Grace, Actually: Faith, Love, Loss & Black Womanhood

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Sandra understands that whether facing divorce or depression, misogynoir or miscarriages, feeling alone is a pervasive burden in addition to the heavy load of loss. If you relate to this angst, Sandra is the writer for you.

Grace, Actually is a brutally honest collection of essays, poems and previously posted blog posts from award winning blogger, Grace Sandra.With vulnerability, transparency and a touch of petty, Grace celebrates the power of faith to overcome a decade of losses in life and love as a black woman hellbent on survival. Exploring the themes of black womanhood, love, loss, love addiction, MeToo and racial identity; you name the dysfunction or issue Grace Sandra has survived it... postpartum depression, divorce and remarriage, childhood abuse, rape, miscarriages, partner abuse, Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and more.

As a black woman, Grace believes our healing is revolutionary, arguing that with a little faith and a lot of hope we can survive the brutality of life and loss. Through Sandra's personal stories, Grace, Actually celebrates resiliency from our addictions and even our womanhood, giving us reason to believe we too can overcome our deepest burdens, fears and challenges.Sandra credits her deep faith for carrying her through the challenges of black womanhood and love addiction in the #MeToo era. Her faith is messy.

As she puts it, "I am here. I exist on this planet. I have a voice on this planet. I am redeemed on this planet. I deserve the air that I breathe here on the shiny blue marble. This is my perspective. I am angry. I am sad. I am frustrated. I am regretful, yet I have hope."At once, bizarre, transparent and a tad surprising, Grace, Actually shares in vivid detail how a woman on the brink somehow finds a way to anchor herself despite the odds.

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