Graduation Tales: The Testimony isn’t your typical post-graduation pep talk. This is a soul-to-soul conversation from a mother, mentor, and survivor offering hard-earned lessons, hilarious truths, and heartfelt wisdom for young adults about to enter the real world.

Originally written as love notes to her daughter after a health scare, author Keitris Bourgeois turned fear into fuel and created this guidebook to help graduates everywhere navigate life beyond the cap and gown. She’s lived nine lives: from bartender to boss, corporate consultant to entrepreneur, mama bear to motivational mentor. And through every setback, comeback, and pivot, one truth stood strong; you don’t need to have it all figured out to move forward.

This book is a no-fluff roadmap for life after graduation. Inside, Keitris unpacks everything you won’t find in a textbook: how to handle rejection, pay your rent on time, keep your peace, stay grounded, and still dream big all while being unapologetically yourself. With a voice that blends realness, sass, and love, she walks readers through the chaos of adulting with compassion and clarity.

Whether you’re 18, 22, or 30 starting over, Graduation Tales is the big sister energy, mama wisdom, and best-friend truth you didn’t know you needed.

Because the world doesn’t hand out manuals, but it helps to have a guide.