From Chains to Wings

From Chains to Wings: A Poetry Revolution for Healing

Your patterns make sense. They protected you once. This book helps you notice them, understand them, and occasionally—powerfully—choose differently.

You're not broken. Your nervous system is doing exactly what it learned to keep you safe.

Check locks five times? Say yes while your shoulders scream no? Hear your mother's critical voice coming from your mouth? These aren't flaws—they're survival strategies still running decades after the danger passed.

In our increasingly anxious world, understanding your nervous system isn't optional—it's essential. One in three adults experience anxiety. Most never understand why "just relax" makes it worse.

What You'll Gain:

— Freedom from unconscious repetition - Finally understand WHY you do what you do
— Choice in triggered moments - The 3-step pattern (Notice → Validate → Adjust) creates space between trigger and response
— Better relationships - Stop catching others' chaos and passing patterns to the next generation
— Body trust - Know when anxiety is warning you vs. replaying old threats
— Daily relief - Recognize "window days" vs. "keyhole days" and adjust accordingly
— Value - Practical tools for less than one therapy session cost

Why This Book Is Different:

The only nervous system guide using poetry to bypass your overthinking brain. Simple verses create instant recognition where explanations fail.

Written by a healthcare attorney who analyzed medical records for 40 years before recognizing her own inherited patterns. She checked locks while writing about not checking locks—that honesty alone makes this worth reading.

Unique approaches:

— Poetry that makes you FEEL truth before your brain argues
— The doormat/dynamite framework for boundaries
— Night guard dialogue for insomnia
— Movement as medicine guidance

For You If You're:

— Recognizing family patterns you're unconsciously repeating
— Exhausted from forcing change that doesn't stick
— Ready for compassionate awareness over harsh self-improvement
— Wanting nervous system science without jargon

Research suggests that developing awareness is fundamental to lasting change. This book builds that awareness through stories, science, and poetry that speaks directly to your body's wisdom.

Not a replacement for therapy—a powerful complement to understanding yourself better.

Start noticing your patterns today. Your nervous system—and everyone you love—will thank you.

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