Unshackled: A Story of Redemption and Renewal is the raw and powerful true story of Joe Potosi-a man who endured a childhood of abuse, neglect, and abandonment, carried those scars into adulthood, and nearly lost everything to addiction. Yet this is not a story about staying broken. It's about breaking free.
From the streets of Rockford to the steel decks of the U.S. Navy, from failed jobs and fractured relationships to the brink of despair, Joe's journey is gritty and unflinching. But woven through the pain is a thread of hope-the kind that only comes from faith, forgiveness, and the courage to face the past head-on. In these pages, you'll walk with Joe through trauma, resilience, and the slow work of healing. You'll see how faith transformed shame into strength, how love rebuilt what was once shattered, and how generational cycles can be broken.
At its core, Unshackled carries a message for every reader: your condition does not have to be your conclusion.