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Not "Just" a Lunch Lady: Woman, Survivor, Veteran, Mother, Dreamer, Pin-Up Girl, and a Heaping Tablespoon of Lessons Learned
Paperback
Biographies GeneralGeneral Alternative HealthSelf-Help
ISBN13: 9781665763554
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Published: Dec 4 2024
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What if healing didn't require a passport? What if all it took was courage, grit, and a whole lot of heart?
In Not Just a Lunch Lady, a deeply personal and inspirational memoir, one woman shares her extraordinary story of resilience as a veteran, single mother, trauma survivor, and yes, a lunch lady. With brutal honesty and flashes of humor, she reveals what it means to build a life fully lived. She does this while battling anxiety, depression, and the lingering effects of childhood trauma.
She has called many places home. These range from metal connex boxes in war zones to floating aircraft carriers and peaceful Sicilian orchards. Along the way, she has flown in military aircraft, endured the sounds of mortars and volcanoes outside her window, and forged strength in a male-dominated military world. However, this is not just a story about exotic places or heroic service. It is also about discovering healing in your own backyard.
Not Just a Lunch Lady is a memoir about embracing imperfection, honoring your anger, grieving your losses, and refusing to be defined by trauma. It is a raw and uplifting journey filled with insight, mental health awareness, faith, and family. The story reminds readers that hope is the anchor of the soul when nothing else holds you above despair.
If you are searching for a story about motherhood, mental health, military life, or emotional survival, you have found it.
Start reading today because you are more than your title.
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