SOMARATNE, Nara

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Loneliness

 

Winning the inner battle

Experts in loneliness, anxiety and depression studies are alarmed that loneliness is spreading like an epidemic; some suggest one in three people have problems with loneliness.

Despite the popular belief that feelings of loneliness increase in the aging population, it has been reported more and more young people are facing loneliness syndrome. It is surprising that this is happening in a time where people can instantly connect with others through social media. Does this mean social media is not helping to alleviate the feeling of loneliness?

Loneliness is not the end of life.
It is just another thought passing through the mind.

Emotional dependence on others is the biggest reason for suffering from loneliness after a breakup. This is my story of overcoming loneliness after my own separation and divorce in the later years of my life.

The truth is unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you accept a situation is what it is, you cannot move forward.

It took me reaching rock bottom to realise it was my own persistent thoughts and negative beliefs about myself – and no one else’s – that were so destructive to my wellbeing. These thoughts and beliefs led to trouble sleeping, difficulties at work, social withdrawal and even loss of appetite – not to mention anxiety and depression.

It was a vicious cycle, but it seems loneliness, shame and fear often go hand in hand.

Following the Eastern spiritual tradition, this story also explores the practice of mindful meditation and how it helped me undergo an amazing recovery from loneliness and a powerful depression, and enabled me to have a fresh start in life.

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About the Author

 

Dr. Nara Somaratne is a water resources specialist with over 40 years’ experience living and working in Sri Lanka, Australia and Oman. After writing his family history book, he started writing about his life experiences and the environment. Throughout his life, he has been passionate about fulfilling family responsibilities. His hobbies are travelling and learning about other cultures.

LEE, Tracey

ISBN 978-1-923645-77-6
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Divorce is F*cked

 

For the woman ready to Thrive Through the F*ckery

For the woman shattered by divorce and ready to rise into her rebirth.

Divorce is F*cked is a fierce, honest, and deeply compassionate guide for women rebuilding their lives from the ashes. It has everything you need to heal deeply, and reclaim your identity including:
rituals,
exercises,
boundary scripts,
and real-talk wisdom.

Blending emotional support, practical tools, spiritural insight, and raw truth, Tracey will walk you through the chaos of navigating heartbreak, legalities, and parenting changes until you emerge on the other side reborn and powerful, ready to take on the world again.

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About the Author

 

TRACEY LEE is an Australian author, Women’s Health Coach and Molecular Biologist dedicated to empowering women to reclaim their health, identity, and personal power. Blending science with holistic wisdom and intuitive guidance, she teaches women how to regulate their bodies, honour their truth, and rise into their fullest expression. Her work is raw, transformative, and deeply centred on feminine wellbeing.

Connect with the Author Website: www.iamtraceylee.com Instagram: @iam.traceylee

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HOSKINS, Kirsti

ISBN 978-1-923645-17-2
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Stronger than Silence

In the aftermath of abuse, the journey toward healing can feel overwhelming and uncertain.

This powerful and deeply personal book explores the realities of trauma, the strength required to survive, and the courage it takes to heal. Through reflection, resilience and self-discovery, it offers hope to those seeking to reclaim their voice, rebuild their lives and embrace a future defined not by pain, but by healing and empowerment.

Stronger than Silence offers hope to survivors and people looking at wanting to leave the abuse, revealing that healing, self-love and renewal is possible.

About the Author

 

Kirsti is a trained counsellor, devoted mum, and lifelong lover of books. Now working in another field, she still feels called back to counselling and the chance to support others through their own journeys.

She lives by the coast with her soulmate and children, where she reads, writes, and gathers inspiration from everyday life.

GRILLOT, Helene

ISBN 978-1-923645-10-3
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The Last Nine Kingdoms of the Merry–Go–Round

 

A mythic journey through the prisons of fear and a return to your true centre

What if the person you think you are is only half the story?
What if the prisons that bind you are not walls of stone, but whispers from your unconscious mind?

Have you noticed how certain patterns keep returning — the same arguments, the same disappointments, the same stories? You change jobs, you change partners, you move cities, even countries… and yet somehow, something familiar keeps repeating.

The Last Nine Kingdoms of the Merry-Go-Round is a mythic and visual journey through the Enneagram’s nine patterns, revealing how fear becomes identity and how unconscious reactions keep us circling old wounds.

Unlike traditional Enneagram books, this work does not approach the types as labels or descriptions alone. It transforms them into nine symbolic Kingdoms — living inner landscapes filled with Dragons, Archetypes, Rulers, Totems, and hidden Gardens of Essence. Through richly imagined drawings, story, symbol, and gentle wisdom, Hélène Grillot makes the unconscious visible.

This is not a book of self-improvement. It is a book of self-remembering. Each Kingdom reveals a different pattern of the human heart: the fear that whispers, the identity that forms around it, the survival strategy that repeats, and the forgotten essence waiting beneath it all.

At the centre of the journey lies the Sacred Garden of Essence — a place where nothing needs proving, only remembering. For readers drawn to the Enneagram, spiritual awakening, shadow work, inner healing, and the mystery of unconscious patterns, this book offers a different way forward: not through becoming someone new, but through seeing clearly what was never truly lost.

About the Author

 

Helene Grillot stands at the crossroads of psychology, spirituality, and myth. A French-born writernow based in Australia, she is a poet of consciousness and an Artisan of Awakening, whose workguides readers from the world of striving to the stillness of being.

Like Clarissa Pinkola Estés, she writes through archetypes and symbol; like Mark Nepo, shespeaks with contemplative intimacy. Yet her voice is uniquely her own – visionary and structured,born from direct mystical experience and a lifelong devotion to inner transformation.

She is the author of Just Be Yourself and The Last Nine Kingdoms of the Merry-Go-Round, a luminousexploration of the Nine Kingdoms of the Enneagram – reimagined as a mythic pilgrimagethrough the landscapes of fear and freedom. Through her companion course, Artisans ofAwakening, she invites others to recognise and release the unconscious patterns that quietly directtheir lives, and to awaken to the love that was never lost.

As an Artisan of Awakening, Helene’s voice does not instruct from above but invites fromwithin – revealing that true transformation is not self-improvement, but the art of rememberingwho we have always been.

SKINNER-SMITH, Simone

ISBN 978-1-923680-12-8
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Passenger Princess

 

Underprepared and overcaffeinated for the big lap

“Ever dreamt of packing it all up, hitting the open road and living your best life?”

As a reality television producer, Simone was bored of creating onscreen chemistry between fame-hungry singles in hot tubs. Although happily married with two kids, she hit mid-life crisis territory and longed for something more.

Scrolling online, she became obsessed with posts of families doing the Big Lap of Australia in caravans. Not content on waiting until retirement, these families were switching the suburban grind for endless adventure… and she wanted in.

Convincing her husband that they should go on a year-long family road trip, they hire a caravan, quit their jobs and pull the kids out of school. But they quickly discover the Big Lap is nothing like it looks on social media and the brutal unpredictability of #vanlife can make or break you.

From barely surviving to utterly thriving in the Australian Outback, Passenger Princess is a funny and yet heartfelt story of resilience, connection and rediscovery – a reminder that the life you’re craving might just be waiting on the other side of brave.

Because riding shotgun isn’t the passenger seat – it’s the power seat.

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About the Author

 

Simone Skinner-Smith is a television producer and writer.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and has worked in the Australian Media Industry for over twenty-five years, most recently as a reality television producer on Farmer Wants a Wife, FBOY Island, Love Triangle, and just about every other dating show you’ve ever flicked past on telly.

As a writer, she has had a number of travel features published in the Sydney Morning Herald and short stories published in anthologies.

Simone currently lives in Sydney with her husband, two children, two bunnies and two guinea pigs. She loves travelling and can’t wait to plan their next big adventure (preferably not in a caravan).

DOLLING, Susie

ISBN 978-1-923523-88-3
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ISBN 978-1-923523-89-0
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The Days Before You Went Away

 

Caring for my father helped me heal the wounds of the past

Healing the past, one goodbye at a time.

As the black sheep of the family, I never expected to be the one caring for my father in his final days. Yet, there I was, caught between the past I thought I had buried and the present I was so desperately holding on to. The Days Before You Went Away isn’t just about saying goodbye; it’s about the years that led to that moment, shaped by a difficult childhood and a complicated relationship with my mother.

This book is a deeply personal journey, one I took while caring for my father and one I now share with you. In telling this story, I found healing, and in it, I hope you find understanding. For anyone who has felt like the odd one out, who has struggled with their family dynamic, this is a story about discovering that sometimes, the journey home is the one you least expect to take.

It’s a story for anyone who has been through, or is going through, the difficult journey of caring for a dying parent, showing that the patterns we see are not isolated, but part of a universal experience.