The Writer Wants Room: Awakening the Voice After the War Within (Short reads by Cheryl, #1) (eBook, ePUB)

She was on track to lead a college. Life had other plans.After nearly three decades of rising through the ranks in higher educationwith her sights set firmly on the presidencyeverything changed in an instant. A sudden job loss derailed the career she had spent a lifetime building. But in the silence that followed the shock, something unexpected stirred: the voice of a long-buried writer who had never stopped waiting.What began as grief became a reckoning.This is not a memoir. It‘s a journey. The author takes us inside the emotional aftermath of ambition interrupted. A look at what happens when achievement is stripped awayand how her gift of writing became the lifeline back to wholeness.She confronts the hidden wounds of overachievement, the quiet hunger for external validation, and the painful cost of constantly showing up for everyone but herself. Word by word, page by page, she unearths the parts of her story she had been too busyor too afraidto tell and the quiet bravery it takes to listen to your own voice. For anyone navigating uncertainty, burnout, or identity lossthis book offers more than inspiration. If you‘ve ever silenced your creativity, this book will inspire you to embrace your gift, honor your voice, and create your way to freedom. It offers permission.Permission to pause. To feel. To heal. To begin again.