Stacey Patterson

I'm Fine Stacey Patterson

I'M FINE: A Woman's Silent Cry is a collaboration of nine courageous women releasing their fears and breaking the cycle of deceptive contentment. With boldness, they reveal past hurts, emotional breakdowns, and they claim victory as they realize inner strength while journeying through their pain. Our purpose is to dissolve the "perfect woman" image, to dispel the untruth behind the cliché phrase, "I'm fine", and to encourage women to share their stories in an effort to assist other women through their own trying times. These memoirs are a testament to the fact that we all have the ability to overcome our fears and insecurities, we CAN defeat depression, and it is never too late to start loving yourself back to happiness, confidence, and peace. There are a multitude of women shackled to the standards that society has conditioned them to for centuries. Never being able to reach the bar of perfection, many women live a life entrenched in bitterness, rejection, abandonment and are lacking self-worth and confidence. Some have been taught to ignore the hurt, while others allow their victimization to manifest as a new identity, believing that they are destined to live a life of hopelessness. In spite of all of the hidden insecurities, women put on their capes of courage and proclaim to the world that they are "fine".