{"id":38,"date":"2023-05-07T14:54:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T14:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephaniehaveman.com\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2025-07-30T18:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T18:11:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stephaniehaveman.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Welcome to the words that saved me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I write what others are too afraid to say out loud.<\/strong>
Because silence is a graveyard, and I refuse to bury my truth anymore.<\/p>

Whether you found me through a poem, a quote, or a quiet moment while scrolling, I\u2019m grateful you\u2019re here.
This isn\u2019t just a website. It\u2019s a resting place for the heavy-hearted. A safe space for raw words, real stories, and the kind of honesty that doesn\u2019t flinch.<\/p>

I write for the ones who survived what they never should have had to.
For the ones who smile with tired eyes, who carry their past in their spine but still find ways to be gentle.
For the misfits, the feelers, the ones who still believe in something soft.<\/p>

Here, you\u2019ll find poetry and prose shaped by trauma, healing, love, and survival.
And maybe somewhere in these pages, you\u2019ll find a piece of yourself too.<\/p>

\ud83d\udcda Explore My Books<\/strong>
Step inside collections like Butterflies & Guitars<\/em>, Stripped Naked<\/em>, Alone in the Dark<\/em>, and my newest Dutch release Chaos<\/em>.
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Healing isn’t always pretty. But it is always real.<\/strong><\/p>

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Welcome to the words that saved me I write what others are too afraid to say out loud.Because silence is a graveyard, and I refuse…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":103,"url":"https:\/\/stephaniehaveman.com\/index.php\/available-for\/","url_meta":{"origin":38,"position":0},"title":"Available for","date":"May 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Available ForWriting that reaches. Words that stay. 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