This book deserves all the stars! I highlighted so much in this book because I could relate to Yasmen on so many levels. Kennedy Ryan blew the door opThis book deserves all the stars! I highlighted so much in this book because I could relate to Yasmen on so many levels. Kennedy Ryan blew the door open on so many stigmas in the black community and I'm here for it! She writes in a way that you feel every emotion bleed from the pages. I laughed, cried and cheered on these characters with all of my heart and didn't want their story to end. I especially enjoyed the children in the book they added an extra layer to the story. I loved everything about Yasmen and Josiah's story.
"At the church where I grew up,,,they always said you ain't got a problem God can't fix. What can a therapist do that God can't? That mindset kept a lot of folks from getting help "
"Life is not about always being okay. It's about getting help when we aren't. About letting our family and friends help us."
"And I think I'm most grateful for time, which doesn't heal all wounds, but teaches us how to be happy again even with our scars."
"I've fallen in love with the warrior woman who walked through fire, the one who came through stronger, reshaped by sorrow, reformed by grief, reborn in joy."...more
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