A raw and fierce book of trauma, addiction, awakening, and healing. It is a powerful memoir of liberation, lessons, insights, and of breaking down stigmas and taboos.
Trainspotting meets a dark Bridget Jones, spiced with trauma, neuro diversity, empowered sexuality, and emerging feminism.
A shy kid longing to fit in, labelled a ‘problem child’, gang raped at fourteen, I took to the road, the bright lights of London twinkling in my eyes.
My childhood dream led me through the seedy photo booths of Soho, to a career as a page three girl and Monroe lookalike. On the brink of success, I fell in love. The ensuing deceit and heartbreak triggered a deep pain that could only be soothed by heroin’s euphoric embrace. Glamourous on the outside, a junky on the inside, I became a living paradox in stiletto heels, until a spiritual experience changed my life.
Thirty-three years in recovery, twenty-five of those a therapist: listening, creating metaphors, and reframing client narratives, I am acutely aware of the hidden stories that hold us frozen in conflict.
I share my full uncensored truth to empower others to feel brave, release shame, and honour every part of themselves.
The dynamically paced highs and lows, absurd adventures, and crazy characters against the glamourous backdrop of 1970/80s London, bring saltiness and humour to this otherwise harrowing tale. The incredulity and fascination the reader finds during my younger years is equally true of my journey to wholeness, the reclaiming of sovereignty and healing —through awareness and authenticity— that continues to this day.
Living alone in the Scottish village of Aboyne, Vicki hosts various guests and travellers. A mother and grandmother Vicki continues to practice as a psychotherapist and healer – a life she believes only made possible by the journey she has travelled.
During the launch, Vicki smashed it with book sales, achieving International Best Seller status within twenty-four hours and beating Pope Francis for the top place in inspirational health books! As a one-time Bond girl, she was featured in a celebrity exclusive in The Sun that rolled out throughout the national press.
“As you’ll have already started to understand… I’ve certainly lived!
Beyond all the glamour I have had beautiful years I never thought I would have for which I am grateful with every single breath.
And now my mission is to empower others to share their truths and release their shame in the process. To share my legacy with you, your children and your grandchildren, and inspire you to live authentically every single day.
And if I can, you can too!”
Dive in and read my truth and my transformation below!
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Also available at independent bookstores throughout Scotland and from Waterstones by order.
