Chapters

Inside the Book

Explore the Chapters

Each chapter carries Jacqueline's journey a little further — from the ridge, toward the water.

01

Adapting and Bouncing Back from Major Life Changes

When choosing to write about this very personal story, I realized the importance of understanding how the concept of resilience had played a significant part in my family long before...

02

When Bad Things Happen

My childhood was never a bed of roses; it was a walk in thorns either. I was grown where we were taught to find joy...