{"id":1086,"date":"2026-03-20T18:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debra-j-perry.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=1086"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:13:18","slug":"about-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/debra-j-perry.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/about-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1086\" class=\"elementor elementor-1086\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92ad30c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92ad30c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da1a4ab\" data-id=\"da1a4ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-499ccf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"499ccf1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69f4891\" data-id=\"69f4891\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fbce4 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fbce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Debra J. Perry | Sierra Dawn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c291f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5c291f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Debra J. Perry writes under the voice of Sierra Dawn, sharing raw truths about identity, resilience, and the courage it takes to become who you truly are.<\/p><p>Her work is rooted in lived experience\u2014decades of personal transformation, recovery of mind, body, and spirit, and the ongoing journey of learning to live honestly beyond the labels that once defined her.<\/p><p>In I Am an O: Focused on U (YOU), Debra introduces the concept of becoming an \u201cO\u201d\u2014open, aware, and responsible for the life you choose to create. 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