Olivia

A decade long journey of healing, motherhood, and reclamation, Olivia is a luminous memoir that begins in silence and ends in strength.
Olivia's story opens with a devastating betrayal an assault by those she once called friends. What follows is not just survival, but transformation. Through the raw terrain of postpartum recovery, the tender chaos of raising twins, and the quiet power of love, Olivia learns to name her pain, reclaim her body, and rebuild her life with intention.
From the fog of early motherhood to the clarity of creative purpose, Olivia's voice becomes a lifeline for women everywhere. Her bestselling debut, Mothered: What Birth Took, What Love Returned, sparked a movement of emotional truth-telling. In Olivia, she goes deeper tracing the emotional architecture of trauma, the sacred rituals of family, and the daily practice of choosing love.
Now, with her twins thriving at ten, her marriage blooming, and her legacy expanding, Olivia reflects on what it means to rise not in spite of what happened, but because of what she chose to become.
This is not just a story about motherhood.
It's a story about becoming.
About truth.
About love.
And about the quiet miracle of healing out loud.

Marie Bryce is an author, researcher, and story curator whose work bridges personal growth, leadership, and emotional intelligence through the power of everyday narrative. With a background in coaching and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), she has built a distinctive career transforming real-life experiences into actionable, heart-led learning tools.
Her writing journey began not in a publishing house, but in community centres, classrooms, and quiet conversations with change-makers who didn't realize they were leading. Marie's first works emerged from her coaching sessions, handcrafted workbooks, reflection pages, and training guides that distilled complex concepts like strategic vision, servant leadership, and democratic decision-making into simple, relatable stories. Her mission: to make leadership feel human again.