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Synopsis
From turbulence to grace, an inspiring memoir of a fiery battle for holding one’s power and standing firm when life demands submission. A moving story about refusing to be defined by one’s environment.
Judie Dziezak is no stranger to adversity. Those who know her as an attorney, technology writer, or scientist see a soft-spoken, pleasant, competent professional who courageously stands up for what’s right even when she is the only one standing. What they don’t know is that she harbors a dark secret.
In this brave, intimate chronicle, Dziezak shares openly of discovering, as a youngster, that her mother was mentally ill. While grappling to understand the root of her mother’s illness, she wrestled with a tumultuous crescendo of abuse flowing from that illness. No one knew.
In a voice resonating with compassion, she mines those painful experiences for hard-earned treasures that in an odd sense prepare her for later working among the first few women, and sometimes as the only woman, in male-dominated fields.
In her professional years, power struggles were not commonplace. But when they occurred, they were a doozy. Adversarial ghosts reminiscent of those from her youth surfaced: jealousy, sabotage, and disempowerment—only now primarily from a patriarchal leadership. She turned to the treasures gleaned from her early years of abuse: self-reliance, resilience, and inner strength. And after encountering a stream of dilemmas, she learned the ultimate lesson—the key to moving forward.
With keen insight, Dziezak unfolds a look into the strength of the human spirit and how difficulty can blossom into self-discovery, compassion, understanding, and self-love.
Author Bio
Speaker and mentor Judie Dziezak draws on the spiritual arts and her former careers in law, publishing, and science to guide people to step into their personal power, evolve into the best expression of themselves, and reconnect with their inner wisdom. An engaging speaker, she has addressed industry conferences, women’s groups, corporations, and universities. This is her first book.
