Queen of the Boulevard My Road to Sobriety (Queen of the Boulevard, Whittier and Van Nuys A Girl, a Trans Am, and California Nights) Kindle Edition

This book is dedicated to the woman I once was—the one who stood in the middle of chaos and called it control, who could walk into any room with confidence while quietly falling apart inside. She was strong in ways no one could see, carrying more than she ever let on, learning how to survive long before she ever learned how to heal. She made choices she didn’t always understand, chasing something that always seemed just out of reach, believing for a long time that she was in control of a life that was slowly slipping through her hands.There were nights that felt endless, moments that blurred together, and decisions that led her further away from herself. And yet, even in the middle of all of it, there was something still there—a small, steady part that refused to disappear completely. A part that kept going, even when everything else felt lost.For a long time, I thought she was gone for good.But she wasn’t.This book is also dedicated to the woman I became—the one who finally stopped running, who turned and faced everything she had tried to outrun. The one who chose truth over illusion, even when the truth hurt. The one who learned that real strength isn’t found in pretending you’re okay, but in admitting when you’re not—and choosing to do something about it.Sobriety didn’t come all at once. It wasn’t a single moment or a simple decision. It was built day by day, choice by choice, sometimes minute by minute. It was uncomfortable, raw, and at times overwhelming. But it was also the most honest thing I had ever done.Sobriety gave me my life back—but more than that, it gave me myself.It gave me clarity where there had been confusion. Peace where there had been chaos. It gave me the ability to feel again, to see clearly, and to understand the life I was living instead of just moving through it. It gave me strength—not the kind that hides, but the kind that stands, steady and real.Every step of this journey came with a cost. There were things I had to face, things I had to let go of, and parts of my life I had to leave behind. But with that loss came something greater—a chance to rebuild, to redefine who I was, and to create a life rooted in truth instead of escape.This dedication is for every version of me that existed along the way—the one who didn’t know, the one who struggled, the one who broke, and the one who rebuilt.And it’s for anyone who finds themselves somewhere in that space right now.For anyone who feels lost.For anyone who feels like they’ve gone too far.For anyone who wonders if change is possible, if healing is real, if life can ever feel whole again.This is my proof that it is.This is my road back. Read more