Cracked Open Healing Through Chaos, Collapse, & Grace Some breaking points don’t destroy you. They open you. Cracked Open is a raw, intimate memoir about addiction recovery, trauma healing, grief, and the slow, often uncomfortable return to self. This is not a redemption story wrapped in certainty or spiritual bypassing. It is a true account of early sobriety, emotional reckoning, and learning how to stay present when numbing is no longer an option. Content note: This book includes vivid descriptions of addiction, domestic violence, and emotional collapse. Please take care as you read. Written from inside the fragile terrain of recovery, the author shares her lived experience navigating addiction, motherhood, loss, and the unraveling of old identities. Healing here is not linear. It arrives through breath, honesty, boundaries, and learning to listen to the body when the mind can no longer lead. This memoir speaks to: those in sobriety or addiction recovery - readers healing from trauma, grief, or emotional burnout - women reclaiming identity after caretaking, survival, or loss - seekers drawn to spirituality grounded in real life, not perfection Cracked Open does not offer answers or formulas. It offers companionship. It is a reminder that healing is not about fixing yourself, but about remembering who you were before the world taught you to disappear. This book is part of a larger body of work through Awaken Happy Soul , where reflection, meditation, and grounded spiritual practice support the ongoing journey from pain to presence. If life has cracked you open—and you are learning how to live from that opening—this book will meet you there.