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Release Year
2024
ISBN
9781665763554

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Archway Publishing
ISBN-10
1665763558
ISBN-13
9781665763554
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20073623097

Product Key Features

Topic
Personal Memoirs
Publication Year
2024
Book Title
Not Just a Lunch Lady : Woman, Survivor, Veteran, Mother, Dreamer, Pin-Up Girl, and a Heaping Tablespoon of Lessons Learned
Number of Pages
190 Pages
Language
English
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Author
Hope Smith
Format
Trade Paperback

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Synopsis
What if I said you don't have to travel to the other side of the world to find or heal yourself like they show you in the movies? You can do it in your own backyard. I have called many places home including a floating city aboard an aircraft carrier and inside the walls of a connex box (large metal cargo container) with a roommate in a war zone. I even lived among the orange and lemon orchards and beautiful beaches of Sicily. I have flown on some of the coolest military aircraft in the company of high ranking Officers, listened to the sounds of mortars and volcano eruptions outside my window on a nightly basis. I have experienced first-hand the challenges and proud accomplishments that can come with being a woman in the military. I am neither rich nor famous, but I have been through the good, the bad, and the ugly! This book is the story of my life fully lived, in spite of my lifelong struggle with depression and anxiety. It is about somehow always finding a reason to smile. This book will assure you it is okay to be angry, to grieve, to take your time forgiving others, to make mistakes. Remind yourself that you can't control the actions of others! This book is a guide to smoothly and sometimes not so smoothly navigating this moody ocean called life. Hope anchors your soul to life when nothing else keeps you from the depths of despair., 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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