An inspirational life story about overcoming adversity, rebirth and second chances, with a powerful message and a living proof that you can receive everything that life throws at you and use it as a catalyst for wisdom and incredible inner transformation. The willow tree with its gracious, flexible and resilient nature accompanies a little girl throughout her life journey. From her early years growing up in a communist country, through immigrating and creating a new life, a violent marriage, and all the way to adulthood when she gets diagnosed with a life threatening condition. Her inborn spiritual connection with her wisdom, personified by the nature of the willow tree, is what guides her along the way as she discovers deep truths about life and paths to her physical, mental and emotional healing. The story is built from key decisions made by the girl, and later by the woman, as she goes through all the phases of this tremendous inner transformation from denial, blame, acceptance and identity crisis to wholeness, and complete self-acceptance. A real-life experience of how a positive mental attitude coupled with the innate wisdom of our being, can help us navigate through the most difficult times in life. Like the willow tree, the foundations and the roots keep us grounded in times of storm. The willow invites us to be malleable and to surrender to the flow of life and become part of this dance of nature. Mari's incredible journey is a spring of inspiration for people around the world, and she generously shares daily wisdom and tools for inner transformation with her ever-growing community on her Instagram account @maricurteanu