How to Heal Scars
This is the first non-science-fiction series from the author of “Songs of the Zhongzi” the sci-fi multimedia series.
In these book she makes use of her professional experience in running school mediation and conflict management programmes for young adults.
The author's inspiration came from seeing with her own eyes the difference that courses such as the Quaker HIPP (Help Increase the Peace Project) and school mediation courses among others made to young people in tough and destructive situations.
You can read more about these courses at a website developed by the author in cooperation with the Palestinian General Union of Teachers, and in regular use in countries as diverse as Mexico, Indonesia and Ukraina: https://www.educationforpeace.com
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HOW TO HEAL SCARS, BOOK 1
by Rowen Sivertsen
Rick, Jen and JJ meet as 17-year-olds at a Turnabout Farm. They are all, for very different reasons, deeply scarred both mentally and physically by their previous lives. At the farm, they learn to recognise and tackle the aftermaths of their own and each other’s traumas. Together, in defiance of the prejudices that surround them, they build a thriving but unorthodox community in an ancient and crumbling building. They create a life full of adventure and challenges, supporting each other as they build their separate careers and work towards the fulfilment of their dreams.
But their success is continuously threatened by the repercussions of their earlier lives. When they try to reach out to Rick’s dysfunctional family the result is catastrophic, and when Rick’s father manages to trace his son, and threatens to destroy everything they have built, Jen has to take desperate measures that conflict with the moral convictions of her closest friends and family — measures that have horrific and far-reaching consequences.
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HOW TO HEAL SCARS, BOOK 2
by Rowen Sivertsen
Jen, Rick and transgender JJ have survived from their teenage years by invading each other’s spaces, dragging each other’s shadows into the light, crashing each other’s barriers and standing between each other and red flags. “Not the usual run-of-the-mill friendship,” as Rick says, but a friendship that allowed each of them to overcome the traumas of their childhoods, and create a full life. Against all odds, they have built a strong, caring and enduring, community, taking in “turnabout” teenagers from backgrounds of abuse, incest and gender confusion, similar to their own origins.
But the scars from their past are still present and continue to haunt them in strange and unexpected ways. They strive to give their children a nurturing environment in the face of their own traumas and the prejudice of others, and they win the hearts and minds of many along their way. Their friendship is challenged when a new “dark angel” (their name for psychopaths) enters their lives. They are faced with murder and betrayal. Help comes from unexpected places, and once again they must stand together to forge a new path to survival.
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