Pretty Wrecked, Tracy Viola
Pretty Wrecked, Tracy Viola
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Pretty Wrecked
Confessions of a Teen Addict and Her Road to Recovery

Author: Tracy Viola

Narrator: Tracy Viola

Unabridged: 7 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: TEV

Published: 10/24/2024


Synopsis

Going numb was her only choice...In this captivating memoir, one woman's journey unfolds - from the darkest depths of teenage abuse and addiction to the heights of personal and professional success. Her brave and vivid narrative, skillfully blending laughter and tears, reveals the enduring beauty that can emerge from life's darkest moments. Marked by scars and illuminated by triumphs, this is a gripping read for anyone who has faced adversity, dared to hope, and believes in the boundless power of redemption.Journey from cold city streets to the Ivy League, where Tracy proves it doesn't matter where you start ... it matters where you finish."A tale of grit told with brutal honesty and a hefty dose of humor by the woman who lived it." ~ Angela Duckworth, author of "Grit", Professor, University of PennsylvaniaIn this gripping and unexpectedly funny debut memoir, Tracy Viola's journey unfolds - from the darkest depths of teenage abuse and addiction to the heights of personal and professional success. Marked by scars and illuminated by triumphs, her brave and vivid narrative skillfully blends laughter and tears.Written in a series of vignettes with 80s and 90s nostalgia throughout, Tracy paints a vivid picture of metamorphosis as she reveals the hard-learned lessons of addiction, recovery, and how to grab life by the balls.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jo on December 09, 2024

Wow. What an inspirational read. Now, please forgive me this, normally accounts of surviving and recovering from addiction’s are a bit self centred or looking to cast blame, no judgement, in my experience it’s the nature of the beast. It’s a selfish disease, addiction. Aswell as that I’ve read very......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on December 21, 2024

It’s hard to imagine that someone so young can so quickly turn into an addict. One moment doing something so simply being a teenage girl to quickly relying on a substance to numb everything. At first I was throw off by the authors voice and didn’t know it I would be able to listen to it. Thankfully,......more

Goodreads review by Josephine on January 26, 2025

Drugs are powerful much more so than you. It’s hard to imagine that someone so young can so quickly turn into an addict. One moment doing something so simple ad being a teenage girl to quickly relying on a substance to numb everything. She felt going numb was her only choice at least the drugs told......more

Goodreads review by Maggie on April 05, 2024

Tracy's story of addiction, recovery, determination, and grit is inspiring and so real you feel that if you don't know the author personally, you know someone who is struggling with similar circumstances. Tracy offers a raw look at her downward spiral into addiction and as the reader, I found myself......more

Goodreads review by Nikki on January 12, 2025

Tracy shares her raw and honest story of being an addict as a teenager and her road to recovery. It shocked me to hear such a story, especially of someone at such a young age and the really important message for me as a parent, was to be mindful of who we allow in our children’s lives, as just one to......more