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.
