What do you do when your body can no longer house the brutalities of the life you have lived? This book is for readers who have experienced the darkness of trauma. It is also for those who want to better understand the impact of trauma on survivors.
Collectively, our co-creators confronted and then freed what had long been frozen inside of us. Our stories are now held within this book, and our bodies are lighter. We have experienced profound pain. We are not afraid of confronting this pain; rather, we are terrified of what might happen if we don’t. Some of us are poets, some are visual artists, and some combined both gifts as we dug for and then dragged our wounds into the light to be seen, felt, and released. Each chapter of our book represents an individual’s study of light and dark. That which forms us, and is formed by us. That which has been, is, and will be. That which was once frozen, and is now free.
**While experiencing our book, you will read, see, and feel words and images that are arresting. These pages hold our truths. We came together to intentionally transmute our brutal realities into beautiful realizations. Therefore, our art may contain images including nudity, language, and descriptions of events that may be disturbing to some readers. Please care for yourself while you read. Viewer and reader discretion should be utilized. Reader discretion is advised.**
Email Kirsten Fountain at kirstenfountain@freeingourfrozensongs.com