Kicking and Screaming: A Memoir of Madness and Martial Arts

Melanie Gibson was a high-functioning crazy who turned to taekwondo to save her sanity. She found inner peace, a sense of community, confidence, and a positive outlook on life.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 280 pages
\n Publication date: 06 May 2021
\n Publisher: She Writes Press
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Melanie Gibson was a remarkable woman who exuded independence, holding a good job, multiple college degrees, and a cozy condo in a trendy part of town. However, beneath her outward success, she masked a multitude of mental illnesses, a minor substance abuse problem, and poor relationship skills. She was a high-functioning individual who desperately needed a wake-up call, both literally and metaphorically.

In the early months of 2013, as a last resort to preserve her sanity, Melanie resorted to a nearly forgotten childhood activity: the Korean martial art of taekwondo. As if the universe were conspiring to help her, she stumbled upon her childhood taekwondo instructors, Grandmaster, who operated a taekwondo school just a few miles from her home in Fort Worth, Texas. Overwhelmed with a sense of hope, Melanie made the decision to start her training all over again as a white belt.

In taekwondo, Melanie found a profound sense of transformation that went beyond physical fitness. She discovered an inner peace she had never experienced before, a strong sense of community, a newfound confidence, and a positive outlook on life. The physicality of the training, coupled with the discipline and focus required, quieted the long-term mental turmoil she had been battling. Melanie's journey was both humorous and candid, and her memoir, Kicking and Screaming: A Memoir of Madness and Marital Arts, chronicles her life-changing journey from a troubled, lost soul to a confident taekwondo black belt.

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Dimension: 215 x 139 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781647420284\n \n