Petals From Mars: A Memoir of Resilience and Triumph over Adversity
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    [synopsis] => A Poignant Memoir of Inspiration and Wisdom 
	 
	Judie Dziezak is no stranger to adversity. Those who kn​o​w her as an attorney, technology writer, or scientist s​ee​ a soft-spoken, pleasant, competent professional who courageously st​ands​ up for what's right even when she ​is​ the only one standing. What they ​don't​ know ​is​ that growing up, she wrestled with a tumultuous crescendo of abuse from her mentally ill mother. No one knew. 
	 
	As an adult, that secret came back to haunt her. A soul-shattering experience wrought by an exquisitely orchestrated, premeditated lie threatened to devour her alive and pull her back into a toxic stew of drama. That situation forced a choice: accept the lie or embrace the truth and cut family ties. Which would she choose? 
	 
	​​In ​Dziezak's work in male-dominated fields where she was among the first few women, ​​and sometimes the only woman​, struggles were not commonplace. But when they occurred, they were a doozy.​ ​A​dversarial 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. 
	 
	Petals from Mars is a brave, intimate chronicle of a fiery battle for holding one's power and standing firm. 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.
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