On the Way to Finding Ease

by Lisa Valentine

Childhood dis-ease stemming from emotional lack and the disease of alcoholism before I left my teens are defining aspects of my life. So is the writing I have been doing for five decades. The path of recovery I began in my mid-twenties is the path I continue on today. Ongoing recovery and transformation are revealed through daily efforts, with writing being a key practice. Daily work for a daily disease. It is the best work that I do, impacting all realms of wellness. Though not a constant state, ease is attainable and sustainable. The poems within this book traverse dis-ease and disease, and then weave healing and presence into a tapestry that has the beautiful thread of ease bringing it together.

80 pages, Paperback

Published November 16, 2025