Still Here is a raw and honest memoir about surviving childhood trauma, addiction, mental illness, and the struggle to become whole. Through candid storytelling, the author shares a journey marked by an absent father, a mother battling alcoholism, bullying, and years of self-destructive coping.
From a year spent in a mental hospital to grappling with a diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) and depression, this book explores the deep pain of abandonment, shame, and guilt. It reveals the impact on fatherhood, relationships, and self-worth.
But beyond the darkness, Still Here is about resilience - choosing to show up, to be real, and to heal one imperfect day at a time. It's an invitation to anyone struggling with their own past to find peace not by forgetting, but by facing the truth and learning to be more themselves.
With vulnerability and grit, this memoir offers hope that no matter how broken you feel, you are still here - and that is powerful enough.