Still Rising

There was a time when I believed my story would end in addiction.
I lost myself in grief, trauma, and the choices that followed. I convinced myself I was surviving, even as I drifted further away from the woman—and the mother—I wanted to be.
Then one heartbreaking voicemail from my little boy changed everything.
Still Rising is the true story of addiction, recovery, motherhood, and finding my way home. It's about the people who loved my children when I couldn't, the family who refused to give up on me, and the long road back from shame to hope.
This memoir isn't just about addiction. It's about childhood, family, loss, forgiveness, resilience, and the quiet moments that shape who we become. It's about a little girl who sang into a hairbrush, a granddaughter who adored her Nonno, an athlete who lost her way, and a mother who fought to become the woman her sons always deserved.
Recovery didn't erase my past. It taught me how to live with it, learn from it, and use it to build a different future.
If you've ever loved someone struggling with addiction, questioned whether healing was possible, or wondered if it was too late to start over, this story is for you.
No matter how far you've fallen, you are never too far gone to rise again.