The author's commitment to overcome her doubts and fears; quiet the voices in her head; and make one of her dreams come true to participate in the Summer Senior Olympics after 49 years of not running at all, takes the reader through some 4 years of her training, her search for answers and her desire to leave the past behind. Finishing 7th with a torn hamstring at The National Games in 2011 ended her career as a Sprinter.
The book gives the reader a glimpse of what the author, who has been physically, emotionally and psychologically abused as a child, was daily going through to get past the still powerfully looming influence of her father. The physical pain due to a few injuries made her connect to the pain she endured as a child; going deeper and finally receiving psychological help she continued her intense work on taming the monster called FEAR.
“In my own life, my monster was the feeling of fear associated with inadequacy. But once I learned to conquer it, I experienced freedom to live for the first time. My mission is to help people conquer these monsters as early in their lives as possible.”
“In my own life, my monster was the feeling of fear associated with inadequacy. But once I learned to conquer it, I experienced freedom to live for the first time. My mission is to help people conquer these monsters as early in their lives as possible.”