Rising Phoenix: Controlling the Flames, Cooling the Embers and Rising from the Ashes, is a book

that will motivate readers from every walk of life to release their inner phoenix and rise from the

ashes of their pain. Born in Miami, Florida to a mother who was addicted to crack cocaine and

surviving a childhood of abuse, author Tarreka Garnett, takes readers through her fire. Garnett

narrates how she navigated the trauma of her childhood and discusses the steps she took to free

herself from the mental and emotional scars that negatively affected her life and hindered her

personal growth. Garnett uses the details of her life to support the readers' understanding of how

seemingly small events in our lives can have long-lasting effects. She discusses her realization that

she had been walking through life masking her true self and invites the readers to use the strategies

she acquired while on her journey to healing. This book will motivate any person who has struggled

with intrinsic motivation at some point in their life. It is a refreshing take on life, love of self, and

the release of strongholds that endeavor to keep one stuck in a position of complacency.