary resilience and determination to heal herself and give back to others. In this unique memoir, Tania uses poetry to convey the depth of her emotions and experiences, taking readers on an unforgettable experience of triumph over adversity.

The day the doctors broke my vagina and brain is a must-read for anyone seeking inspiration and hope in the face of life’s challenges. Discover life in Tania’s story, despite everything.

JACKSON, Charles

Nov 1, 2022 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Poetry

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ISBN 978-1-922890-61-0
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The Randomness of Me

A collection of poetry and prose for today and everyday

The universe is big.
We are small.

It is all too easy to get lost
in the immensity of it all,
caught up in everyday
living.

But if we pause for a few
seconds, breathe deeply
and look around we may
just notice how amazing
this universe is.

How each and every one
of us are unique within the
chaos of the heavens.

The Randomness of Me
is a reflection of lived
experiences from one of
these unique, random,
small beings in this big,
amazing universe.

About the Author

Charles Jackson is a poet of many years standing.

At his recent 60th birthday he asked invitees to describe him in one word.

Charles is…

Loving, unusual, weird, interesting, loyal, sarcastic, encyclopaedia, nerd, Dad, passionate, talented, funny, sexagenarian, generous, clever, stupid, loyal, funny, idiotic, repartee, loving, caring, faithful, friendly, supportive, resilient, strange, fun, unusual, unique, angry, ridiculous, painful, loving, intelligent, sincere, idiotic, strange, loving, kind, weird, loving, weird, loving, strange, clever, weird, different, thoughtful, loving and Star Ngee (pretty sure that was a typo but he liked it so took it as his Jedi name).

So, in summary, based on majority rules, loving, weird and a little bit strange.

Who knew.

Charles lives in Adelaide, South Australia with his wife Loretta and their two adult children, Christopher and Rebecca, their partners Maddie and Nick and granddaughter Mikayla.

The Randomness of Me is his first book.

EVERINGHAM, Lisa

Aug 26, 2022 | *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Poetry, Self-help \ Personal Development, South Australia

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ISBN 978-1-923523-77-7
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After The Shadows

 

Embracing the light

Finding Peace in the Pieces.. and Light in the Wreckage

If you’ve held yourself together while everything was falling apart…if you’ve walked through days no one saw, carried burdens no one noticed, and survived storms that changed you forever— this is the book for you. This isn’t a book of quick fixes or hollow, toxic positivity. It’s a soft place to land. A companion for those tender moments when the world grows quiet and the weight of it all feels like too much.

In After the Shadows, Lisa strips away the layers of performance, perfection, and pain to reveal something raw and real: The truth of who you are beneath what the world told you to be. Through unfiltered poetry, soul-deep reflections, mantras, and moments of both collapse and becoming, she offers gentle company for the journey—whether you’re just beginning, deep in the work, or catching your breath after surviving what almost broke you.

This is for the ones who’ve carried too much for too long. For the ones still learning how to rest, how to say no, and how to exist without apology. It’s for anyone ready to stop performing, to trust their own fire, and to walk themselves back home.

You are not the darkness they left you in. You are the spark that held on and the fire that rises from the ash.

Reflections from the Shadows book Lisa Everingham Author
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ISBN 978-1-922803-98-6
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Reflections from the Shadows

Reflections from the Shadows is a haunting collection of deep emotional writings that Lisa has compiled over many years, during her healing journey.

Included amongst the expressive pieces are informational sections. The topics covered within this book range from obscurity to illumination. It is her dream to help shed some light on abusers’ techniques, mental illness, personal growth and how to own your recovery journey. In a way that encourages you to take charge of your personal healing journey, by allowing yourself the discretion of collapsing down at times and developing resilience to stand back up and conquer your battles.

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About the Author

Lisa was born in Australia and is a single mother of two teenage children. She enlisted in the Australian Defence force at eighteen years old. Lisa served as a medic during her time in the ADF and it was this basic understanding of the medical field that inspired her to research psychology and sociology. She used this research to grasp an understanding on the darkness that had been cast her way. Lisa worked through her darkest times with great resilience and wanted to share her experiences with people that are on similar paths.

Lisa believes that it is a great privilege to walk beside others in their darkest moments, and she would love nothing more than to be the light for others when they need guidance the most. She understands how it feels to walk alone in the darkest hour, and she hopes to help those that are in need.

It has been her dream to write a book that may become a bible to those that have been abused and learning to navigate the world after abuse. Lisa has lived through much abuse, and wishes to help others through their hardships, with her lived experience.

HALL, Sarah

Aug 11, 2022 | *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Australian, Poetry, South Australia

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ISBN 978-1-922890-07-8
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Sarah’s Collection of Scars

Tell me all your secrets,
And I’ll show you all my scars.

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About the Author

Sarah is an established writer and poet, residing in Adelaide, South Australia.

Her work has been featured extensively in poetry anthologies published by 300 South Media group New York.

Sarah is co-editor of Rise Up Rabid Souls by Ship Street Poetry and works closely with them on multiple projects.

Her powerful emotive and raw pieces are often inspired by her survival of domestic violence and other personal experiences in life, love, and loss.

Sarah’s Collection of Scars is her first body of work to be published, with plans for more to come.

SHEN, Jessie

Jun 28, 2022 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Alternative Spirituality, Australian, Design, Language \ Culture \ Linguistics, Philosophy, Poetry, Queensland
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ISBN 978-1-922337-28-3
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Book About Basics Everything and Love

This book is dedicated to all life on Earth and from different galaxies.

Dedicated to all less fortunate beings.

All those who come to this planet, and those who love life and stars.

It is dedicated to my great-grandfather, a rebel young member of Royal Family in the Ching Dynasty who used the Canton Diplomatic Trading Factories to support the revolution against the Ching government.

It is dedicated to my family who supported and funded an orphanage school in Hong Kong and the Alliance of China during 19-20th century.

MCKENZIE, Cherlyn

Jun 10, 2022 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Poetry, South Australia

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ISBN 978-1-922803-67-2
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Our Everlasting Thoughts

Poems from the Riverland

Cherlyn Anne McKenzie was born to Keith and Myra Wuttke on 3rd June 1970. She is now residing at Mannum SA, as you can see from the cover of my book with the Murray Princess. Being the youngest of two. I was a workaholic and I didn’t know I was a poet till 1997, I was 27 years old. I’d finally found the perfect guy and the poems started coming out of the woodwork. I had a husband and 3 lovely children. I was absolutely blessed because of my pregnancy problems with them, I’m lucky to have them.

I was bullied many a time during school, and as a result of that, I was starved of education. I didn’t start learning until 1986 at College, then I started learning with mature-age students.

I finally refrained from guys coz they treated me so badly, you will see this in the poems I’ve written.

I’ve finally found after all this time someone to support me with my poems.