Read about the upcoming book:
"Chasing Freedom" and pre-order your copy now!
Releasing 11/11/2023
A story of someone chasing freedom and healing, set to poetry and photography.
Chasing Freedom is a storytelling journey of poetry I wrote, and photography I took during my own healing journey on my path to mental clarity, or freedom from myself in other words.
Fun fact: when I was
writing a handful of these, I thought I was writing in a state of
empathy, that these words were for someone else, and maybe or
hopefully they were/are, but I definitely didn't think they were
for me.
Stepping out of denial
finally taught me that they were, and that's okay. The irony of it
too, is that one of them says:
"The mask of having it all together is tearing me apart."
Unmasking the denial of my wellbeing was the first most crucial step in my healing process, and if I could give any advice as to how, I would say to find a support group, and if possible, therapy.
This type of work is something that is so much harder if done alone. My choice was a Christ-Centered 12 step group that I still do my best to make it to weekly. I believe in Jesus Christ as my higher power, and as the source of my healing.
I believe in the power of
words, and sharing your story, and my hopes for these words you're
going to read is that you'd find healing in them.
You are not alone, support is out there, and healing is possible.
-J. Noell
“So I hold onto peace in the knowing, knowing of the infinite.