Blackout Girl

Tracing My Scars from Addiction and Sexual Assault

Sexual assault, addiction, and other traumatic experiences can leave both physical and emotional scars. For Jennifer Storm, these scars serve as a reminder - both of the darkness and suffering she once experienced, and of how far she has come. When she was first assaulted at age 12, Jennifer turned to alcohol to dull the emotional pain. After a string of childhood traumas, she fell into crack use and self-harm. Once Jennifer finally found treatment after surviving the last of multiple suicide attempts, she discovered that it was possible to heal her shame. She could start to recover by uncovering the secrets she had kept hidden for years. Blackout Girl is the heartbreaking, enlightening, and inspiring story of Jennifer's narrow escape from her own self-destructive instincts when all of the odds, and systems, were stacked against her.

Since Blackout Girl was first published in 2008, Jennifer has seen the #MeToo and Times Up movements empower countless brave survivors to reveal the truth of their experiences. Yet, our society is only just beginning to truly understand and support victims and recognize the importance of trauma-informed care. Now more relevant than ever, Jennifer's story and professional insights expose the societal failures these victims have endured, and how we can all help each other heal.

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Her recovery success!

I enjoyed the entire memoir. Her survival brings joy to my life, I know that God gave her the strength.

Beautiful and honest 🙏

Loved this book. So relatable and inspiring! I would recommend to any one who has suffered from addiction and/or sexual abuse.

Very Relatable!

Enjoyed every minute. Great storytelling! Story is easy to follow with plenty of visuals.

Amazing for those in recovery and have SA trauma

As someone who was SA as a child that lead to trauma and years of alcohol addiction, this book is GOLD. I am shy of six years sober and this put so much of my feelings into words that I was able to share with my loved ones. After years of therapy and recovery, there are still things I can’t find the words to express. This book did it. Read it.

Made me want to go to a meeting

As a substance abuse counselor this made me feel closer to understanding my patients. As the child of a deceased alcoholic, this book made me want to go to a meeting to work through grief. This booked changed me as a person and hearing her voice….just stop reading this and listen to this book.