Read by: Hillary Hubar
Initially, I was a bit wary about the direction of this book. I find it troubling when authors become addicted to drugs and alcohol and social services don’t jump in, especially when they are so young. In another book that I’m currently listening to, it’s almost as if the author is romanticising the use of drugs. But fortunately, it's not the case with this book.
Elizabeth shares how she became addicted to drugs and alcohol from a young age and her journey of dealing with the wrong crowd. The underlying cause of it all, her father’s abuse, and not getting the type of support needed to work through the issues.
What I did find surprising (as she did when she finally did clean herself up, and graduate from high school), was remembering the detail of scenarios that she had to deal with. One would have thought that this would be quite inconceivable with the amount of drugs that she had taken. But what is incredible, not only did she get clean and complete high school, but she also completed her PhD Summa Cum laude. As she puts it, she should have died on a number of occasions, but there is a reason that she went through everything she did so that she would be able to give others the support and hope that she so desperately needed.
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