Stories that bloom from the scarred places.
I’m Cassie Barnard-histotech by day, storyteller at heart. I write about trauma, healing, and the quiet magic of becoming yourself after everything that tried to break you.
Here, I write about trauma, healing, motherhood, and the quiet resilience it takes to build a life after surviving the unthinkable.

Meet Cassie
I’m Cassie Barnard—histotech by day, storyteller at heart. I write about trauma, healing, motherhood, and the quiet strength it takes to rebuild your life after surviving the unthinkable.
I believe in truth-telling, blooming through hard places, and finding beauty in the small, ordinary moments that save us.


Scarred Heart: A Journey Through Shadow & Bloom
A memoir of trauma, survival, and the quiet strength that carried me from the edge of darkness into a life I never thought I’d earn.
Told with raw honesty and visceral beauty, Scarred Heart invites you into the truth behind the scars — the girl I used to be, the woman I became, and the wildflowers that grew in between.


Letters From the Heart
Reflections on healing, motherhood, trauma, resilience, and the everyday moments that make us bloom.


Blooming Now







