As a child, I suppressed my feelings and emotions. They emanated from my debilitating shyness, high anxiety, and strict adherence to my mother's rules of behavior. Always seeking my mother's approval, I "didn't make waves." I withdrew! When familial conflict arose, I found physical sanctuary in the privacy of my room and emotional calmness in the words of a book.
I married the boy of my dreams, as a seventeen year old teenager. In Lee J., I found new purpose and belonging, great emotional intimacy, fulfillment and security, plus a shared "considerable" physical passion for each other. Yet, I began having feelings I didn't understand. They lurked beneath a façade of my demeanor. I was presenting a version of myself that was not entirely authentic.
Emotional healing began as I set about discovering that missing part of myself. As a military wife, my environment allowed those feelings to emerge. As they did, Lee J. fully embraced them. He kiddingly named that new part of me, Alexandra. It stuck!
I became aware that I had carried suppressed emotions and a desire for my mother's approval into adulthood. As I let those feelings emerge, some of my actions would never have met with her approval.I felt wonderful about it! I felt free!Though still present, my overly anxious, shy nature no longer dominated.
My journey of self-discovery and personal growth did not eliminate who I had always been. I simply became a much more complex and complete woman upon the release of Alexandra.

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• Biography & True AccountsMemoirs
• Self-Help & CounsellingHappiness
• Biography & True AccountsWomen

• Publication Date: March 16, 2025
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• Print Length: 283 Pages
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