Birth Announcement!

Arrival Date: July 22, 2025

As the largest land animal on the planet, a baby elephant takes nearly two years to develop enough to make its debut into the world.  After many years of patient, sometimes not-so-patient gestation, I am happy to finally announce the birth of my book: Rupture in the Canvas: The Hidden Doorway to Your Soul’s Evolution. Let’s just say my labor of love has taken even longer than an elephant to ripen enough to emerge.  Although it has been a long and meandering process with lots of spurts and starts, dead ends, and surprising openings, I wouldn’t take anything from the process.  This piece has written me as much as I have written it. It has pushed me and challenged me, nurtured me and stretched me.  It has launched me into the Great Unknown, over and over again – a journey I will be forever grateful. 

For those of you interested in what it’s all about, meet my new arrival:  

Rupture in the Canvas is a teaching memoir written not only for those who have experienced one or more life “ruptures” – those heart-stopping, mind-blowing events that leave us severed from all our identity touchstones – but for those who have been propelled by such disruptions to understand them within the wider context of their lives.  It is written for readers who want to learn how to reorient themselves to the foreign and unexpected territory they now find themselves in.

Unlike most books about traumatic events, Rupture in the Canvas does not focus on the wound and how to heal from it any more than we would focus on the broken eggshell of a baby hatchling or the fractured acorn of an emerging seedling.  Instead, it explains how stepping into that scary, unknown space beyond the ragged edge of our former selves carries the power to transport us into an expanded experience of reality and the heart and soul of our truest identities.

Rupture in the Canvas shows what is possible when, amid our greatest doubts and fears, we choose to step through the ruptured canvas of our lives, daring to embrace whatever we find on the other side.

Comments from Reader’s Favorite review:

“The individuals mentioned in the book, especially Nancy herself, feel real and full of emotion. The themes of growth, trust, and soul awakening touched me deeply. As someone who has faced difficult changes, I felt comforted and encouraged by her words. Rupture in the Canvas is a special book that gently guides you toward healing and inner peace.” 

(To read the full review, go to readersfavorite.com  and type in Rupture in the Canvas in the search bar.)

From inside the jacket cover:

Guided by a profound dream, therapist and author Nancy Willbern shares her journey through six life-shattering ruptures, revealing how unexpected crises can dismantle your known reality and unlock the secret doorway to your Soul's evolution. Atmosphere Press

 (For more information, see the Publications page on this website.  And, to pre-order, go to:  amazon.com and type in Rupture in the Canvas in the search bar. Formal launch date:  July 22, 2025)

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