Jean Price

Jean Price is an empowering voice in the literary world, dedicated to helping individuals heal and reclaim their personal narratives. Through her latest work, If These Walls Could Speak, she offers a raw and inspiring journey from silence to strength, encouraging readers to confront and overcome their past traumas. With a compassionate approach, Price provides real strategies to process the past without becoming trapped by it, reminding readers that healing doesn't have a deadline and that every step forward, no matter how small, is progress. Her mission is to empower, advocate, and elevate the voices of women everywhere, striving to create a world where every woman has the opportunity to achieve her full potential, free from discrimination, inequality, and violence. Price's work resonates with those seeking courage and inspiration to rewrite their own stories and embrace the possibilities of a brighter future.

Your book opens with the vivid metaphor of trauma being like shoving everything into a closet until it bursts open. How did that metaphor come to you, and what does it reveal about your personal healing journey?
The metaphor came to me as I was trying to describe the overwhelming and often invisible nature of unprocessed trauma. For a long time, I felt like I was functioning on the outside, going to work, maintaining relationships, but internally, I was stuffing painful memories, emotions, and experiences into a mental closet, hoping they would stay hidden. Trauma trauma doesn’t work that way. Eventually, the door will burst open.

You emphasize that “healing doesn’t have a deadline” and that it’s okay to start over. How can someone who feels stuck or “too late” begin to take their very first step toward healing?
I truly believe that healing doesn’t follow a schedule, and it does not come with a deadline. It’s never too late for someone to get through trauma. Feeling stuck is part of the process, and it doesn’t mean you’ve failed it means you’re human. I would tell someone to give yourself grace and begin where you are right now. Healing is not always loud; sometimes it's in the quiet moments.

The book encourages readers to “release the weight of past mistakes and failures.” What practical strategies do you share for letting go of self-blame and finding self-compassion?
Let’s be honest here, letting go of self-blame and embracing self-compassion is hard but attainable and also transformative. In the book, I share several practical strategies that helped me and that I hope can help others, too.

First, I encourage readers to separate who they are from what they’ve been through. So many of us internalize our mistakes or traumas as reflections of our worth, but the truth is, our experiences don’t define us.

Second, I introduce the idea of talking to yourself like you would a friend. We often say the harshest things to ourselves instead of criticism; say something positive. It's uncomfortable in the beginning, but it's necessary.

Another practical tool is writing a letter to yourself. I am able to express those feelings that sometimes are hard to share, like guilt, regret, or.

Lastly, I talk about the importance of therapy, support groups, or a trusted community. Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. Sometimes we need someone else to remind us of our humanity when we forget.

Releasing the weight of past mistakes isn’t about pretending they didn’t happen, it’s about choosing not to punish yourself forever.

You write that we are the authors of our own next chapter. How did embracing this mindset change your own life, and how do you guide others to claim that power? 
Realizing that I was the author of my own next chapter was a turning point in my healing journey. For a long time, I felt like life was just happening to me, like I was stuck in a story someone else wrote, shaped by pain, trauma, and patterns I didn’t choose. When I guide others, I remind them that authorship doesn’t mean control over every detail; it means ownership. You get to choose what you carry forward, what you leave behind, and what kind of story you want to tell from here on out.

There are days when moving forward feels impossible, as you acknowledge in the book. What advice do you offer for those tough days when progress feels invisible or too slow?
Tough days are real, and they’re heavy. I wrote about them because I’ve lived them, and I know how lonely they can feel. Sometimes progress is so quiet, so internal, that it feels like nothing is changing at all. But I want to remind readers: just because progress isn’t visible doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. Some days, progress might look like getting out of bed. Other days, it might just be navigating through your emotions and not shutting down. One strategy I share is putting words around you to remind you of who you are, to set a stage for what to aim towards. Healing doesn’t have a finish line; it’s a life-long process of returning to yourself over and over again. The fact that you’re still here, still trying, still holding on, that is victory.

Resilience and courage are recurring themes in your message. Can you share a pivotal moment in your life when you realized just how resilient you truly were? 
Absolutely. Resilience isn’t something I always recognized in myself, especially during the darkest seasons of my life. But one pivotal moment stands out. There was a time when everything felt like it had fallen apart emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. I was carrying the weight of unresolved trauma, self-doubt, and a deep sense of brokenness. I remember being in my car, feeling overwhelmed and exhausted, convinced that I had nothing left to give. At that moment, there was no applause, no immediate transformation, but I finally saw that my resilience wasn’t about being strong in the traditional sense; it was about continuing. It was about refusing to give up on myself, even when I didn’t fully believe I deserved healing.

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