<p class="ql-align-center"><strong><em>"Raw, unapologetic, and so incredibly hopeful." </em></strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong><em> </em>- Jonty Bush, Australian Politician</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">At age 15, Jas Rawlinson was a young girl drowning in depression, trying her best to keep treading water against the tides of family violence and suicidal thoughts that threatened to drag her under. </p><p class="ql-align-center">For years, she fought to stay afloat, waiting for everything to change... and then, suddenly, it did. But what followed next, was something she never saw coming.</p><p class="ql-align-center">In this moment, Jas had to make a choice; to dig deep and find a new path forward, or to succumb to her trauma forever. Determined to take control of her life, Jas remembered the promise she made to herself as a young girl; a promise to one day be a voice for other women and children trapped in fear and silence... and so, one step at a time, she began to re-write her story.</p><p class="ql-align-center">Now a global speaker, anti-human trafficking ambassador, and best-selling author, Jas tells her story in full for the very first time. Featuring never-before-shared tales of her private investigations into human trafficking and exploitation, and shining a vulnerable and courageous light onto what it takes to re-write trauma into triumph, 'The Stories We Carry' is the most empowering book you'll read this year.</p><p class="ql-align-center">&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong><em>"From human trafficking and sexual abuse to suicide and mental health, Jas Rawlinson is unflinching in her commitment to talking about issues that others won't. This is not just a book about trauma...it generously shares the tools needed to transform your pain into purpose and hopelessness into healing."</em></strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong> - Sherry Lukey, International EFT Tapping Expert</strong></p><p><br></p>