title: Happy and Healed: Five Steps to Getting Over ANY Man and Finding the Love You Deserve
author: Lady Shepsa Jones
description: Lady Shepsa Jones is a writer, teacher, life coach, mother, and "juju woman"one who taps into her magical powers for healing and manifestation. A shy girl, she started writing at a young age to express her emotions. Recognized for her talents early on, she won many awards, including Presidential Scholar in the Arts, National Foundation for Advancements in the Arts Award, and was a first-place winner in the Philadelphia Young Playwrights Contest. As she grew older, her love of the arts expanded into performance and acting. She holds a BFA with honors in drama from New York University, where she also double majored in Africana studies. As an adult, she has spent more than ten years studying the spiritual sciences of the African Diaspora, along with the Taoist and Tantric traditions. Through the study of sacred sexuality, Shepsa has reconnected to the goddess within her and aims to assist other women in experiencing the healing and freedom of their sensual selves. In 2012, she published a poetry book called The Goddess Pages: Honey, Full Moons and Daggers. She is also a certified i2Tantra practitioner with JujuMama LLC and a certified yoga teacher. She was published in Corset's Magazine's "Sacred Sex" issue and a featured blogger on My Tiny Secrets. Shepsa has also led workshops at many conferences and events for women. Always evolving, Shepsa is now leading women in healing circles, sacred sexuality workshops, group coaching programs, and retreats.
zlib_text: dear self,
  
  author’s note:
  these words came to me over many sleepless nights 
  and draining days of feeling unworthy, unloved and 
  undeserving. i have turned my heart inside out time 
  and time again to make others feel loved, but failed 
  to return that love back into myself. this is me finally 
  doing just that. 
  these words got me through my darkest of days when 
  giving up seemed like the best option, and i hope 
  they do the same for you. just remember that you are 
  enough, you are loved deeply and you are everything 
  that you need, always.
  with love,
  patience tamarra
  
  for mady.
  everything i do is for you. 
  i love you. 
  
  you are deserving 
  and worthy of love.
  and love is worthy 
  and deserving of you.
  dear self,
  1
  
  the love that lives in you 
  can cure the most 
  aching heart
  including your own. 
  patience tamarra
  2
  
  you are loved 
  and protected.
  always.
  dear self,
  3
  
  you are allowed
  to grow 
  at your own pace.
  patience tamarra
  4
  
  within your body lies 
  all that you need and desire. 
  there i