Shatterproof

How I Overcame the Shame of Losing My Parents to Opioid Addiction (and Found My Sideline Shimmy)

By: Lauren Sisler

Narrated by: Lauren Sisler

She lost her parents to secret opioid addictions.

She lost her voice when the shame shattered her heart.

But when she fell in love with her story, she became shatterproof.

College football fans have welcomed Emmy Award-winning ESPN sideline reporter Lauren Sisler into their homes weekly since 2016. But the popular journalist known for asking insightful questions and for the viral videos dancing her signature “sideline shimmy” shielded a tragic secret behind her smile for nearly two decades: her mother and father died within hours of each other, victims of their hidden battle with prescription drug addiction.

In Shatterproof, Sisler enters the dark and mysterious pasts her parents hid from everyone but each other. She applies her skills as a reporter to uncover details of the double lives they led even as they loved and supported her athletic career as a gymnast. She also lays bare her shock and grief after their deaths, confessing the lengths to which she went to avoid facing the unimaginable truth.

Only by summoning the courage to honestly confront the tragic story has Sisler been able to redeem it. She’s been freed to grieve her parents while appreciating the loving legacy they left her. And she’s embraced her calling as an inspirational speaker and addiction awareness advocate, helping audiences to fall in love with their own stories—and to recognize that they, too, are shatterproof.

©2024 Lauren Sisler (P)2024 Lauren Sisler

God’s protection

Your parents broke the mold in what we usually know about addictive parents in how much they loved you and took care of you. God protected you in many ways.

I could not put this book down!

I loved this book with my whole heart and soul. I read the hard copy and could not put it down. I listened to Lauren read it on Audible and I loved it even more. I have recommended this book to everyone I know. Lauren tells her story with dignity and grace. A must read!

Thanking God you fell in love with your story!

You are a beautiful human being! Thanking God you fell in love with your story and you have the ability to have a platform to change lives. I’m blessed to know you and love you! One of the most courageous people I know and I hope you continue to be a light in so many lives! God speed! ❤️

Perseverance!

Such a beautiful story of perseverance, and learning how why to fall in love with you story

Powerful

I grew up at Roanoke Academy as a child taking classes and later due to all star cheerleading and remember seeing your name all over the gym for level awards and accolades! I had no idea this was your story! It sadly is too familiar to soo many of us in this area and your vulnerability is a true inspiration!