Real-life lessons of grit and growth that come from being a bona fide Badass! Overcoming life's many disappointments begins with one thing: grit. But what is grit, and how can we know what it looks like in the sh*tshow of life? Drawing from her own experience and psychology practice, psychologist Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt, author of Getting to Good Riddance: A No-Bullsh*t Breakup Survival Guide, weaves together a collection of gritty stories of survival, hope, and healing in the face of overwhelming pain and adversity. Badass Stories illustrates how real people have used tools like grit and hope to make it through life's challenges-great and small-and foster growth and healing in the process. These seriously motivational tales will inspire you to harness the grit it takes to succeed, show up for the fight, call out your own bullsh*t, and become the Badass you were meant to be!