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In this illuminating book, acclaimed author Heather Plett explores the many ways in which she has assumed the burdens of a patriarchal, capitalist, white supremacist culture, and how trauma has prevented her from living a truthful life. This series of contemplative and deeply personal essays charts her journey toward healing and liberation.

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""Ever a reliable source of grace, Heather Plett once again offers a sunlit window into the process of healing. Where Tenderness Lives is an honest-to-the-bones chronicling of a woman's metamorphosis in a patriarchal culture, turning the pain and shame of trauma into joyful, embodied freedom. This is the kind of inspiration that lifts all women."" --Becky Vollmer, author of You Are Not Stuck ""To tell our stories is brave and beautiful, especially those we'd prefer to forget. Heather Plett does this with vulnerability and grace. Through experiences are distinctly hers, she tenderly and brilliantly invites us into our own, offering profound healing and hope along the way."" --Ronna Detrick, author of Rewriting Eve""Some people write their stories to heal themselves. Others write their stories to heal others. Heather Plett does both. Poignant and powerful, Heather delivers a can't-put-down book of struggle and suffering, but also resilience and joy. She shows that holding space for yourself is the first and most important step on the road to your healing and freedom."" --David Hayward, aka NakedPastor ""Story has never been more important for our communal healing, and Heather Plett is one of the greatest impact-to-action storytellers of our time. Her writing has helped me grieve and grow while expanding my understanding of how to be a better leader, partner, and friend."" --Mark Brand, social impact entrepreneur, chef, and host of Better ""Through Heather Plett's incredibly rich and deeply personal life stories, which she shares so articulately, there were multiple opportunities for me to learn and apply her insights to my own life. Her reflections made me consider some big questions about how I want to be in the world--and how I want the world to be. My heart has been touched and I am inspired for my own growth journey."" --Lucy Karnani, mentor, communications coach, and co-author of Connecting ""This powerful, piercing assemblage of turning-point stories from Heather Plett--as daughter, wife, mother, survivor, teacher, and abolitionist--casts a wide lens beyond her personal experiences to the oppressive systems that shape societal harm. Heather invites the reader to do their own liberatory work, and in doing so, is handing us a key to liberate our own unhealed stories."" --Danna Schmidt, Soulsmith, grief tender, deathcare educator, and ceremonialist with Waypoint Ceremonies

"""Ever a reliable source of grace, Heather Plett once again offers a sunlit window into the process of healing. Where Tenderness Lives is an honest-to-the-bones chronicling of a woman's metamorphosis in a patriarchal culture, turning the pain and shame of trauma into joyful, embodied freedom. This is the kind of inspiration that lifts all women."" Becky Vollmer, author of You Are Not Stuck ""To tell our stories is brave and beautiful, especially those we'd prefer to forget. Heather Plett does this with vulnerability and grace. Through experiences are distinctly hers, she tenderly and brilliantly invites us into our own, offering profound healing and hope along the way."" Ronna Detrick, author of Rewriting Eve ""Some people write their stories to heal themselves. Others write their stories to heal others. Heather Plett does both. Poignant and powerful, Heather delivers a can't-put-down book of struggle and suffering, but also resilience and joy. She shows that holding space for yourself is the first and most important step on the road to your healing and freedom."" David Hayward, aka NakedPastor ""Story has never been more important for our communal healing, and Heather Plett is one of the greatest impact-to-action storytellers of our time. Her writing has helped me grieve and grow while expanding my understanding of how to be a better leader, partner, and friend."" Mark Brand, social impact entrepreneur, chef, and host of Better ""Through Heather Plett's incredibly rich and deeply personal life stories, which she shares so articulately, there were multiple opportunities for me to learn and apply her insights to my own life. Her reflections made me consider some big questions about how I want to be in the world--and how I want the world to be. My heart has been touched and I am inspired for my own growth journey."" Lucy Karnani, mentor, communications coach, and co-author of Connecting ""This powerful, piercing assemblage of turning-point stories from Heather Plett--as daughter, wife, mother, survivor, teacher, and abolitionist--casts a wide lens beyond her personal experiences to the oppressive systems that shape societal harm. Heather invites the reader to do their own liberatory work, and in doing so, is handing us a key to liberate our own unhealed stories."" Danna Schmidt, Soulsmith, grief tender, deathcare educator, and ceremonialist with Waypoint Ceremonies"

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Heather Plett is an international speaker, facilitator, and author of the acclaimed book The Art of Holding Space. She is also the co-founder of the Centre for Holding Space and has trained people from all over the world in her Holding Space Practitioner Program. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Harvard Business Review and the Globe and Mail and has been referenced in curriculum for nurses, hospice care workers, yoga teachers, and military chaplains. Learn more at heatherplett.com.

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