Meeting Mary Badass - (Paperback)

About the Book

She survived unimaginable trauma, but it left her in pieces. When she stepped onto the trail, what followed was more than a hike. It was the remarkable journey toward wholeness - and the fearless resilient woman she had always been.

Book Synopsis

After a devastating new trauma reawakens the dissociation and fractured inner world born from childhood abuse, Mary finds herself on the edge of survival. Desperate to reclaim her life, she returns to the one place that has always offered refuge: the trail. Alone and in her sixties, she sets out to hike the Continental Divide Trail, a journey stretching thousands of miles through wilderness, isolation, and memory. But as the miles unfold, another presence begins to emerge: Mary Badass, the fierce and resilient self who carried her through impossible odds long before she knew how to name her. Part memoir, part trail narrative, and part exploration of trauma, identity, and endurance, this is the story of a woman walking herself back from the brink - and the beginning of an extraordinary journey of survival and transformation.

Review Quotes

"Have you met Mary Badass yet? If not, prepare yourself for a journey that is as wild as it is deeply human. [...] Her voice is fearless, her struggles real, and her spirit impossible to ignore. This is a book that doesn't just inspire-it stays with you, long after the final page."

Kremlin, Long Distance Hiker

"Meeting Mary Badass is a compassionate and powerful memoir of survival. After profound childhood trauma, Mary finds her way to the trail. This is not only a story of what was endured, but of endurance. An extraordinary and deeply moving achievement, Mary transforms survival into something luminous."

Shana Ronayne, author of Writing Through the Fog