Pain to Peace

J. Young is a poet and writer from the Midwest. She writes about many topics, including religion, spirituality, mental health, social-emotional learning, and ways to overcome past traumas, leading to finding ways to live a more balanced life. She has a Bachelor's degree in Primary and Secondary Education and a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction. She enjoys reading, hiking, traveling, and photography in her free time.Transform your pain into the driving force that inspires you to pursue your dreams, enrich your life, and embrace peace.~J.Young~“Pain to Peace” is a spiritual self-help compilation of poems by J. Young. The poems guide readers through Young's journey after feeling disconnected and isolated after COVID-19. They focus on her struggles with anxieties, past trauma, personal losses, and overcoming a period of depression. The poems also provide moments of hope, faith, enjoyment, and peace.The verses reflect her journey and provide lessons and resources on coping, changing one’s mindset, building healthier habits, becoming spiritual, and beginning to enjoy simple things in this world day by day.