How I ended Up leaving with an Octopus

Sometimes the longest journey isn't across countries. It's the one that leads us back to ourselves.After leaving Brazil, rebuilding her life in Portugal, surviving unexpected twists in Italy, and searching for belonging across continents, Veridiana discovers that the greatest adventure isn't finding a new home-it's learning to feel at home within herself.Told with warmth, humor, and emotional honesty, How I Walked Away with an Octopus is a deeply moving memoir about courage, healing, love, and the invisible city each of us carries inside.Inside that city live unforgettable companions: Oscar, the screenwriter who imagines disasters before they happen. Puppy, who believes joy is always worth chasing. The Dragon, who fights for justice. The Court of the Mind, where every thought becomes a trial. The Octopus, who teaches that sometimes love is simply staying.Blending memoir, emotional growth, and gentle philosophy, this is a story for anyone who has ever started over, questioned their path, carried invisible fears, or searched for a place to belong.Because sometimes the greatest journey isn't finding another country.It's finally arriving home within yourself.