Addiction Is Our Last Name is a gripping and deeply personal memoir that lays bare the truth of growing up in a family consumed by addiction. Through vivid storytelling, Nicky invites readers into the Midwest landscapes of their youth."

Where addiction cast long shadows over

generations, yet love and resilience refused to fade. Each page reveals the quiet heroism of survival: a family fractured yet bound by blood, a child determined to rise above what they were born into. With compassion and unflinching truth, Nicky explores what it means to grow up surrounded by chaos." And still choose healing. Haunting, heartfelt, and ultimately hopeful, Addiction Is Our Last Name is a testament to the strength it takes to face the past, rewrite your story, and discover that redemption often begins where pain once lived.