Tracie Bork
Growing up, I believed the way to succeed at life was to control situations, plan in excruciating detail, and exert my incredibly powerful will. I thought I knew just how my life would unfold. Unfortunately, life had other plans.
By age 25, Tracie Bork was a rising scientist and half of a power couple playing host to lavish faculty parties. But beneath the facade of total control lurked chaos, and her body was acting out in alarming ways.
One part coming-of-age story and another part medical thriller, Becoming follows one ambitious woman’s fight for answers and her unlikely spiritual awakening. Unfolding everywhere from Kodiak, Alaska, to Kyoto, Japan, Bork’s stories reveal the damage early trauma does to both beliefs and nervous systems—and the healing that’s possible if we can quiet our analytical mind and open up to divine assistance.
This memoir will baffle, educate, and validate anyone struggling with a mysterious illness or chronic high stress. It will inspire you to face your fears, let go of the coping strategies that hold you back, and live free.
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Praise from Readers
“A refreshingly honest and riveting account of a professional scientist’s spiritual awakening recounting milestones and insights in a way that are palpable to the reader. The poignant lessons learned are profoundly put into context with Tracie’s longer term past beliefs prioritizing control juxtaposed against her recent past of surrendering to a fulfilling spiritual awakening. Readers realize their own opportunities for insights and action.”
Maryann Kelly, International Medium
"Becoming: From Chaos to Alignment through Allowance, Flow, and Belief demonstrates a profound and deeply personal journey that I have been privileged to witness both as a doctor and a friend. In this book, Tracie reveals the incredible transformation from a life bound by the need to control every detail to one enriched by surrender, flow, and trust in life’s unfolding. As a medical doctor committed to integrative and transformative healing, I am inspired by the courage and vulnerability captured on each page. This work is a testament to the powerful shift that happens when we release the need for rigid control and instead allow life’s natural rhythm to guide us. The journey of Becoming is not just about overcoming chaos—it’s about aligning with the deepest parts of ourselves through allowance, faith and surrender. This book is a valuable guide for anyone seeking to live more authentically and fully. As a doctor, witnessing this metamorphosis has been one of the greatest honors of my career, and as a friend, I am incredibly proud of the wisdom, grace, and insight shared in these pages."
Dr. Jill Carnahan, MD, Best-selling author, Unexpected: Finding Resilience Through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith.
"Grab a cocoa & buckle up... You will laugh, cry, & traverse the spectrum where Science & Spirit meet. Wow... What a truly incredible tale that goes from gut-wrenching trauma to mind-bending pain and then lifts off in waves of heart-warming hope and soul-sparking grace... This memoir is a definite page-turner and I really felt like I was present with the author throughout her stories of adventure, challenge, healing, and awakening. Even though I happen to know her story quite well from having worked together, I was completely enthralled and did not want to put the book down. Her sense of humor and sharp wit really shines through in her storytelling and it carries you (as it surely carried her) through even the most painful moments of her journey. This is a must read for those who are open to discovering where science and spirit meet or for anyone who is walking their own path of healing and self-discovery (i.e. everyone). It is a truly transformative story to witness and such a healing experience to read it from her perspective."
Caroline Lee Dewey, Transformational Coach & Intuitive Healer