WashedAway: From Darkness to Light is a touching and unforgettable book written by Nikki DuBose
and co-written by James Johanson. It is a moving and shocking memoir of a
former supermodel as she recounts her dark and painful childhood which deeply
affected her self-perception and thrust her to a life of alcohol and substance
abuse, eating disorder, psychosis, body dysmorphic disorder and
suicide.
As a child, Nikki, a
product of a dysfunctional family, experienced various kinds of abuse including
physical, mental and sexual. This constant abuse and her mother’s deteriorating
mental health led Nikki to develop eating disorder and distorted perception of
herself. Without any friends to turn to or guidance from the very person who
was supposed to protect her and keep her safe, Nikki turned to food, alcohol
and sex to fill the emptiness she felt inside. This feeling intensified through
adulthood and further pushed Nikki to the brink of insanity and
self-destruction.
Through it all, however,
Nikki stood her ground as she battled against her demons, falling down again
and again but got up each time armed only with sheer determination and dim hope
that, somehow, things will get better.
This is a story of an
extraordinary woman as she fought to overcome adversity she had always believed
to be much greater than herself and emerged victorious as she finally learned
to love herself and recognized herself as God’s child. This is a well-written
memoir that vividly paints a picture of one woman’s pain and suffering due to
abuse inflicted by both herself and others. It gives the readers a glimpse to
the plight and agony of someone afflicted with body dysmorphic disorder,
psychosis and depression. Finally, this is a beautiful story of hope and faith,
that no matter how bad things get, there is someone out there looking out for
us and loving us regardless of how we look upon ourselves.
Congratulations to Nikki
DuBose (@TheNikkiDuBose) on such a great book.
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