July 8th: Can You Turn The Lights Off comes out.

Pre-order now! :: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED July 1st 2022

After 2 years and 3 months of working on this project, Can You Turn The Lights Off? is finally ready to be shared.

This is probably the most exciting email I’ve ever written. There is so much effort that went into creating this art.

After a long, layered and complicated publishing journey, I decided to self-publish this book. It was important to me to own the book and to be the unique narrator of these stories.

So with that being said, drumroll please…

The book will be both available on my site and also on amazon for purchase on July 8th 2022.

I am starting to do press and interviews this weekend for the book. I am very excited. It feels a bit surreal right now as I type this that I will be sharing this book with you. I feel I’ve been giving updates and sharing the process for so long, it is such a relief and also so sad that it is done. We are at the finish line.

If you are interested in having me in your press publication (newspaper; radio; magazine; blog; youtube, etc) and or on your podcast, please send me an email at coach@emilybeatrix.com or use the contact page on my site. I also really appreciate any connections to people who have great podcasts or media outlets who would be interested in conversations about any or many of the book’s themes: developmental trauma (and recovery); sobriety; sexual assault (and recovery) + being part of establishing consent culture; shifting away from ableism; queer identity, neurodivergence and ultimately self-acceptance and self-love.

My favourite time to read books is during the summer on my hammock in my yard. Or at the lake on a towel or in a floaty. Or alternatively, I like to cozy up near the fire in the winter and lose track of time with my nose in a good book. Right now, the Northern hemisphere gets the first option and the Southern hemisphere gets the latter. I hope this book makes you feel so seen and so heard.

I’ve just been on a walk to the lake and talked to God. I took so many deep breaths and landed on this:

I wrote this book so I didn’t feel so alone and so that you didn’t feel so alone. If you love it, all I ask is that you tell a friend who needs it. I trust that it will find its way to the hearts of the right people. Also, if you end up loving it, please tell me all about how it landed for you via email or via DM. I will NEVER be annoyed by messages such as. They really make my day and my life as an artist feel complete. <3

HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN PRE ORDER THE BOOK.

The more you pre order the ebook before the release date, the more the book can rank higher in its categories (memoirs in LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities for example,) which means easier access to find it if you need it when release date comes along.

I really appreciate you! Thank you for supporting me as a writer.