Your soul is a like sunflower—
rooted, resilient, and ready to rise.
Emily Finds Healing is a raw and powerful chronicle of one survivor’s path through trauma, grief, and loss, and her journey to reclaiming her story. It’s about finding light after darkness, strength after struggle, and growth in the most unexpected places.
Through these lived experiences, Emily offers not just her story, but a guiding light… a message that healing is possible, and that there is beauty in becoming.
I’m so glad you’re here.
If you’ve found this space, you’re probably carrying something heavy — maybe something you’ve tucked away, minimized, or never had the words for. You don’t have to tidy it up or make yourself smaller to fit in here. You’re welcome exactly as you are.
If you’re moving through trauma, grief, disappointment, or the quiet tension of holding your life together with shaking hands, I want this to be a place where you can stop bracing. A place where your story isn’t “too much,” where your feelings don’t need defending, and where you’re allowed to exhale.
Here, you’ll find honest writing, lived-experience truth, and tools shaped by the kind of healing you can’t fake. My hope is that something here lands softly but powerfully — that it makes you feel understood, less alone, and reminded that you deserve support, tenderness, and a path forward that doesn’t require you to carry everything by yourself.
My Sunflower Soul: A Memoir
My Sunflower Soul is the story of everything I wasn’t supposed to survive — the panic attacks that began in childhood, the cancer that tried to claim me, the gendered violence that stole my voice, the miscarriage that broke my heart, and the countless moments I had to choose to stay. This memoir is the raw, unfiltered truth of what it feels like to fall apart, and what it really takes to rise again.
I wrote this book for the ones who carry quiet pain and who are still searching for language for what they’ve lived through. These pages are a hand on your back — fierce, tender, and unwavering. They remind you that you are not alone, that healing is messy and sacred, and that even when life shatters you, there is a part of you still reaching for the light.
This is the proof: you can bloom from the very places that tried to bury you.
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Emily Finds Healing is a sanctuary of truth, vulnerability, and resilience. It’s a space I created to share my story and invite you back to your own. Through writing, resources, and community, my hope is to remind you that even the hardest chapters can soften when they’re witnessed, and that your healing is allowed to unfold in the way your soul needs.
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Even on the darkest days, sunflowers turn toward the light. They've become a symbol of resilience, warmth, and hope. My journey has felt a lot like that... stretching toward something brighter, even when the light felt impossibly far away.
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Prepare to be seen, moved, and gently reminded of the strength that has carried you this far. My Sunflower Soul meets the darkness with honesty, yet keeps reaching for the threads of light that guide us back to ourselves. It’s a story of survival and rising, of breaking and blooming — one that just might mirror your own unfolding.
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Sometimes, hearing someone else’s truth gives us the courage to face our own. Through my story, I hope to offer you a mirror: a reminder that your pain is valid, your healing is possible, and you are never alone in what you’re feeling.
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Healing doesn’t arrive fully formed. It starts as a flicker — a whisper of hope asking to be heard. It grows when you get honest with yourself, when you allow your feelings space to breathe, when you let others meet you in the places you can’t hold alone. There’s no prescribed way to heal. There is only your way. And every tiny step you choose is part of your becoming.
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I am currently pursuing my Master of Social Work and not yet offering therapy services, but I’m well on my way. I’d love for you to reach out if you’d like to stay connected as I move toward private practice. I expect to begin private practice in 2027.
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Whether you're seeking collaboration, media inquiries, or community-based advocacy/speaking, I’d love to connect. I bring lived experience, professional training, and a trauma-informed lens to everything I do. Submit a form through my Contact Page, and I will be in touch with you soon.
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Yes! I am currently available for speaking engagements and panels, and I’m actively working toward hosting my own workshops and seminars.
Whether you’re a school, organization, or community group, I’d be honoured to share space and spark conversation. Let’s connect through the Contact page.
