Un-secret Garden A Poetic Celebration about Transformation

"The Un-secret Garden" shares an assortment of short stories in poem form to express the importance of self-honesty, perseverance and tapping into God's extended hope. The reader will see Audrey's approach to managing life in and before mental health and addiction recovery.

The book is a bouquet of responses regarding transformation, purpose, and potential in recovery. Author Audrey Larrimore shares, "I started showing self-honesty and giving it out like flowers to everyone I knew. I quickly learned that many people would give me self-honesty flowers in return."

Discover the parts of her life she adapted to forge deep, healthy, communicative relationships. She hopes that people will be encouraged to find their own "Un-secret Garden" in their hearts and see the beauty that blooms from transparency. The poems are intended to be relatable and empowering.

Audrey Larrimore was born in upstate, NY and has worked as an artist, muralist, hairdresser, and art teacher. Audrey is a devoted wife and mother. She cherishes her friends and family and loves to meet new people. She shares her struggles around the components of daily life in her work. In her first poem "The Un-secret Garden" Audrey discloses the plight of people who experience society while managing mental illness. Poetry gave her a tool to share her strong faith in God and the ways she manages mental health and addiction recovery.