Built From Experience. Living well

Christopher Schroeder / Author & Founder

Practical tools for rebuilding your life and living well.

Books on self-awareness, independence, resilience, and peace—written from lived experience.

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U.S. Navy veteran. Author. Founder.
02 About the author

The work behind the words

A life rebuilt with intention can become a map for someone else.

Christopher Schroeder is a U.S. Navy veteran, author, and founder of Built From Experience — The Art of Living Well. Drawing on his own experience of rebuilding after difficult life chapters, he writes about solitude, emotional awareness, boundaries, and personal growth. His work turns lived experience into practical tools for people seeking greater independence, resilience, and peace. He shares his life with his loyal dog, Larry.

Solitude Awareness Boundaries Peace
03 Books

The current collection

Books for the work of becoming.

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Book one

From Surviving to CreatingThe Frequency of You

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Book two

Let It BurnThe Art of Non-Engagement

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Book three

Mastering the Art of Living Alone

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Book four

Dating After Divorce? Yuck!

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Book five

Reclaiming Your Baseline

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Upcoming title

The Power of the Pause

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The Built From Experience mission

“I turn lived experience into practical tools for living with more awareness, independence, resilience, and peace.”

For readers rebuilding after major life transitions, this work offers a steady place to reflect, find language for what has changed, and choose the next step with more intention.

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