REVIEW

Here is a book that you will not want to put down. You will cry, laugh, and find insight and inspiration no matter who you are. There is a man/woman in the mirror for you to uncover. - Marilyn Gansel, PsyD, Applied Sports Psychologist, Mind/Body Wellness Coach & Author of Pain. Purpose, Passion: that was then, this is now.

I truly enjoyed the journey, at the end I felt that the story was an invitation for anyone who is struggling in life to take on the adventure of hard work, pain and focusing on the end goal and somewhere along the road you might, or probably will get more than you ever dreamed of. - Lisa Vellacott

I couldn’t put it down! Every chapter ends like a cliff hanger season finally, and I had to see what came next. - Dawn Walker

Facing the demons that are destroying you is the most intimidating aspect of any addiction. Daniel is an inspiration to all who seek to overcome the pain! - Priscilla Roy LeBlanc

When obesity became too heavy a burden to bear, would one man give into despair… or

reinvent his world?

Dan Hawthorne anticipated death. After an innocent childhood relationship with food turned into

a destructive adult habit, he dreaded seeing his 650-pound self in the mirror. But on his darkest

night of the soul with his sinister inner voice berating him, the desperate man cried out to God,

was heard, and formed a plan to redefine his image, his health, and his life.

Determined to see himself as valuable once more, Dan began to fight the demon in his mind with

positivity and saw the numbers on the scale gradually shrink. And after steady success, he

realized his true purpose was to support and inspire others trapped in the same battles.

In this brutally honest account, self-remade man Dan Hawthorne speaks out about the patterns

that led his life to crumble, the pivotal moment that motivated intense change, and how a divine

hope carried him in the hardest times. And through his deeply personal insights as he fought his

way back to health, this big-hearted role model’s raw story offers an encouraging look inside

obesity and promotes kindness and love.

The Giant in Me: A Memoir is the heartfelt first book in an inspirational series of spiritual

wellness texts. If you like uplifting journeys of discovery, stories of reaching the bright side, and

happily ever after, then you’ll adore Dan Hawthorne’s eye-opening account.