BOOKS BY RACHEL ANN
Inner Whispers
Writing My Way Out of Darkness
"I'd like to say that all of these poems are inspiring, light, and lovingly spiritual, but many of them are f****** hardcore. Some days I'm so in love, and other days I feel so low and heavy. More often than not, I'm struggling, caught up in the echoes in my head.”
Until now, Rachel would not have described herself as a poet, just a sensitive girl who found the strength to survive childhood and become an adult. Yet, it is sometimes the sensitives who become the true poets of the world. Often forged through the fire of a silent struggle, they live to feel love and truth. They tell the truth of the people too afraid to speak, of the heart hidden by a fearful world. By allowing their emotions to move words, they express what touches the soul– even if it hurts — especially if it hurts.
Stuffed inside a container too small to hold the collections of perception, sensitives exist in a constant battle between confinement and expression, until the experience threatens their life, and their only way out is through. This is Rachel Ann, the sensitive, the truth-teller, the poet.
“I see the door, and I see the light. I've been able to step in it and feel it for brief moments, but then I'm pulled back into the dark.”
Inner Whispers are the echoes of the inner child stuck in the darkness, calling us to come get her. But we keep ignoring her, so she waits, looking at the light under the door. She longs to feel the light again, to be seen and heard and loved and free.
“I've been holding in all of this, scared to put this book out, because some of these are going to trigger certain people. But it needs to come out, not only for me but, for others. I want them to know that someone understands them. The inner child trapped inside wants to come back out. I don't know the way yet. I'm still searching. In the meantime, I’ll keep Writing My Way Out of Darkness.”
Discover the Healing Power of Poetry with Whispers of the Soul: A Poetry Series.
Rachel Ann's deeply personal and resonant verses guide you through the challenging yet transformative process of overcoming inner turmoil and finding liberation.
Begin with Book 1, Inner Whispers: Writing My Way Out of Darkness, a tender exploration of finding light through expression when trapped in emotional shadows. Continue your path with Book 2, Inner Struggle: Breaking Free, a powerful testament to confronting personal battles and emerging with renewed strength and self-acceptance.
More than just poems, this series is a companion for your own journey of emotional processing and self-discovery. If you've ever felt the weight of unspoken feelings or yearned to break free from internal chains, Whispers of the Soul offers a reflection of your experience and a roadmap to inner peace.
BOOKS BY RACHEL ANN
Inner Struggle
Breaking Free
Rachel describes herself as having been very masculine for most of her life. In survival mode from age five, she was the brunt of pain everywhere she turned. Repeatedly injuring herself in the most basic tasks, even walking through a room became a risk. Increasingly unable to trust herself, she grew unable to trust her environment. No place or person felt safe. The only way to move through life was to grow a tough armor of masculinity, exerting control over her fearful self and unpredictable environment. The struggle was so painful that she thought of leaving her entire life behind and completely reinventing herself—anywhere but here—until she realized that running away was not the answer.
After years of maintaining the masculine shell, Rachel tried to rediscover her feminine side and let it express itself.“Women seem delicate. We look beautiful and sensual. We speak and walk softly. Because of all of this, we’re considered weak. But that’s far from the truth. We have so much intelligence and intuition and creativity, so much heart and compassion and capacity.”
In the mix of the masculine armor, the feminine body, the young girl, and the strong woman, Rachel has felt the longing of her inner feminine, though she didn’t understand what it was at first. The voice of the ego, telling her what she is and what she is not, was overpowering. Finding her feminine underneath the tough armor was futile until she looked at the scared child.
“I finally discovered the anger at everything that had been done to me. I wasn’t able to cry until I accessed that and let it out. Ever since then, I have had all this emotion that wants expression. I’ve tried to resist it, to leave it alone and let it just be there. But when I don’t express it, it gets louder.”Until her first book, Inner Whispers ~ Writing My Way Out of Darkness, Rachel did not know where to put the waves of emotions that unexpectedly rose and flooded her mind and body. The words of the suppressed feminine and the wounded child needed to come out, to be heard, to say whatever they wanted to say, without threat of reprimand, ramification, or judgment.
“If I didn’t feel all of this, even the intense pain and suffering, I wouldn’t be able to write any of this. I wouldn’t be able to release it onto the page. If I want to live freely, I have no choice. I can’t not let them out. And I will not hold them back—not only for myself but for others like me. If just one person can be touched by my expressions, or inspired to do something great, or change themselves, that’s what matters.”
Inner Struggle ~ Breaking Free is the expression of her journey to free her inner child, her suppressed feminine, and to move forward on her path to loving herself.
REVIEWS ("Inner Whispers")
Touching and Brave
"Soul piecing Journey out of darkness into light. Sacred path illuminating hope for healing. Thank you, Rachel for sharing your heart."
JO DIFULVIO
Awesome!!
"Awesome book of poetry!! Very powerful and meaningful!! A must read for all of the empaths. Also a great gift."
ANONYMOUS
Overcoming Darkness
"A touching and moving account of emotional struggles with a renewal of hope."
JANICE PETERSON
Beautiful Post
"Beautiful post. What I love about your writing is the honesty of pain balanced with the promises of love. You take the reader down to see the sadness and frustration yet then pull us up into sunlight, love, and God. Keep writing!"
ERIC MACHAN HOWD
Poet - Ithaca, NY
Inner Struggle
"Breaking Free is a raw and empowering memoir that invites readers into one woman’s courageous journey to shed her armor, reclaim her inner voice, and embrace the strength of vulnerability in the pursuit of self-love and healing.""
BIO
Rachel Ann grew up in Buffalo, New York. She is a hopeless romantic in every aspect of life and relationships, including her desire to have a
more intimate relationship with God.
In her work as a registered nurse for more than twenty-five years,
her mission is to make a difference. “I want to alleviate the pain and
suffering of others, by providing love, compassion, and support. I want
others to know that they are loved and supported, even if they don’t
know me.”
While she admits that she has an underlying fear of living life to
the fullest, she is passionate about breaking through the fear, to fully
experience through her senses and body everything life has to offer.
“Even if it’s uncomfortable at times, it’s proof that I AM.”
Writing, self-education, reading, enjoying red wine, sharing
deep conversations and practicing Transcendental meditation daily
are some of Rachel’s favorite pastimes
Rachel earned her Associate Degree in Applied Sciences
(Nursing), with honors, Phi Theta Kappa, Trocaire College and a
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, with honors, Summa Cum Laude,
SUNY Empire State College.
