Length2h 4m
About this audiobook
Soft, Seen, and Whole is a deeply personal memoir about what it truly takes to rebuild yourself after years of emotional survival. In these pages, Ilisha Hayfron‑Benjamin shares the quiet truths she once carried alone, the heartbreaks that reshaped her, the healing that demanded honesty, and the moment her body forced her to confront what her spirit had long avoided. Through raw reflection and gentle storytelling, she explores the journey from self‑abandonment to self‑return, revealing how softness became both her refuge and her strength. This memoir is an invitation for women who have held themselves together in silence to finally exhale, rise, and choose wholeness on their own terms.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length2 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 20, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1TITLE PAGE
2COPYRIGHT
3DEDICATION
4AUTHOR'S NOTE
5FOREWARD/PREFACE
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6TABLE OF CONTENTS
7PROLOGUE
8CHAPTER 1 — THE GIRL I USED TO BE
9CHAPTER 2 — LESSONS I DIDN’T KNOW I WAS LEARNING
10CHAPTER 3 — BECOMING WHO I NEEDED TO BE
11CHAPTER 4 — WHEN THE MASK STARTED TO CRACK
12CHAPTER 5 — WHEN SURVIVAL BECAME MY NORMAL
13CHAPTER 6 — THE COST OF COMING BACK TO MYSELF
14CHAPTER 7 — LEARNING TO LIVE IN MY OWN SKIN
15CHAPTER 8 - CONTINUOUS BREAKING
16CHAPTER 9 — COMING BACK TO A LIFE THAT NO LONGER FIT
17CHAPTER 10 — BECOMING THE WOMAN I WAS LEARNING TO BE
18CHAPTER 11 — WHEN THE WORLD STARTED MEETING THE NEW ME
19CHAPTER 12 — WHEN MY BODY FINALLY SPOKE (2024)
20CHAPTER 13 — WHEN WHOLENESS BECAME MY NEW NORMAL
21CHAPTER 14 — WHEN PURPOSE FOUND ME IN MY WHOLENESS
22CHAPTER 15 — WHEN MY LIFE BEGAN TO MATCH MY HEALING
23FINAL CHAPTER — THE FUTURE I’M WALKING TOWARD
24EPILOGUE
25ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
26ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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