Brave the Page

How Writing Our Hard Stories Brings Healing and Wholeness

by: Megan Febuary

• Format

  Paperback

  ISBN

  9781540904775

  Dimensions

  5.5 x 8.5

  Pub. Date

  Jun 2025

  SRP

  $19.99

  Carton Quantity

  48

  Number of pages

  224

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About

When you've endured a traumatic experience or loss, it can feel like your mind, body, and spirit have been hijacked. Frightening, negative, or depressive thoughts intrude out of nowhere. Muscles tighten, teeth grind. Your sense of self-worth plummets. Amid all the swirling chaos, you may even question your faith and the goodness of God as you long for peace, wholeness, and holy calm.

One of the best and most effective weapons against the turmoil and pain you feel is quite possibly within arm's reach right now. It's waiting in your desk drawer, in your car's glovebox, at the bottom of your purse. It's a pen. And if you wield it with courage, it can open the door to freedom.

Weaving personal storytelling with research-based insights, gentle affirmations, and inspired prompts, Brave the Page shows you how to harness the power of writing to process your hard stories and experience healing. This transformative book from a trauma-informed writing coach is perfect for individuals, grief groups, and counselors looking for an effective and accessible resource to offer their clients.

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Endorsements

"Megan Febuary's Brave the Page is an invitation to the creative, self-reflective work central to both writing and healing. This well-researched, beautifully written, and deeply genuine book allows readers to consider the stories locked inside their bodies and empowers them to get the words on the page. Febuary is a loving witness and gentle guide through the various obstacles that keep so many of us from healing, writing, and truly living. Part craft book, part memoir, and part dispatch from the gentle heart of someone who's done her own deep work, Brave the Page will be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the glorious work of healing through writing."

Christie Tate, New York Times bestselling author of GROUP: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life and B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found

"With a depth of knowledge, an abiding sense of compassion, and the practical tools of a wise teacher, Megan Febuary's Brave the Page lovingly guides readers through the process of writing their stories with dignity, grace, and care. This book will be of deep support to all who are looking to explore more human, embodied ways of sharing their stories on the page."

Lisa Olivera, author of Already Enough

"Megan Febuary's tour de force of writing compels us to imagine our story as a world worth creating and honoring through the touch of a keyboard or a pen. Writing is a holy, liminal space where more truth can be engaged in reading what we wrote than merely speaking it out loud. Megan's lifegiving prose is poetry for the soul. This powerful book will help you reclaim your life through the power of putting your story into words."

Dan B. Allender, PhD, professor of counseling psychology and founding president, The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology

"Megan reminds us that we are the authors of our own lives. A liberating and compassionate exploration of the radical power of putting words to the page."

Aime McNee, author of We Need Your Art

"In Brave the Page, Megan Febuary reminds us that our stories--especially the hard ones--are worth telling. Her personal journey, paired with practical tools, invites readers to explore the depths of their own stories and find healing through writing. It's a powerful, soul-stirring guide and a beautiful testament to the healing power of storytelling, one that will resonate deeply with anyone seeking to transform their pain into something meaningful and empowering."

Lisa Weinert, author of Narrative Healing: Awaken the Power of Your Story

"Megan Febuary's work with Women Who Roar has always been a force for empowerment, and her new book Brave the Page continues that mission with grace and wisdom. It made me feel truly guided and supported on my current creative journey. This is the kind of book I would love to hand out to writers, creative friends, and students as an invaluable guide for their own paths. Megan's vision shines through every page, offering encouragement and insight to all who seek to find their voice."

Sabrina Ward Harrison, author of Spilling Open: The Art of Becoming Yourself

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