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The Red Thread: My Womb's Path to Power
A Memoir by Maya Maat
Coming Winter '25
The Red Thread is a deeply personal and powerfully woven memoir that traces one woman’s journey from childhood sexual trauma to embodied healing, reclamation, and joy. Told with raw honesty, lyrical reflection, and spiritual insight, this book does not linger in victimhood but instead walks readers through the alchemy of survival into thriving.
Through memories of friendship, sisterhood, ancestral wisdom, and sacred rites of passage, the author invites us into the sacred space of the womb—its pain, its power, and its potential for transformation. With each chapter, she gently unravels the silence surrounding sexual abuse, the complexity of familial ties, and the resilience of the human spirit.
The Red Thread is not just a story of what happened—it's a living testimony to the strength it takes to choose life, to reclaim one's voice, and to reconnect with the joy and freedom that never truly disappeared. This is a book for survivors, for daughters, for truth-tellers, for healers—and for anyone ready to remember the power of their own becoming.
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About the Author
Maya Maat is a writer, poet, somatic therapist, and reiki doula. She is also the founder of The Joyous Womb, where she offers holistic womb-centered care, prenatal and postpartum support, and soulful reflections through her blog. A lifelong storyteller, Maya wrote and published her first book in the 5th grade and has been weaving worlds with words ever since. The Red Thread is her debut as an official author—a powerful, intimate memoir exploring trauma, healing, and the sacred inheritance of the womb.
Maya’s creative expression spans genres—from poetry that speaks directly to the soul, to science fiction that challenges conventional storytelling and explores utopian futures, alternative realities, and profound questions about the world we live in. Whether working in truth or speculative realms, her writing centers themes of liberation, embodiment, and ancestral memory.
Originally from a big city but now rooted in the South, Maya has found peace in being surrounded by nature. She finds inspiration in landscapes, music, sisterhood, and the sacred beauty of the everyday. Through meditation, astrological studies, dance, and multi-medium art she connects to the present and allows her intuition to flow. Her greatest joy is being a mother to her radiant toddler and a cat mom as well.
Beyond the page, she advocates for human rights, womb sovereignty, and the collective restoration of ancestral wisdom. Her life's work lives at the intersection of storytelling and healing-both guided by radical honesty, love, and the joy of remembering.