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A new book offers a radical perspective on using trauma as a catalyst for transformative growth

02-27-2025 10:50 PM CET | Associations & Organizations

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A new book offers a radical perspective on using trauma as

"Out of the Cocoon: The Journey to Becoming" by Rosemary Esehagu was released on February 15, 2025. This 144-page book combines memoir and poetry in an intimate exploration of painful experiences in the author's life and ways that trauma can be a stepping stone toward discovering personal greatness.

Esehagu, who was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, and immigrated to New York City at the age of sixteen, is a practicing physician, storyteller, advocate, and self-described "paradoxical chameleon." Through her own experiences as an immigrant and woman of color, as well as the traumas relayed by the patients she treats as a medical doctor, Rosemary has developed a unique perspective on adversity.

Her creative work exudes resilience and a deeply reflective attitude toward finding lessons in life's most difficult moments. She reminds readers that traumatic experiences can be powerful catalysts for growth but must first be acknowledged and processed to unlock their transformative power. Through both memoir and poetry, Esehagu offers guidance for developing self-love, embracing change, and finding a sense of wholeness.

With vulnerable, touching works that span racism, sexism, abuse, mental health, love, and beyond, this inspiring book aims to help others contending with pain and traumatic experiences, offering a guiding light for healing and becoming the best version of yourself.

The author will hold a book launch party at the Houston Museum of Natural Science on March 22, 2025, which includes a visit to the museum's Cockrell Butterfly Center.

Out of the Cocoon: The Journey to Becoming (ISBN: 9781965340912 / 9781962987127) can be purchased through retailers worldwide, including Barnes & Noble and Amazon. The hardcover retails for $23.99, the paperback retails for $14.50, and the ebook for $9.99.

Order your copy today at:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Cocoon-Becoming-Rosemary-Esehagu/dp/1965340911/

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/out-of-the-cocoon-rosemary-esehagu/1146928267

Learn more at: https://www.rosemaryesehagu.com/

From the back cover:

How would you live your life if you understood that every scar, trauma, or suffering can make you stronger and greater?Rosemary Esehagu, who has studied psychology and medicine, has seen the damaging effects of having people's abuse or trauma speak for them. In her memoir, Out of the Cocoon: The Journey to Becoming, she shares her story of posttraumatic growth and offers a radical perspective on abuse. Despite encountering abuse as a child and racism and trauma when she immigrated to the US as a teenager, she has found her place and is living her purpose. She uses prose and poetry to express that we can overpower and repurpose others' harmful actions. There is a better way of living after trauma...

"This is a must-read..." - Vanessa Bridges, Ph.D., author of Changing the Way You Change

"A profound journey of resilience, Out of the Cocoon is a soaring legacy of healing, strength, and the triumph of light." - Claudia Almendoza Alzraa, Reedsy

"There are some luminous moments of observation... Such moments hint at a wonderfully radical unearthing of self." - Kirkus Review

About the author:

Rosemary Esehagu is a Nigerian-American writer and the author of the novel The Looming Fog. Her poetry and nonfiction works have been published in different media, both in print and online. Her topics of interest include gender, identity formation, society's roles, trauma, and healing. She lives in Texas and enjoys traveling. For interviews or to learn more about the author, visit www.rosemaryesehagu.com.

About Manhattan Book Group:

Manhattan Book Group ("MBG"), located on Broadway in New York City, is a registered trade name of Mindstir Media LLC. MBG is widely known as a premier hybrid book publisher. We have combined the best of traditional publishing with the best of self-publishing to provide authors with the "best of both worlds" in a sense.

To learn more about MBG, visit https://www.manhattanbookgroup.com/

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