Kelsea Ballerini Promotes Her New Poetry Book On Instagram

Kelsea Ballerini took to Instagram and uploaded a photo of herself holding her new book.

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The country singer revealed some teenage secrets.

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She said she burned her upper lip before by waxing before her first kiss and struggled with an eating disorder.

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She also admitted she had sex before marriage, and it’s a social stigma in her hometown.

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Ballerini expressed her love for writing and began writing songs at the age of 12.

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According to her, writing was a “source of therapy from my parents divorcing.”

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She also noted that writing allowed her to “celebrate the good and grieve the bad, and shifting to poetry allowed me to go deeper.”

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A fan told her, “Through this book you became the big sister I’ll never have.”

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Another follower wrote, “Your book is beautiful Kelsea! I love you even more. So proud of you for #FeelYourWayThrough.”

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