BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Friends of Old Town - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://friendsofoldtown.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Friends of Old Town REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T160000 DTSTAMP:20260407T043919 CREATED:20251018T165053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251018T165053Z UID:10000173-1763820000-1763827200@friendsofoldtown.org SUMMARY:Author Event: Erika Santiago - You Are Not Alone DESCRIPTION:Life has a way of breaking us open. For many women\, motherhood\, loss\, and heavy seasons of survival can leave us feeling unseen\, unheard\, and disconnected from who we once were. You Are Not Alone is a reflection journal created to help women begin again-to process pain\, honor grief\, and gently rediscover their voice and worth. \nThis book is not a quick-fix workbook or another empty self-help promise. It is a companion\, designed to walk beside you in the quiet\, difficult\, and tender places of your story. Within its pages you will find a space where honesty is welcome\, where your emotions are valid\, and where healing can unfold in your own time. \nThrough a blend of storytelling\, reflection prompts\, affirmations\, and journaling space\, this book invites you to:\n-Explore the impact of loss\, grief\, and motherhood’s demands with compassion rather than judgment.\n-Release old narratives and begin reclaiming the parts of yourself buried beneath exhaustion\, fear\, or survival.\n-Reconnect with your inner strength through affirmations that remind you of your worth\, resilience\, and capacity to grow.\n-Create a personal record of healing-one that reflects not only your pain but also your becoming. \nSome pages will guide you with questions and reflections. Others will hold space for you to write without expectation. Together\, they form a journal that feels less like homework and more like a safe landing place-a reminder you are not defined by your hardest moments. \nThis journal is especially for:\n-Mothers carrying the invisible weight of caregiving and identity loss.\n-Women grieving the death of a loved one or the loss of who they used to be.\n-Anyone navigating a heavy season who needs encouragement to keep going. \nYou Are Not Alone is more than a journal-it is a sanctuary. It is for the woman who has given so much of herself that she feels there is nothing left. It is for the mother who wonders if she will ever find herself again. It is for the daughter\, sister\, or friend who carries silent grief and longs for a place to set it down. \nWhether you are writing through tears\, anger\, exhaustion\, or hope\, these pages remind you:\n-You are not alone in this journey.\n-Your healing matters.\n-You are still becoming\, and becoming takes time. \nThis book belongs on the bedside table of every woman reclaiming her life after loss\, pain\, or the relentless demands of motherhood. With space to breathe\, prompts to guide reflection\, and words to remind you of your strength\, it offers what so many crave in hard seasons: a companion that listens\, encourages\, and stays. \nYou Are Not Alone is not just something to read-it is something to experience. Page by page\, it will walk with you as you grieve\, heal\, and rise. URL:https://friendsofoldtown.org/event/author-event-erika-santiago-you-are-not-alone/ LOCATION:Winchester Book Gallery\, 7 North Loudoun Street\, Winchester\, V\, 22601\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://friendsofoldtown.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/You-Are-Not-Alone.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Winchester Book Gallery":MAILTO:info@winchesterbookgallery.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR