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From Ashes To Wings: A Memoir of Loss, Illness & Learning to Rise Again
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Publisher Price: $12.99
Publisher: Stephanie Sherouse
Published: Aug 12 2025
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When life burns you to the ground, how do you rise again?
From Ashes to Wings is the raw, deeply personal memoir of Stephanie Sherouse, a woman who has walked through abuse, devastating loss, chronic illness, and the shadow of a suicide attempt - and lived to tell her story. In these pages, she offers not just a record of her pain, but a roadmap of resilience for anyone who has ever felt broken beyond repair.
After being diagnosed with epilepsy and early-onset dementia, Stephanie faced the unimaginable: losing her independence, her career, her stability, and the life she had worked so hard to build. Her diagnosis didn't just change her future - it stripped away her identity. But in the ashes of what once was, she began the slow, difficult process of rebuilding her life from the inside out.
Through candid storytelling, Stephanie shares her journey of survival and transformation - from the darkest nights of the soul to the small, hard-earned victories that became stepping stones to hope. She writes with unflinching honesty about trauma, grief, and illness, but also with warmth, humor, and an unwavering belief in the human spirit's capacity to heal.
This is not a sugar-coated story. From Ashes to Wings tackles the gritty reality of living with invisible illnesses, navigating the healthcare system, and learning to cope with a brain that doesn't always cooperate. It's about the painful realities of loss - loss of health, loss of relationships, loss of self - and the slow, brave work of reclaiming your worth and purpose.
Yet above all, this is a story about hope. About finding light when the darkness feels endless. About turning survival into strength. About proving that no matter how shattered you feel, you can still rise.
Whether you are living with a chronic illness, recovering from abuse, processing grief, or simply searching for a reason to keep going, this memoir will speak to your soul. It's for anyone who has faced the kind of challenges that make you question everything - and for anyone who needs proof that it's possible to come out stronger on the other side.
Who Should Read This Book:- Readers who love true stories of resilience and personal triumph
- Anyone navigating chronic illness or neurological disorders like epilepsy or dementia
- Survivors of abuse, loss, and trauma
- Fans of self-help memoirs that blend vulnerability with empowerment
- Book clubs looking for inspiring, thought-provoking discussions
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Heartbreaking and hopeful, devastating and uplifting, From Ashes to Wings is more than a memoir - it's a testament to the unbreakable strength that lives in all of us. It is proof that even in the face of life's most brutal storms, there is a way forward. And sometimes, that way forward is found in the ashes.
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