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Chosen - Book Two - Part One

Unlearning - Before I Chose Myself

CHOSEN - Book Two: UNLEARNING - Before I Chose Myself is a powerful continuation of Sherry Lynn Van Allen's journey through love, loss, survival, and self-discovery. After years of trying to be everything everyone else needed her to be, Sherry begins confronting the patterns that shaped her life. Through relationships, heartbreak, family struggles, and moments of quiet reflection, she discovers that healing is not always about becoming someone new-it is about unlearning the beliefs that kept her from knowing herself. With honesty and emotional depth, this memoir explores what happens when survival becomes a way of life and when being chosen by others feels easier than choosing yourself. Sherry's story reveals the difficult process of recognizing old patterns, facing uncomfortable truths, and finding the courage to build a life based on authenticity rather than expectation. CHOSEN - UNLEARNING is a heartfelt story for anyone who has ever lost themselves while loving others, carried the weight of past decisions, or searched for the strength to finally put themselves first. A moving memoir about resilience, transformation, and the journey back to yourself.

Genres

MemoirsSpirituality

ISBN

9798906784940

Format

Print / Paperback

Contributor

Sherry Lynn

Author

Sherry Lynn is the author of the Chosen memoir series, an honest, often humorous, and sometimes heartbreaking journey through family, love, marriage, motherhood, work, loss, and the choices that shape a lifetime.Born in Arizona and adopted as an infant, Sherry grew up knowing she had been "chosen"-a word filled with love, but also with expectations she wouldn't fully understand until much later.Her story doesn't end with childhood. Chosen follows her through the wonderfully messy business of growing up: first loves, heartbreaks, marriages, motherhood, careers, spectacularly bad decisions, unexpected second chances, and more than a few moments that prove real life can be considerably stranger than fiction.Sherry writes the way she remembers life-without pretending it was prettier, simpler, or more sensible than it really was. She isn't afraid to laugh at herself, admit when she got it wrong, or revisit the moments that still hurt. At its heart, Chosen is about more than what happened to one woman. It's about becoming who you are after life has repeatedly rewritten the plan.