Wholeheartedly Embracing Me is a memoir that explores how trauma led to resiliency and acceptance of myself. In this book I share my experiences from serving in the Marine Corps, being a teacher in America, and my recent battle with Triple Negative Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, aka Breast Cancer. I took those 3 pivotal experiences and turned them into my trifecta, a sort of protective shield that gives me the strength and courage to share my story in hopes of connecting with others while empowering them to own and share their stories and experiences.
My name is Betsy Torres and I wrote this book because I want this to be served as a reference for young people who are transitioning into adulthood, something I wish I had growing up. Growing up is so hard but I can tell you from my experience that if you lean into your experiences, you’ll be surprised by the people who step up to be there for you in ways you didn’t even know you needed or wanted and in some cases, it’s from people you least expected.
My hope is that, in reading this book, you will discover that you are not alone in the world, there is someone out there who has been where you are and is still here. In this book, I hope to instill in you the same sort of passion and excitement that I have for stumbling ungracefully through life while embracing the hilarious moments throughout the storm. Ultimately, I want you to see this book as a tool to help you embrace the face that is staring you in the mirror, learn to love them and walk through life with a sense of purpose and pride.
In this book, you'll learn about:
How the relationship you have with yourself sets the foundation for every interaction and experience you have in your life.
How my students taught me more about myself and my past then I ever could have imagined.
How I've taken what was said to me repeatedly growing up and turned into an Educated Empowered Latina woman whose goal is to empower others.
And how important it is to never stop learning, and that doesn’t just mean a fancy piece of paper on the wall.
You will love this book if you are looking to connect with someone who has been given a ton of challenges in life and just keeps rolling with the punches because staying stuck in the same sad place is absolutely no place to live. So cry if you need to, go to a rage room and break all the things, and then get up and keep moving forward because there are leaps of faith to be taken!
Wholeheartedly EmBRACing Me is a nonfiction book that speaks to anyone who is looking to reinvent themselves through self discovery by facing and owning our pasts so we can find our passionate purpose and laugh our way through life.