Have you ever felt you don’t belong here? That maybe you were sent to the wrong place? Have terrible people happened to you, in a seemingly endless parade of pain and bewilderment? Do you long to make sense of it all? You are not alone. This is a survival story of how one soul lived through years of abuse. Discarded and betrayed, her fierce determination and dauntless introspection helped her discover the quiet, small voice inside that grew into a powerhouse of self realization. She could heal herself. Waking Up Human: A Survivor’s Guide is a sometimes raw, quite often hilarious real-life experience. In a no-holds-barred, down-to-the-nitty-gritty monologue, Susan Aranda reveals how her day-to-day struggles caring for a dying and unappreciative father shed light on her life-long affliction with abusive partners. The experience ultimately frees her heart to celebrate the Divine Guidance in which she always secretly believed. Her hard-won wisdom provides others the courage and conviction to successfully navigate the complete voyage of being human.