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The Lotus Tattoo: One Woman's Grit from Bully to Redemption
Dear God, please let my dad die in his sleep tonight—pleeeease, don’t let him kill me before he dies.As a child, Marisa’s prayers were left unanswered as she begged God to save her from her abusive alcoholic father. Now she is convinced her nightmares are a punishment. God left her, and the nightmares are a curse the Devil placed on her for being a bad child.Finding herself alone in a world she doesn’t understand, Marisa’s fight for survival leads her to bullying others, taking drugs, and entering an abusive relationship as her life plummets into an endless chasm of bad decisions.Now in her forties and newly divorced, the nightmares return. Questioning her mental state and her ability to raise her kids, she begins a quest to find out the truth about the demons in her head. Marisa is astoundingly open about her doubts and concerns along her unlikely journey. Can she break the curse to find her inner peace and redemption?The Lotus Tattoo is a remarkably candid memoir of one woman’s story of resilience after abuse and the fear, anger, and mind games she battles along the way.
194 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 8, 2020
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Marisa Jones
1 book2 followersMarisa Jones released “The Lotus Tattoo: One Woman’s Grit from Bully to Redemption” in support of October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month and National Bullying Prevention Month. “The Lotus Tattoo is a remarkably candid memoir about Marisa’s transformation from child abuse, drugs and alcohol abuse, and being a bully to a happily married and successful IT professional determined to inspire others who live with the secrets of a traumatic past.
Marisa’s core mission is to let people know they’re not alone and show them ways to live without the fear or anger of their past trauma or abuse. Her new online platform Everyday Being provides a community of resources for healing to victims of trauma while bringing awareness to the programs available through her partners.
“I’m Marisa Jones. I’m an IT manager and lead global enterprise IT projects. I’m a wife, a mother and a grandmother. To the outside world, I’ve always been successful, but on the inside, I harbored secrets. And those secrets I hid for fear of being exposed. I saw my life in chapters of child abuse, drugs and alcohol abuse, infertility, divorce – and I was a bully.
I convinced myself I was a survivor, but I was a complete mess. Every day I lived in fear and anger. I was depressed and suicidal.
Ten years ago, I made a commitment to heal myself. Feeling alone and ashamed of who I was, I was afraid to ask for help. So I started on my own self-help journey. Today my life has completely turned around and it’s time to give back.
Everyday Being is a new platform offering content and resources to support those looking for inspiration and healing.”
To download a free preview of her book, subscribe to her new platform Everyday Being.
Visit https://www.myeverydaybeing.com
Marisa’s story: https://www.myeverydaybeing.com/about
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Marisa’s core mission is to let people know they’re not alone and show them ways to live without the fear or anger of their past trauma or abuse. Her new online platform Everyday Being provides a community of resources for healing to victims of trauma while bringing awareness to the programs available through her partners.
“I’m Marisa Jones. I’m an IT manager and lead global enterprise IT projects. I’m a wife, a mother and a grandmother. To the outside world, I’ve always been successful, but on the inside, I harbored secrets. And those secrets I hid for fear of being exposed. I saw my life in chapters of child abuse, drugs and alcohol abuse, infertility, divorce – and I was a bully.
I convinced myself I was a survivor, but I was a complete mess. Every day I lived in fear and anger. I was depressed and suicidal.
Ten years ago, I made a commitment to heal myself. Feeling alone and ashamed of who I was, I was afraid to ask for help. So I started on my own self-help journey. Today my life has completely turned around and it’s time to give back.
Everyday Being is a new platform offering content and resources to support those looking for inspiration and healing.”
To download a free preview of her book, subscribe to her new platform Everyday Being.
Visit https://www.myeverydaybeing.com
Marisa’s story: https://www.myeverydaybeing.com/about
Buy on Amazon
The Lotus Tattoo: One Woman's Grit from Bully to Redemption
by Amazon.com
Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/057856694X/...
Or search for it on Amazon as - The Lotus Tattoo Memoir
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February 25, 2020
I saw myself!
Once I began reading Marissa's story,I started to change the names to my family's!! I identified with her on so many levels it was absolutely spooky!
Was she peeking between the blinds in my house? Did she hear the turmoil,the unspoken thoughts,the spoken trash,the crack of the hand/fist making contact to flesh, the snap of the belt?
Could she hear the whimpering,the noiseless soft crying leaking out from the corner of the closet or from under the bed??
For any survivor out there that decides to try this book,just know -here's one that can also help you while you heal,and gives you more insight on the other helpful steps you can take! Its helped me to find a way to come to grips with my sorted past!!
Please,don't discard this on your TBR pile,because you feel it's a slow starter!! It's not..it's an opening to cross into for peace of mind,of bruised hearts,and reconcilable "wrongs"(as we see them to be)....or it can be the start of a healing journey....P/
Once I began reading Marissa's story,I started to change the names to my family's!! I identified with her on so many levels it was absolutely spooky!
Was she peeking between the blinds in my house? Did she hear the turmoil,the unspoken thoughts,the spoken trash,the crack of the hand/fist making contact to flesh, the snap of the belt?
Could she hear the whimpering,the noiseless soft crying leaking out from the corner of the closet or from under the bed??
For any survivor out there that decides to try this book,just know -here's one that can also help you while you heal,and gives you more insight on the other helpful steps you can take! Its helped me to find a way to come to grips with my sorted past!!
Please,don't discard this on your TBR pile,because you feel it's a slow starter!! It's not..it's an opening to cross into for peace of mind,of bruised hearts,and reconcilable "wrongs"(as we see them to be)....or it can be the start of a healing journey....P/
February 27, 2020
This book was a good read about her abuse and how she dealt with it in childhood and adulthood. At the end though it veered off into 'words of wisdom' which were actually very good, just kind of threw me because of how it didn't really blend with the story. But it could be looked at as a bonus! I can say that I did get some great advice from her advice at the end.
March 13, 2020
Not what I expected
I thought this would be an unusual story following the challenges of a girl growing into an adult despite the overwhelming problems of having an angry, alcoholic father who did a lot of beating. The book was a surprising mixture of advice, dreary experiences and a discovery of last life's and hypnosis. While interesting, I had to force myself to finish the book. I'm not sure what I gained from reading it.
I thought this would be an unusual story following the challenges of a girl growing into an adult despite the overwhelming problems of having an angry, alcoholic father who did a lot of beating. The book was a surprising mixture of advice, dreary experiences and a discovery of last life's and hypnosis. While interesting, I had to force myself to finish the book. I'm not sure what I gained from reading it.
April 30, 2020
The author shares her journey of abuse, self-destructive behavior, and unconventional therapies to a place of self-awareness and healing. While initially flowing and interesting, I found myself skimming through the later pages of redundant advice and had to force myself to finish.
April 12, 2020
Love this book!
This book is full of grit and honesty as it shows a higher path many could travel but few choose to. Highly recommend.
This book is full of grit and honesty as it shows a higher path many could travel but few choose to. Highly recommend.
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