Getting Through What You're Going Through: Notes and Poems for Hoping and Becoming by Tanner Olson

This collection of poetry and notes included to add depth to the story of the creation of this collection opens us to all look around us and accept what we can or cannot control, just ease. From discussing the pressures of stress and how they can make you physically ill in various ways, for example, my own mum has suffered with Psoriasis from stress with no previous experience in any of her sixty years of life she'd live through including some rough times. The book reminds us to hold Hope and Grace and believe life can get better through all the tough times we face. The poem, Grief, was simple in reading but full of deep feelings and emotions. Not All Growth Is Seen, too, was a strong poem about depth over natural observation at surface level. Let Change Come, how we should embrace the good and bad of life that shapes us especially as we often can't stop it happening. It's a book about embracing life and getting outside enjoying nature and connection with others too and the snapshots captured of life and discussed in the book are delightful and eye-opening. A book to leave you feeling able to relate to many aspects and comforted that we often all face similar hards times.