A self-help book featuring a NI mum has gained great success after it launched last week.
35-year-old Carly Boyle from Bangor is a co-author in 'The Awakened Warrior Toolkit' and has been "completely blown away" at the response it has received.
The book currently remains in the top charts in the Miracles, Women's Spirituality and Spiritual Gifts categories on Amazon.
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The primary school teacher suffered childhood trauma and decided to show that 'it is never too late to rewrite the beginning'.
The Co Down woman shares positive messages through her Instagram, @carly_great_big_stories.
Discussing the response to the book, Carly told Be: "The book launched on Amazon Kindle and paperback at 7am last Monday and by 10am we had already reached Amazon No 1 bestseller across eight different categories including Personal Transformation, Spirituality, Women's Spiritual Health, New Age... those are a few of the categories.
"I was completely blown away. I had a feeling we were going to do well. I had that kind of gut feeling, we poured our hearts and souls into it and we were very much writing this book being guided by our intuition in what we thought the world needed right now.
"It was a very heart-led book, spirit-led book and I think when you approach a project with your whole heart behind it, you get that feeling that people need it.
"That was across the board with all ten of the authors. We knew that what we were putting out into the world was very much needed at this time."
The Bangor woman's chapter focuses on inner-child healing and she previously told Be how her 'real healing' from her childhood trauma happened when she was an adult.
Carly says she is "so grateful" at the opportunity and feels "beyond blessed".
The single parent to Noah, 4, said: "I didn't quite expect for it to blow up the way that it has. That completely exceeded my expectations and to be honest, it completely humbled me because I put my story out there and the image I got was like holding a little feather in your hands and gently blowing on it... and then having to step back and let go of all control.
"It was everyone out there who believed in me, followed my journey on Instagram and supported me that ran that race [when it launched]. They were the cheerleaders, the supporters, I had no control over how far this would go and I have everybody to thank for that.
"It has been a completely humbling experiencing, just trying to step back and let things unfold as they should and know that I had no part in that."
Carly continued: "The feedback I have got is just like being wrapped in the biggest, warmed embrace. It has been incredible to read, I have welled up, I have shed a few tears and I've laughed.
"I am just so grateful to have been given this opportunity. I feel beyond blessed that it has gone as far as it has.
"I am on cloud nine and I don't think I am going to come down anytime soon. It has motivated me to keep going, to help people, especially in Northern Ireland and to get the word out there that it is possible to heal from your past.
"I just plan to go much further with this and my next project is already in the making."
To buy a personalised copy of the book, CLICK HERE. To buy on Amazon, CLICK HERE.
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