The Strength I Wear: When God Turns Pain into Purpose

By Anita Bartels

This book is for the woman who is healing quietly.
The woman learning to love herself again.
The woman who has been strong for too long.
The woman who wants God but also wants honesty.

The Strength I Wear traces author Anita Bartels's journey from trauma to seeking healing, from silence to finding my voice, from self-rejection to discovering self-love, and from surviving to finally living. It explores faith not as a performance, but as a relationship. One that holds you even when you are angry, confused, or broken.
You will find reflections on scars, identity, self-talk, confidence, toxic relationships, motherhood, faith, and purpose. You will find vulnerability. You will find truth. And if you allow it, you may find pieces of yourself reflected in these pages.

Anita Bartels is an African-Canadian born to parents of Ghanaian decent. She's a woman of faith, a mother, and a survivor whose life is marked by resilience, healing, and purpose. Burned by hot water at the age of three, Anita grew up navigating visible scars and invisible wounds that shaped her relationship with identity, confidence, and self-worth.
She is well accomplished in her academics with two degrees: a bachelor's in Health Studies and a bachelor's in Science of Nursing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GS8XPBN1
• ISBN13: 9798249880057
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"