The Story Behind My Heart’s Battle Cry

Some people write their first book from pain.

Others write it from purpose. 

I wrote mine from both. 

When I was born, doctors discovered a 13mm hole in my heart - an Atrial Septal Defect, larger than average, and in a place unlikely to close on its own. The plan was open heart surgery. The expectation was surgery by six years old. But during a routine check-up at age 3, something changed. 

The hole was gone. Closed. Healed - on its own. The doctor was speechless. My parents were stunned. And I became a living example of resilience. 

They told me, “You were born with the strength to overcome everything life throws at you.”

And eventually, that message became a belief I carried through the hardest parts of my life - especially the ones that didn’t leave physical scars, but emotional ones. 

Healing a Heart That Wasn’t Physically Broken 

In my 20s, the hardest battles weren’t medical - they were internal. 

They were breakups, failed endeavors, doubts, stress, unspoken goodbyes and late-night spirals. They were the aching questions about who I was, what I deserved, and whether I would ever fully feel content. I realized I wasn’t alone in that.

So I started writing. 

Not because I had all the answers, but because I was searching for them too. 

What began as a journal turned into something much deeper - a story of heartbreak and healing, of resilience and rising, of remembering the light I was born with. The same light that closed a hole in my heart… was the same light I had to return to after it had been broken in other ways. 

That’s where My Heart’s Battle Cry was born. 

 

A Book for Anyone Who’s Been Broken and Rebuilt 

This book is for the person sitting in silence after someone walked away. It’s for the woman crying in her car, thinking, This is going to break me. It’s for the person who thinks that they have to be loved by someone else in order to feel whole. 

Inside My Heart’s Battle Cry are poetic reflections, vulnerable truths, and pieces of life's hardest moments that everyone relates to. Healing is contagious - and sometimes, we just need someone else’s honesty to give ourselves permission to heal too. 

Why It’s Called My Heart’s Battle Cry 

Because healing is rarely quiet. 

It’s not always pretty. It’s not always gentle. Sometimes it’s crying all night. Sometimes it’s sitting in stillness. Sometimes it’s stitching yourself back together in the dark and deciding you are still worthy of love - especially from yourself. 

The heart that was once broken - is the heart that now stands strong. 

And that is my battle cry. 

Let This Be Yours Too 

If you’ve ever felt like heartbreak defined you…

If you’ve ever questioned your worth after someone walked away…

If you’ve ever wanted to feel strong again, but didn’t know where to start…

This book was written for YOU. 

My Heart’s Battle Cry isn’t a love story. It’s a healing story. And I hope it reminds you that what tried to break you might just be the thing that reveals your power. 

You can order the book HERE.

And if you do, I hope it meets you exactly where you are.

Because your heart is not broken. 

It’s rebuilding.

And it’s stronger than you think.