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Soft Enough to Break, Strong Enough to Stay: A Journey Through Loss, Survival, and Finding Myself

Soft Enough to Break, Strong Enough to Stay: A Journey Through Loss, Survival, and Finding Myself

This memoir in verse traces love, loss, and personal growth. A quiet story of resilience for anyone learning to live with grief and become whole.

2025

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The Life Between Choices

When survival takes the front seat, dreams wait patiently in the back.

Apr 6

The Life Between Choices

Apr 6

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The Life I Dreamed Quietly

A Quiet Life, If Only It Were Mine

Apr 18

The Life I Dreamed Quietly

Apr 18

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What They Didn’t See

The quiet pain behind becoming “grateful.”

Apr 13

What They Didn’t See

Apr 13

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From Law to Code: How I Became a Software Engineer at a London Fintech Without a Tech Background

Introduction

Mar 15

From Law to Code: How I Became a Software Engineer at a London Fintech Without a Tech Background

Mar 15

Say Goodbye to Nulls and Exceptions: Kotlin Result Monads Explained

Discover the power of Result monads in Kotlin, from the built-in Result to fp.mondas and Result4k, for cleaner and safer code.”

Oct 26

Say Goodbye to Nulls and Exceptions: Kotlin Result Monads Explained

Oct 26

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The Fake Poor

Those who wear poverty as a disguise

Sep 26

The Fake Poor

Sep 26

How I Got the UK Global Talent Visa with Only 18 Months of Tech Experience

From career changer to visa approval: The complete guide to securing the UK’s most flexible work visa as a foreign tech professional

Aug 17

How I Got the UK Global Talent Visa with Only 18 Months of Tech Experience

Aug 17

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We Were Not Born Just to Pay Bills and Die

We were told to dream. But no one said the dream would cost this much

Aug 3

We Were Not Born Just to Pay Bills and Die

Aug 3

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Rewriting My Career: A Journey from Law to Tech Without a Degree

Navigating change when the career script no longer fits

Jul 28

Rewriting My Career: A Journey from Law to Tech Without a Degree

Jul 28

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I Became a Software Engineer Without a CS Degree. Here’s What Nobody Tells You.

From copy-pasting code to surviving backend outages: the hidden architecture lessons career switchers must learn fast.

Jul 26

I Became a Software Engineer Without a CS Degree. Here’s What Nobody Tells You.

Jul 26

C.K. Ann

C.K. Ann

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📚 Author ✍🏻Writer 📹 Content Creator 👩🏻‍⚖️ From Law to 👩🏻‍💻 Software Engineer | Stories for the not yet seen | 🇲🇾 🇬🇧 | https://ckann.carrd.co

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