Publisher's Synopsis
In her debut poetry collection, 'The Secrets of My Ocean, ' Merlin Rivera opens a tapestry of hidden emotions about her mental health and daily struggles in all their heaviness. She unfurls how writing poems has helped her cope with her Anxiety, Depression, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) daily struggles. Each of her poems is an open-door welcome journey for readers to resonate with her experiences, hoping to resonate with the reader's discovery of self-exploration, honesty, mental health, acceptance, and self-healing through the passages of her beautifully broken poems. She shares her feelings on her dilemmas with living with Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD. Her poetry will take you to profound emotions of raw, soulful, heartfelt feelings as she shares the highs and lows of her disorders. She will take you to the darkness of her disorders to gain the courage to overcome and cope with mental health in pursuit of self-love and acceptance. As she deep dives into the complexities of mental health and the scares of pain, she unfolds a way forward of healing and profound self-awareness.
In this beautifully broken poems series, Merlin will take the reader to relatable experiences and themes that may resonate deeply with readers. She will share experiences of abandonment, betrayal, Veteran survival guilt, abuse, drug abuse, and the complexities of disconnection from life. Each passage will take the reader to a heartfelt experience, allowing the reader a safe place to feel vulnerable, strong, sorrowful, and hopeful. More than just a collection of broken poems, this series is a safe place for readers to resonate with empathy and understanding. She provides solace to her readers who relate to her experiences and offers a shared understanding and acknowledgment that the readers are not alone; their feelings are valid. She provides readers a safe platform to gain courage and inspiration for those seeking acceptance. Through Merlin's courageous shared poems of pain and resilience, readers are reminded that there is beauty in pain and finding strength in its healing journey. 'The Secrets of My Ocean' is a must-read for anyone seeking self-awareness, inspiration, solace, or a deep understanding of mental health. Merlin welcomes you to dive into her poems and discover the power of her passages to heal and uplift your souls. "You are loved. Your mental health does not define you but makes you stronger and courageous. You are not alone." - Merlin Rivera
