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Raina Shepard

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Author Biography — Raina Shepard

Raina Shepard is a trauma-informed writer, counselor, and storyteller whose work blends emotional honesty, lived experience, and deep spiritual insight. For more than two decades, she has walked beside individuals and families facing some of life’s hardest roads—addiction, grief, trauma, identity loss, and the quiet battles no one else sees. Her books are known for their raw truth, tender compassion, and the belief that healing is not only possible, but holy.

Surviving a childhood marked by abuse, medical trauma, and generational pain, Raina learned early what it meant to fight for hope. As an adult, she spent years counseling high-risk youth, broken families, and individuals navigating crisis. Her experiences ...more

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The Stories That Heal Us

“The Stories We Write, The Stories That Heal Us”

I’ve always believed that stories are more than words on a page. They’re places we go to feel something, understand something, or remember something we’ve forgotten about ourselves. Some stories comfort us. Some challenge us. Some reveal pieces of truth we didn’t know we were ready for. And if we’re lucky, a story finds us at the moment we need it mo Read more of this blog post »

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Published on November 20, 2025 07:05

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Average rating: 4.34 · 32 ratings · 9 reviews · 40 distinct works

	The Making of a Mystic: A Journey of Shadow, Trust and Spiritual Knowing liked it 3.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ellie's Heart Between Homes: When Divorce Happens it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chosen: A Calling For Those That See Beyond it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ellie's Big Life: From Me to We (Ellie the Elephant Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Heaven Found Me: Angels, Healing & Purpose (spiritual Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your Teenage Life and How to Survive It: How to Stay Strong When Everything Feels Like Chaos it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Without Swords: Breaking Free From Toxic Relationships it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your Teenage Life and How to Survive It: How to Stay Strong When Everything Feels Like Chaos it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Codependency: Healing the Rough Spots: Self-Loathing to Self-Acceptance it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hard Road Home: From Grit to Grace 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“me excellent options from your writing:

“Pain doesn’t make you weak; silence does.”

“Trauma teaches us fear. Healing teaches us freedom.”

“You were never meant to fight love with swords.”

“Feelings are not a problem to fix—they are truth asking to be heard.”
― Raina Shepard

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