A girl, a spiral

By Maya Cross

What if healing wasn't linear? What if you never had to "have it all together" to be worthy of love, presence, or peace?
This is not a self-help manual or a tidy memoir. It's a collection of quiet reckonings - a deeply personal, emotionally intelligent exploration of what it means to live in a world that rarely makes room for softness, contradiction, or grief that doesn't have a clear ending.

Written in long, reflective prose that reads like a conversation with the most emotionally aware friend you've ever had, this book spirals through the realities of identity, heartbreak, self-worth, and the haunting quiet of not knowing who you're becoming - but feeling it anyway.

With a voice that's gentle but unflinching, the author writes as a woman who has carried too much, questioned too deeply, and tried too long to translate her soul into something palatable. These pages are filled with thoughts you've likely had but never said out loud - about being misunderstood, loving the wrong people, performing emotional strength, and longing for softness in a world that rewards detachment.

Whether you're healing from something you can't name, questioning the kind of love you've settled for, or simply searching for writing that makes you feel a little less alone, this book will meet you where you are.

Perfect for:

Women who feel everything and wonder if that's a flawMen trying to understand their own emotional lives or the emotional women they loveReaders drawn to long, introspective writing that doesn't rush toward a lessonAnyone who's tired of "healing culture" and looking for honesty instead

It doesn't try to save you. It sits with you in the ruins and says: You're not alone. You never were.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FKXM7N9D
• ISBN13: 9798231436736
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Maya Cross
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"