What It Looks Like What It Looks Like: An Awakening Through Love and Trauma, War and Music, Sports and History, Politics and Spirituality

Marta Maranda

Alchemadhi Publishing, Aug 4, 2014 - Biography & Autobiography - 432 pages

Marta Maranda doesn't drink, smoke, use drugs, or have destructive sexual patterns. She is committed to exercise, eats healthfully, and has never had a cup of coffee in her life. But despite not having the substance or behavioral addictions widely associated with rehab, she checked herself into a five-week program, one week after a family member checked out, to discover her part in the dysfunction of her life.

"What It Looks Like" tells the story of the events that led to her decision to enter rehab voluntarily and sober, her five weeks in the clinic alongside nearly 70 addicts, and the changes in her life after she left.

Her journey takes her inward on a quest of self-exploration and healing, out into a world of war, politics, history, sports, and spirituality, and finally home as she rebuilds her life piece by piece. And this is what it looks like.

About the author

A writer by nature, Marta Maranda earned a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of North Florida and undertook a year of post-graduate study at the University of Miami, where she hopes to complete her masters degree in psychology. Marta wrote her memoir, "What It Looks Like," to inspire others to find their path to healing, and believes we all have the ability to transform our lives for the better. Originally from Miami Beach, she still calls Florida home.

Bibliographic information

• Title: What It Looks Like What It Looks Like: An Awakening Through Love and Trauma, War and Music, Sports and History, Politics and Spirituality
• Author: Marta Maranda
• Publisher: Alchemadhi Publishing, 2014
• ISBN: 0985781408, 9780985781408
• Length: 432 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Memoirs