Surviving Divorce And Moving Forward
An honest journey through heartbreak, healing, self-discovery and the courage to begin again.
In Chaos in My Head, Cristie Schwan transforms deeply personal experiences into poetry that speaks to anyone who has felt lost, betrayed or uncertain about what comes next.
Healing is rarely a straight line. Sometimes it begins by finally giving your pain a voice.
Chaos in My HeadFrom Surviving To Starting Over
This book explores the wide range of emotions that can accompany divorce and the difficult work of trying to move forward. It speaks candidly about the people you believed would remain your friends, the grief of losing important relationships, feelings of hopelessness and the painful process of saying goodbye.
Through personal poetry and reflection, Cristie explores learning about yourself, reclaiming your identity, rediscovering personal strength and opening the door to unexpected new beginnings.
Words for the Moments That Are Hard to Explain
A deeply personal collection exploring the emotions, losses and breakthroughs that can shape the journey out of a toxic relationship.
Walking on Eggshells
The confusion, fear and emotional exhaustion of living around toxic or narcissistic behavior.
Facing the Goodbye
Processing the end of a marriage while confronting uncertainty, loneliness and emotional change.
Losing Friendships
The secondary heartbreak of losing mutual friends and trusted support systems when people choose sides.
Breaking the Trauma Bond
Recognizing damaging patterns and beginning the process of emotionally separating from the past.
Rediscovering Yourself
Rebuilding self-love, gratitude, confidence and an identity beyond the relationship.
Finding New Beginnings
Discovering that healing can make room for freedom, strength, hope and an entirely new chapter.
Three Books. One Continuing Journey.
From surviving and healing to rediscovering life, each book represents another chapter in Cristie Schwan’s personal and emotional journey.
Surviving Divorce and Moving Forward
A deeply personal collection exploring abuse, divorce, loss, self-discovery and the first steps toward reclaiming hope and personal strength.
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The Healing Continues
The journey continues as healing deepens, old wounds are confronted and the possibility of a stronger future begins to take shape.
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Life Begins
A new chapter centered on moving beyond survival, embracing possibility and discovering what life can become after the storm.
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Hanging Onto Hope Podcast
Hear Cristie share how personal writing became an essential emotional outlet and eventually grew into a published collection of poetry.
Listen on Our WebsiteWhen Private Words Become Shared Hope
Cristie’s writing began as a way to process an abusive marriage, divorce and the complicated path toward emotional recovery.
Writing as an Emotional Release
Poetry gave difficult emotions somewhere to go, allowing pain and confusion to be expressed honestly.
Actively Choosing Recovery
Support, therapeutic practices and self-reflection became important parts of rebuilding stability.
The Shock of Secondary Loss
Divorce brought the unexpected heartbreak of losing friendships and support systems once believed permanent.
There Is Life After the Storm.
Discover a collection of personal poems about surviving, healing, rediscovering yourself and finding the courage to move forward.