There’s this trend going around right now that says the #1 song on your birthday is your theme song… and mine?

“If You Don’t Know Me by Now” by Simply Red.

At first, I laughed.Then I paused.And thought — wow, that’s actually kind of perfect.

I’ve been misunderstood for most of my life.

I never quite fit in with the crowd.Never checked the right boxes.Never felt like I belonged.

But maybe… no one ever asked the right questions.Maybe no one ever really tried to understand me.

And while that used to hurt, it also sparked something powerful.It inspired a whole book series.

Because sometimes the things that break us —become the very things that build us.

So here’s your reminder:✨ Be who you are, fully.✨ Love yourself without apology.✨ You are worthy of being known — exactly as you are.

And if they don’t know you by now? That’s okay. You do. 💫

Stay tuned… A Girl Unlucky is just the beginning.– Ember Grae

Written by Nicole of Better Together

Told by Ember Grae — because some stories are too sacred not to share.