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Built to Heal

Discover powerful insights, inspiring stories, and life-changing lessons from Built to Heal. Whether you’re seeking clarity, courage, or comfort – your journey begins here.

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Built to Heal: A story of Recovery, Resilience and Rising above Adversity

Built to Heal is the poignant memoir of Margo Rukashaza, a Rwandan-American engineer whose life was transformed by an unexpected health crisis. Through humor and grace, she recounts her journey of undergoing a lifesaving liver transplant while reflecting on love, loss, family, purpose, and the quiet victories that help rebuild life from within. Rukashaza explores her deep roots, the lessons learned from painful experiences, and her cross-cultural upbringing, highlighting the emotional strength needed to navigate new challenges and find joy amidst the chaos.

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This thought-provoking memoir offers valuable insights on

Nurturing strength through challenges

Discover how adversity becomes a path to inner resilience and renewed courage.

Leading with confidence and compassion

Embrace leadership rooted in empathy, authenticity, and purposeful action.

Rebuilding identity – body, mind, and soul

Heal from within and rediscover your true self—whole, worthy, and empowered.

Finding and spreading joy from hard-earned lessons

Turn your trials into wisdom and share the light that came from the struggle.

Reviews & Testimonials

“Built to Heal is a Hollywood level page turner. Rukashaza’s journey is an uplifting and inspiring American success story. After you read this book you’ll want to share her powerful lessons of life, love and success with those you care about. Bravo Margo!”

– Mitch Axelrod
#1 Bestselling Author-Speaker-Performance Coach-Harvard Faculty

“In this powerful and poetic memoir, Rukashaza invites readers into the most defining moments of her life—from childhood trials to transformative surgery and her rise in corporate leadership. With honesty, humor, and grace, she shares lessons learned and wisdom gained, offering clear takeaways and heartfelt poetry along the way.

This book is a guide for anyone seeking to reconnect with their younger self, find healing, and walk boldly in their purpose.”

– Brian Crawford
Brian Crawford—Educator-Speaker-Award-winning Author of The Weaver’s Scar: For Our Rwanda

“This book is a testament of the human will to embrace life without folding. I resonated with the duality of a changing identity without losing humanity.

The chapters are short and straightforward, it calls you in and provides practical application, I highly recommend”

– Theo Brown
Coach, Personal and Professional Development

“Rukashaza is the most resilient and remarkable person I’ve met. She intriguingly describes her lapses into early hepatic coma as sleepiness, despite being in a pre-comatose state.”

– Dr. B. Levenson
MD for over 45 years

“Margo shares her journey through life’s uncertainties and unexpected detours, including her experience with a liver transplant. If you’re grappling with anxiety about life’s challenges, this is a must-read!”

– JM Habineza
Executive Director & Co- Founder, iDebate Rwanda

“A powerful and poetic journey through pain and perseverance. Margo’s voice is both fierce and tender.”

– Dr. Amina Caldwell
Author & Educator

“Built to Heal is a masterclass in vulnerability and strength. Every page resonates with truth.”

– James Okoro
Mental Health Advocate
“Margo Rukashaza writes with the clarity of an engineer and the soul of a poet. This book is unforgettable.”
– Lena Torres
Editor at SoulLit Press

“Built to Heal is a Hollywood level page turner. Rukashaza’s journey is an uplifting and inspiring American success story. After you read this book you’ll want to share her powerful lessons of life, love and success with those you care about. Bravo Margo!”

– Mitch Axelrod
#1 Bestselling Author-Speaker-Performance Coach-Harvard Faculty

“In this powerful and poetic memoir, Rukashaza invites readers into the most defining moments of her life—from childhood trials to transformative surgery and her rise in corporate leadership. With honesty, humor, and grace, she shares lessons learned and wisdom gained, offering clear takeaways and heartfelt poetry along the way.

This book is a guide for anyone seeking to reconnect with their younger self, find healing, and walk boldly in their purpose.”

– Brian Crawford
Brian Crawford—Educator-Speaker-Award-winning Author of The Weaver’s Scar: For Our Rwanda

“This book is a testament of the human will to embrace life without folding. I resonated with the duality of a changing identity without losing humanity.

The chapters are short and straightforward, it calls you in and provides practical application, I highly recommend”

– Theo Brown
Coach, Personal and Professional Development

“Rukashaza is the most resilient and remarkable person I’ve met. She intriguingly describes her lapses into early hepatic coma as sleepiness, despite being in a pre-comatose state.”

– Dr. B. Levenson
MD for over 45 years

“Margo shares her journey through life’s uncertainties and unexpected detours, including her experience with a liver transplant. If you’re grappling with anxiety about life’s challenges, this is a must-read!”

– JM Habineza
Executive Director & Co- Founder, iDebate Rwanda

“A powerful and poetic journey through pain and perseverance. Margo’s voice is both fierce and tender.”

– Dr. Amina Caldwell
Author & Educator

“Built to Heal is a masterclass in vulnerability and strength. Every page resonates with truth.”

– James Okoro
Mental Health Advocate

“Margo Rukashaza writes with the clarity of an engineer and the soul of a poet. This book is unforgettable.”

– Lena Torres
Editor at SoulLit Press

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Discover powerful insights, inspiring stories, and life-changing lessons from Built to Heal. Whether you’re seeking clarity, courage, or comfort—your journey begins here.
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