SIMPLY HER
Sixteen Chapters. One Woman Refusing to Let Her Past Write Her Ending.
Chernese begins with childhood memories, family, and the first signs of fear and anger, then moves through devastating loss, teenage years, motherhood, relationships, grief, buried trauma, emotional and spiritual awakening, boundaries, and hard-earned self-worth.
The journey becomes increasingly personal as she stops simply remembering what happened and begins examining what those experiences did to her, and what she must change to become the woman she knows she can be.
01. CHAPTER 1
Family, her powerful bond with her father, childhood fear, domestic violence, anger, and the first cracks in the life she thought would always remain whole.
02. CHAPTER 2
The murder of her grandmother becomes a devastating turning point, while ten-year-old Chernese takes on responsibilities far beyond her age and helps care for her siblings.
03. CHAPTER 11
The death of her father shakes the foundation beneath her and forces Chernese to face grief while still trying to remain a mother and keep moving through life.
04. CHAPTER 16 — SIMPLY HER
After everything, childhood wounds, grief, destructive relationships, betrayal, healing, and hard lessons, Chernese reaches the point where she finally understands her value and refuses to see herself as anyone’s victim.