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 • Debra King

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Lesson 2: Writing What the Body Remembers
A soft, trauma-informed lesson on sensing, noticing, and letting the body lead the page
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Want to Be an ARC Reader for Life Interrupted?
A book about endometriosis, chronic pain, and finding yourself again.
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Part 12: Learning to Let Yourself Be Seen
A healing worksheet for the parts of you that learned to hide
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Turning 47!
A personal birthday essay about turning 47, healing from trauma, living with chronic pain, and growing into a life that finally feels like my own.
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The Part of Chronic Pain No One Sees
A raw personal essay about living with chronic pain, the quiet moments no one sees, and what it takes to move through the world inside a hurting body.
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The Cover Reveal — Life Interrupted
The new cover for Life Interrupted is here—renewed, expanded, and no longer written from behind my pen name.
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My Origin Story as a Writer
The story behind my voice: what I lived through, what I carried alone,and how writing helped me find my way back to myself.
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Lesson 1: Writing Around the Wound
Gentle, guided writing lessons designed to help you process trauma through words. Each lesson includes trauma-informed teaching, reflective prompts, and…
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How I Learned to Laugh Again While Escaping the Relationship That Stole It
Breaking free from abuse and discovering real love. A personal essay on leaving, healing, and reclaiming your life and voice.
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Beautiful Things Grow Here
Beautiful Things Grow Here
Personal essays, poems, and trauma-informed writing tools for anyone living with chronic pain, childhood trauma, or the mother wound—and wanting a place where they feel understood.
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