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Coleen Gantt Heaton is a storyteller rooted in truth, tenderness, and tenacity.
Raised in Eastern Limestone County beneath the branches of a sycamore tree planted by her grandfather, Coleen grew up navigating trauma, hope, and fierce resilience.
Today, she writes with that same grit—using her voice to heal, to advocate, and to light the path for others finding their way out of the dark.
She believes in safe harbors, hard questions, and the beauty of being exactly who you are.

 Being Coleen is a raw and radiant memoir in verse—part survival story, part sacred reckoning.
In these pages, Coleen peels back the layers of childhood wounds, generational love, and hard-won healing.
This book doesn’t tidy up the pain—it honors it. It holds space for the brokenness and the becoming.
Each poem is a breath, a battle cry, and a breadcrumb for anyone learning to speak their truth out loud.

The sycamore tree isn’t just a tree.
It’s legacy. It’s memory. It’s shelter.
Planted by Coleen’s grandfather long before she knew its meaning, it grew into a symbol of protection, wisdom, and the slow, steady passage of time.
In the Shade of a Sycamore Tree is where her story began—and where she invites others to pause, to sit, and to heal.
Because the shade we rest in today was planted by someone who loved us enough to imagine tomorrow.