the whole shelf

The library.

Coloring books and journals made in hard, real seasons, by someone who has been in them.

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The whole shelf, available today.

Paperback, single-sided pages, shipped worldwide by Amazon. Eight books on the shelf, with more being pulled together.

the coloring books
on amazon Color Your CRPS coloring book cover
coloring book

Color Your CRPS

The book that started the shelf. Made for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, the condition this whole brand was born from. A teen and adult coloring book for CRPS awareness, with a refreshed volume two in the works.

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on amazon Color Your Awareness coloring book cover
coloring book

Color Your Awareness

69 single-sided pages of awareness ribbon mandalas and gentle reminders. A mindful coloring book for chronic illness, pain, and emotional healing, and for the people who love someone living with it.

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on amazon Color Your Fibromyalgia coloring book cover
coloring book

Color Your Fibromyalgia

Made by request from the fibromyalgia community. 93 hand-drawn pages with soft, forgiving lines, designed for flare days, tender hands, and sensitized nervous systems.

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on amazon Color Your Inspiration coloring book cover
coloring book

Color Your Inspiration

90 inspirational pages for calm, encouragement, and an emotional reset. Soft botanical art and quiet reminders for the days you are still showing up, even when it is hard.

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on amazon Color Your Sarcasm coloring book cover
coloring book

Color Your Sarcasm

Because soft strong still has a sense of humor. An adult coloring book to relax, unwind, and leave the stupidity behind. For the days you need to laugh more than you need to be gentle.

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the journals
on amazon After All These Years marriage journal cover
marriage journal

After All These Years

For couples standing at the empty-nest line, deciding whether to find each other again. More than 200 prompts for partners 15, 20, 30 years in who could grow back toward each other instead of giving up right before it gets good.

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on amazon Caregivers Self Care Journal cover
year-long journal

Caregivers Self Care Journal

A year of pages for the people doing the caring. Gentle prompts and room to breathe, made for the ones who spend their days holding everyone else up.

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on amazon Watch Me Grow Garden Journal cover
log book and journal

Watch Me Grow Garden Journal

A garden log book and journal, made for love more than numbers. Gardening was an escape through the hardest years, and this one is a quiet tribute to that.

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The first book was Color Your CRPS. The fibromyalgia one came because someone reached out and said, we want one too. The shelf grew the way the brand did. By listening.

Jill
on the way

Being pulled together now.

Some are new, some are older titles getting a refresh. They are coming one at a time, the soft strong way.

the unbroken smile
Color Your
Calm
coloring book · with amazon now

Color Your Calm

Soft, slow pages for nervous-system resets. The coloring book for the afternoons that need to be quieted down, not pushed through. Submitted and waiting on Amazon approval.

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the unbroken smile
Color Your Sarcasm
Volume Two
coloring book · with amazon now

Color Your Sarcasm, Volume Two

More of the lighter, funnier shelf-mate. A second volume of the book that proves soft strong still has a sense of humor. Submitted and waiting on Amazon approval.

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the unbroken smile
Color Your CRPS
Volume Two
coloring book · in progress

Color Your CRPS, Volume Two

A refreshed take on the book that started everything. The original is years old now, and this one is being pulled together with the same care the brand was rebuilt with.

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Start with something free.

A coloring page, five reflection prompts, three affirmation cards. A soft way to see if the shelf is for you.

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