{"product_id":"kicking-and-screaming-a-memoir-of-madness-and-martial-arts-9781647420284","title":"Kicking and Screaming: A Memoir of Madness and Martial Arts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelanie Gibson was an independent woman with a good job, multiple  college degrees, and a condo in the trendy part of town. She also had a  few mental illnesses, a minor substance abuse problem, and rotten  relationship skills. She was a high-functioning crazy who needed a good  kick in the pants, literally and metaphorically. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In early 2013, as a last desperate means to save her sanity, Melanie  turned to a nearly forgotten childhood activity: the Korean martial art  of taekwondo. As if the universe were listening, she discovered her West  Texas childhood taekwondo instructors’ Grandmaster operated a taekwondo  school a few miles from her home in Fort Worth, Texas—and she decided  to start her training over as a white belt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In taekwondo, Melanie felt like she had a fresh start in more ways than  one. She found an inner peace she’d never known before, a sense of  community, a newfound confidence, and a positive outlook on life. The  kicking and screaming she was doing in class quieted the long-term  kicking and screaming in her mind. Funny and frank, \u003ci\u003eKicking and Screaming: A Memoir of Madness and Marital Arts\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Melanie’s life-changing journey from troubled, lost soul to confident taekwondo black belt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Melanie’s story proves that mental illness can be overcome. That alone  would be enough, but that fact that she rekindled her love of taekwondo  and used it for its true purpose (inner peace) made it that much more  compelling. A must-read for anyone looking to get out of a rut!” \u003cbr\u003e —Grayson Berry, actor on \u003ci\u003eCobra Kai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “Gibson’s sharp-witted, tenacious personality radiates throughout this  spirited book, and her determination should prove contagious, spurring  readers to discover a pathway through which they can combat mental  illness and discover their true selves. . . . An inspirational, sharp,  and disarmingly humorous account about taekwondo and mental health.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “I am left in awe of Melanie’s courage to reveal her darkest struggles  in the hope of helping others. Her fight to find the light inside  herself and share it with the world is a tale of inspiration for  anyone–martial artist or not. Let the breakthrough in these pages be a  call to us all to transform from our own worst enemy to our own best  friend.”\u003cbr\u003e —Ando Mierzwa, Happy Life Martial Arts","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53189323456855,"sku":"9781647420284","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kicking-and-screaming-a-memoir-of-madness-and-martial-arts-9781647420284","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}