PORCELAIN

About the Book

My story is of a young girl who loses both her birth and adoptive parents. Later, she is sent to live in an abusive home. As a result of her tragedies she develops a variety of mental health issues and makes self-destructive choices. Eventually she evolves into a 31 year old college graduate with a degree in Psychology. It's the kind of story one expects to be fiction, but it is her life. She now lives in Austin TX with her seven-year-old daughter. Looking at her you would not know her birth mother tried to kill herself 27 times while she was pregnant with Rayna and she was born blind and deaf and addicted to heroin. Her memoir titled Porcelain: a true story of triumph is a heart gripping documentary of her journey from feeling broken to brave survivor.

About the Author

Rayna Marie was born in San Diego and currently resides in Austin TX with her daughter Jazmyn. She considers the West Coast to be her true home and has her heart set on someday returning –on her own terms. Having earned a BA in Psychology, Rayna is working towards a career in the mental health field to mentor foster home children and give them inspiration to overcome obstacles and become their own heroes. Marie's unusual story shows the world that statistics are not meant to define and limit a person’s life. Each is a living, breathing human being with potential to do great things in society. She writes as the means to finally let go of an extraordinarily tragic past of Rayna Marie and embrace a promising future wherein she knows her purpose. “What lies behind us and what lies before us is small matters compared to what lies within us.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson