Lovable

What if the most important "first" is learning to love yourself again?In Lovable: A Journey of Firsts and a Return to Self-Love, Athena D'Silva offers a deeply personal and reflective memoir about heartbreak, awakening, loss, resilience, and the quiet courage it takes to begin again.Through a series of life "firsts" - first love, first loss, first marriage, first betrayal, first reclamation - Athena explores the emotional terrain many women walk but few speak about openly. With honesty and grounded insight, she traces the path from attachment and expectation to healing and self-trust.This is not a story of perfection. It is a story of return.Blending memoir with gentle self-reflection, Lovable invites readers to confront the spaces where they have hardened, to soften toward themselves, and to rediscover their inherent worth beneath the noise of disappointment and change.For women navigating divorce, emotional loss, identity shifts, or the quiet realization that they must choose themselves - this book offers both companionship and clarity.Healing is not a single moment.It is a series of courageous firsts.And sometimes, it begins with remembering that you are already lovable. Athena D'Silva is a writer devoted to exploring love, loss, resilience, and the courage to return to oneself. Through reflective storytelling and grounded insight, she invites readers to rediscover their inherent worth. Lovable is her first published work.