Overview
In this inspiring memoir, a former female Marine platoon leader recalls the wars she has fought on the playing field, the battlefield, and inside her own soul revealing how overcoming the harrowing circumstances in her life helped her ultimately redefine what it means to be strong and what perfect really is.
Theresa Larson has lived multiple lives. At ten she was a caregiver to her dying mother. As an adolescent, an All-Star high school, college, and professional softball player. As a young adult, a fitness competition winner, beauty pageant contestant, and model. And as a grown woman, a high-achieving Lieutenant in the Marines, in charge of an entire platoon while deployed in Iraq.Meanwhile, Theresa was battling bulimia nervosa, an internal struggle which ultimately cut short her military service when she was voluntarily evacuated from combat. Theresa s journey to wellness required the bravery to ask for help, to take care of herself first, and abandon the idea of perfect. In
Warrior, she lays bare all of these lives in intimate and vivid detail, examining extremely personal and sometime painful moments and how, by finally accepting the help of others, she learned to make herself whole. From growing up in a log cabin outside Seattle to facing down the enemy in Iraq, Theresa s journey demonstrates that good health and happiness is a daily, intentional act that requires persistence and commitment.Theresa hopes that through sharing her story, she will help inspire others to empower themselves, embrace their inner warrior and re-define strength. Startling and funny, terrifying and triumphant, heartbreaking and inspirational,
Warrior is at heart a story of perseverance and success of a determined woman who is model for everyone struggling to conquer their own demons. Theresa shows that asking for help can be an act of courage, and that we are stronger than we think when faced with seemingly impossible odds.
Full Product Details
Author: Theresa Larson ,
Alan Eisenstock
Publisher: HarperOne
Imprint: HarperOne
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.295kg
ISBN: 9780062399496
ISBN 10: 0062399497
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 28 March 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
<i>Warrior</i> is an interesting and enjoyable read, and the journey Theresa takes us on has elements many can relate to: dealing with loss, the struggle to be perfect, and the pressure to look and act a certain way as a female. I highly recommend <i>Warrior</i>. --<b>Mayim Bialik</b>, actress
Warrior is an interesting and enjoyable read, and the journey Theresa takes us on has elements many can relate to: dealing with loss, the struggle to be perfect, and the pressure to look and act a certain way as a female. I highly recommend Warrior. --Mayim Bialik, actress
