{"product_id":"my-cup-wasnt-empty-it-was-cracked-a-journey-back-to-myself-my-peace-and-loving-me-fully-9798997973513","title":"My Cup Wasn't Empty-It Was Cracked: A Journey Back to Myself, My Peace, and Loving Me Fully","description":"\u003cp\u003ehernika L. Corbett spent years being the strong one-the mother, caregiver, leader, helper, problem-solver, entrepreneur, and woman who somehow kept showing up even when life kept taking pieces out of her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe survived a fourteen-year relationship that slowly changed the way she saw herself. She rebuilt after leaving. She carried family responsibilities, career pressure, grief, major life transitions, and the devastating loss of her brother-all while learning that looking strong and being okay are not the same thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, Chernika thought her cup was simply empty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt wasn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was cracked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd no matter how much she tried to pour back into it, something deeper needed to be repaired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Cup Wasn't Empty-It Was Cracked\u003c\/em\u003e is Chernika's deeply personal, honest, sometimes funny, faith-filled journey back to herself. Through heartbreak, grief, boundaries, friendship, entrepreneurship, love, self-care, faith, and a whole lot of learning to protect her peace, she discovers that healing isn't about becoming the woman she used to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's about becoming the woman she was always meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd baby, she's still Chernika.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's still going to overthink sometimes. She's still going to laugh. She's still going to season a sentence when necessary. She's still going to have her coffee. And yes, being a Libra, she's probably still going to remind you that she keeps the world balanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut now she's doing something differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's no longer leaving herself off the list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part reflection, and part invitation to look at your own cup, this book speaks especially to the people who are so accustomed to carrying, fixing, helping, leading, loving, and surviving that they don't realize how much of themselves they've given away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChernika doesn't offer a perfect ending or pretend healing magically fixes everything. Instead, she invites you to ask yourself the same questions she eventually had to face: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is draining me?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What am I still carrying that no longer belongs to me?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What does protecting my peace actually look like?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When was the last time I poured into myself with the same intention I pour into everyone else?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause you don't have to wait until your cup is empty to take care of it. You don't have to apologize for boundaries. You don't have to lose yourself to prove that you love somebody. And you don't have to become perfect before you deserve peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes the most important person you will ever learn to choose is you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepair what needs repairing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Release what needs releasing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Protect what you've rebuilt.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Pour back into yourself-fully.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause your cup matters too.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soul-Full Vibes Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798997973513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Chernika L. Corbett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459226493109,"sku":"9798997973513","price":27.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798997973513.jpg?v=1791297848","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-cup-wasnt-empty-it-was-cracked-a-journey-back-to-myself-my-peace-and-loving-me-fully-9798997973513","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}