Beyond the Brightness

Maria R. Berardi, after suffering from the terrifying aspects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder her entire life, has finally found genuine peace. This peace hasn t come easily, but today it translates into her ability to be happy, healthy, and positive in her thinking. Her powerful story of despair, addiction, and homelessness is told with a gut-wrenching honesty that will resonate with anyone who has struggled with trauma, remembered or otherwise. Today Maria lives humbly but happily in a small apartment on Long Island, New York, and spends her time giving piano lessons, enjoying the beauty of music, and willingly sharing her story with others in the hopes that they, too, can find the path to a happier, healthier life.