half dead women

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half dead women: a collection of poems written for the living is a heart sharing from Jessica Chappell Sumbury that firmly roots down into the divine feminine dwelling inside all humanity, and unapologetically celebrates what it means to embody your whole self, shadow and all.

Journaling for decades as a form of personal expression and emotional survival, Jessica’s entries naturally and organically transformed into poems with the birth of her first child in 2019. Exploring the sacred Mother Archetype within us and all around us, the honest reflections and powerful imagery embrace her deeply personal journey into motherhood. Tenderly connecting with Mother Earth, Jessica’s poetry also illuminates the kinship she feels with nature.

This book is a love letter to mothers and fathers, children, planet Earth, animals and our interconnectedness. This is her rebirth as an artist and human into a world desperately grasping for connection and healing. May this book be your friend.

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