Break Free: How Following the Signs Led Me to Myself

by Heather Rutishauser

Have you ever paused for a moment, while sipping a morning cup of coffee, and wondered to yourself … what is the meaning of this short life I get to live?

Heather found herself asking this question every waking minute of the day. Her mom had a stroke on the day she moved into college, and she watched as everything she knew about the world began to change, with her powerless to stop it.

Now twenty-three years old, a photojournalist living across the country, Heather’s burnout, depression, and anxiety brought her to a grinding halt. In her little apartment in San Diego, California, she quickly found herself falling down a rabbit hole, facing all of the painful memories she had kept buried for years, overcoming fears, and discovering more about who she really is when she ripped away all of the identities she had clung to for so long.

She didn’t see the spiritual awakening coming.

Thrust into a world beyond everything she had ever known, Heather begins a journey that would change every facet of her life.

A spellbinding odyssey of self-love, spiritual growth, and rapid transformation, Break Free is a testament to how you can turn your darkest days into your brightest light, how nothing is as strong as a dream backed by courage, and most of all, the magic that exists when we finally stop to slow down and pay attention.

Kindle Edition

Published March 17, 2025

Reviews

[The Wilde Shelf · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had the honour of proofreading Heather's book and be one of the first people to get a glimpse at the first few chapters. This book found me at a time when I needed it the most. Heather's brave and absolutely NUTS journey gives you so much courage and hope and it gives you the push to take a leap of faith and bet on yourself and universe. This book connected me back to Universe when I was feeling lost and it is an amazing story of how you just have to trust and follow and universe will guide you exactly where you need to go. Her story is filled with synchronicities and there were so many synchronities for me as well. I am so grateful to you Heather for letting me proofread this book and to let me have the joy of experiencing your story in this way.

[fede · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am tired. there are so many lessons I have learnt and yet I still feel so disjointed from the universe, from the cadence of time like honey… and I still struggle to see and love myself. I have been unmasking and struggling and found Heather’s instagram. A cruel voice in my head wants to say that this is not the book that I normally read and yet I read it and it felt important, a reminder that I can. I’ve felt in touch and I can do it again.

I also reconnected with two songs I listened to when I was younger.