In the bestselling tradition of Smashed as well as the Glass Castle, this raw, eye-opening memoir tells the powerful story of Elizabeth Garrison’s fractured childhood, descent into teenage drug addiction, and struggle to overcome nearly insurmountable odds. Elizabeth invites the listener behind the shut doors of the picture-perfect Christian family members to reveal a dark, hidden world of kid abuse, domestic assault, and chilling family members secrets all performed in the name of God under the tyrannical guideline of her father. Like countless teenage ladies, Elizabeth converts to drugs and alcohol to flee. With smack-you-in-the-face integrity, Elizabeth chronicles the dark realities and real-life horrors of teenage substance abuse, living around the roads, foster homes, and centers. She paints an unsparing portrait of scratching and clawing her way out of the grips of child abuse, habit, and betrayal to find the strength within herself to save her own lifestyle.

Contains mature themes.