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    Let Me Get This Off My Chest

    • An inspiring story of saving my own life and my journey to self-love
    • Tara Hopko
    • January 29, 2019
    • 132 pages
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    Author's Description

    My story is about how I went from a fun, energetic, athletic women to falling into society’s trap of believing I was not enough just as I am. This story will give you a glimpse into why I decided to alter my body with plastic surgery, and the devastating effects I suffered from that decision. No doctor was able to give me answers. Those answers had to be discovered through my own research and determination. In my journey to discovering what was wrong with me, I also found my faith. With my strong faith in God and my inner strength, I took my first steps in taking my life back. In my journey to healing, I also had to heal the insecurities that led me to this situation. I learned for the first time in my life to love myself. This story is a must read for anyone who has suffered or is suffering with Breast Implant Illness. This book will also speak to anyone who has ever been broken, doubted themselves, or felt insecure. You’ll be inspired to truly love yourself for maybe the first time in forever. We all have scars, seen and unseen, and we must embrace the fact we are all beautifully broken.

    About the Author

    Tara Hopko is a new author who has chosen to share her very personal journey with Breast Implant Illness. Prior to becoming ill from her ‘safe lifetime devices’ she was a fun, energetic wife and mother of 2 young girls. Tara has competed in bodybuilding-figure competitions and was a competitive dancer in her younger days. She is no stranger to ‘owning’ a stage and being the center of attention. However, after her implants sucked the life out of her she found she had become a shell of the person she had been. As you will learn through her story, explanting her ‘safe lifetime devices’ has saved her life and helped her become the who she once was, once again. Tara’s memoir will make you laugh and cry and most of all inspire you to love ‘your perfect’!
    • Books

    Let Me Get This Off My Chest

    • An inspiring story of saving my own life and my journey to self-love
    • Tara Hopko
    • Published January 29, 2019
    • 132 pages
    Compass Instagram Facebook Twitter Youtube Amazon

    Author's Description

    About the Author

    Tara Hopko is a new author who has chosen to share her very personal journey with Breast Implant Illness. Prior to becoming ill from her ‘safe lifetime devices’ she was a fun, energetic wife and mother of 2 young girls. Tara has competed in bodybuilding-figure competitions and was a competitive dancer in her younger days. She is no stranger to ‘owning’ a stage and being the center of attention. However, after her implants sucked the life out of her she found she had become a shell of the person she had been. As you will learn through her story, explanting her ‘safe lifetime devices’ has saved her life and helped her become the who she once was, once again. Tara’s memoir will make you laugh and cry and most of all inspire you to love ‘your perfect’!
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