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Hi {{first_name | friend}},
Last week, I crossed the 1-year mark since leaving Google and stepping into the role as storyteller and healer.
The last year has been one of the most monumental in my life. Transitioning from a life in constant hustle and on-the-go, in my masculine mode, to a one with more stillness, led by intuition and flow - allowing the mystical artist within the storyteller to be born. It’s been gut-wrenching, yet expansive. And now, the moment has arrived to press play.
It starts with publishing my book on March 24th (available for pre-order), celebrating the launch at Austin's iconic BookPeople, and stepping into my role as a healer with a Collective Trauma Release event.
Here we go.
What’s Taking Shape
Preorder Now! A Polish Girl in Siberia
Translating my grandmother’s memoir about surviving Stalin’s deportations to Siberia changed me.
What began as a translation became part of my own healing journey. Her story revealed the quiet power of human kindness and the invisible threads that carry survival across generations.
A Polish Girl in Siberia is my tribute to those threads, to ancestral healing, and to the lasting ripple effects of kindness
This work will be preserved in the Hoover Institution Archives at Stanford University, reviewed by the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) in Poland, and included in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Washington, DC.
To me, that means this story will live on, not just as memory, but as part of the historical record.
Where We Gather
Bridging Horizons: A Polonia Gathering
March 7 | Pompano Beach, FL
I’m heading to Miami for The Polish Link Signature Sunset Event, where Poles from across the country come together to connect, collaborate, and celebrate. I’ll be there - if you will be there, give me a shout!
A Collective Trauma Release
March 21 | Alchemy Wellness @ 3pm in Austin, TX
While translating my grandma’s story, I realized how much of what we carry isn’t only ours. That led me to become certified as a Collective Trauma Release Facilitator, and I’m now holding space for a group session focused on safety and shared healing.
When we gather with intention, something softens. If you feel the pull, you’re invited.
A Special Launch Night
April 10 | Book People @ 7pm
I’ll be sitting down with Dr. Rachel Moss to mark the release of A Polish Girl in Siberia, alongside Dot Dot Dot Connect and the Austin Polish Society. It would mean so much to have you there. The event is free and open to the public.
Where My Thoughts Have Been
Kindness is a Force That Bends History
Last October, I shared the story of publishing my grandmother’s experience surviving a Soviet Gulag in Siberia during WWII. At just six years old, she was deported, starved, and forced into exile, and survived largely because of the quiet kindness of strangers.
This past year reshaped me in ways I couldn’t have predicted. Thank you for witnessing it. For believing in it. For supporting it.
I’ve pressed play. And I’m ready for what comes next.
Isabella ‘Iza’ Skrypczak
Published Author & Healer
Soulful healing practices combining Reiki, channeling, and somatic methods to reconnect with your truth and inner peace.
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