The Root Cause Mapping Workbook: A Stewardship Journal

by Cindy Brown

THE CLUES MAY ALREADY BE IN YOUR DAILY LIFE. ARE YOU READY TO SEE THEM?

Have you accepted fatigue, brain fog, bloating, disrupted sleep, stubborn weight, anxiety, or low energy as your new normal?

Do you repeatedly reach for quick relief, only to find the same struggles returning?

Reading about change can create awareness. Writing honestly about your own life is where awareness becomes personal.

The Root Cause Mapping A Stewardship Journal is the hands-on companion to Faith Vs. Pharma . Through thoughtful questions, personal inventories, and guided reflection, Cindy Brown helps you slow down, examine your patterns, and consider what may be influencing your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

This is not about shame, blame, or following another rigid plan. It is about becoming honest enough to see what you may have overlooked—and intentional enough to take your next step.

Inside this workbook, you will be guided

• Take an honest inventory of where you are physically, mentally, and spiritually
• Recognize symptoms and struggles you may have accepted as normal
• Explore physical, emotional, spiritual, and environmental influences
• Examine patterns involving food, sleep, movement, stress, medications, and everyday exposures
• Identify where quick fixes, distractions, or numbing may have replaced deeper reflection
• Recognize when fear, worry, or the need for control is shaping your decisions
• Choose realistic actions that encourage consistency instead of perfection
• Create greater accountability for the health choices within your control

This workbook is not intended to diagnose medical conditions, replace professional care, or tell you to discontinue medication. It is designed to help you become a more observant, informed, and engaged participant in your health journey.

You do not need to overhaul your entire life today. You simply need a place to begin.

Pause. Think. Reflect.

Then choose your next right step.

40 pages, Paperback

Published September 11, 2026

About the author

Cindy Brown’s body of work defies genre, yet her serious crime fiction, humorous mysteries, disability news stories, and comedic plays all share themes of justice and community. She has been shortlisted for an Agatha Award, had over a dozen plays produced, and awarded a disability journalism fellowship by Women’s eNews in 2024.

Cindy and her husband live in their favorite city in the world, Portland, Oregon, where she continues to write stories that speak to her, hoping to shine a light on the goodness that surrounds us.