The Art of Starting Over

The Art of Starting Over is more than her story; it reflects every person who has ever had to rebuild themselves from the ashes. Through her words, she opens the door to healing, reminding readers that even in the darkest places, light can still find its way in.

Today, she writes not from the wounds of her past, but from the wisdom they gave her — proof that brokenness can become beauty, and that starting over is not a sign of weakness, but of courage.

From the Prologue:

"I don't remember much of my childhood. The memories come in fragments—like pieces of a puzzle that never quite fit together. Sometimes they appear in dreams, other times in flashes when I visit a place or hear a sound that feels strangely familiar. It's as if my mind tucked those moments away, protecting me from what it didn't want me to relive.

The memories I do have aren't the kind that bring warmth or laughter. They're heavy, shadowed by confusion and pain. I remember the feeling of being small, unseen, and uncertain of where I belonged...

This part of my story isn't about reliving the pain—it's about acknowledging it. It's about giving voice to the parts of my story that were silent for too long. Because healing doesn't come from pretending the past didn't happen; it comes from facing it with compassion and courage."

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Beginning
Where the story begins—in the quiet moments of childhood, where pain and hope coexist, shaping a girl who will one day learn what it means to be free.

Chapter 1: The Beginning of Silence
A childhood marked by neglect, isolation, and the quiet ache of wanting to be loved. The early years reveal a mother's rejection, a father's absence, and the birth of silence as a means of survival.

Chapter 2: Before and After
The breaking point. Addiction, violence, and the night that changed everything. A young girl faces the unthinkable and emerges alive—but forever changed.

Chapter 3: Learning to Hide
Life in the foster system. Moving from home to home, school to school, learning to adapt, to disappear, and to survive. The system offers shelter but no safety, and yet, hope refuses to die.

Closing Note
A reflection on survival, strength, and the promise of transformation. The end of one story and the beginning of another—the journey from surviving to truly living.

About the Author

Phoenix Grace grew up searching for love and safety in a world that often gave her neither. From a childhood marked by pain, silence, and survival, she learned to find strength in the smallest moments of hope. Her journey through abuse, foster care, and heartbreak became the foundation for her greatest transformation — learning how to start over again and again. Today, she writes not from the wounds of her past, but from the wisdom they gave her — proof that brokenness can become beauty, and that starting over is not a sign of weakness, but of courage.