Choosing To See Beauty: My Story of Moving Past Trauma and Mental Illness

In this book, Maura Preszler shares her bittersweet journey from pain and trauma to recovery and healing. Growing up in an abusive home, receiving negative and painful messages about her value and worth, Maura was set on a path filled with mental, emotional, and physical suffering.

Finding herself battling an eating disorder and a tremendous fear of vulnerability to others, Maura was determined to face her demons and do whatever it took to find healing. Through her tremendous faith in God and her determination to persist in the hard work of therapy, Maura has found her way to freedom and the kind of love-filled life for which she once yearned.

Maura's story serves as a model and inspiration for those seeking a way forward from trauma and into a future filled with hope.