Still Standing after All the Tears

In 2004 Valerie Silveira's 18 year-old daughter was shot by her ex-boyfriend. Over the next decade Jordan's life spun further out of control and as a result, Valerie's plunged into darkness. She would face the heartbreaking reality that her daughter is a heroin addict, and the painful truth that she is powerless to save Jordan from her Beast. With a heart shattered into a million pieces, a broken family, health issues, financial hardship and depression, Valerie was giving up the hope...
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In 2004 Valerie Silveira's 18 year-old daughter was shot by her ex-boyfriend. Over the next decade Jordan's life spun further out of control and as a result, Valerie's plunged into darkness. She would face the heartbreaking reality that her daughter is a heroin addict, and the painful truth that she is powerless to save Jordan from her Beast. With a heart shattered into a million pieces, a broken family, health issues, financial hardship and depression, Valerie was giving up the hope of ever being happy again. Still Standing After All the Tears, takes you on a journey through the agony and hopelessness of losing a child over and over again to drug addiction, and through the actions that Valerie took to stand up and battle her own Beast. Beasts come in all shapes and sizes. Some arrive as a result of an alcoholic or addict in the family, abuse, abandonment, an accident or illness, loss, perfectionism, or something else. Many are a combination of two or more. A Beast is that situation, person, attitude or circumstance that has left you lost, defeated, frustrated, angry, hopeless and helpless, or living in paralyzing fear. Our Beasts remind us of the past, keep us from living in the present, and fearful of the future. Valerie has an incredibly relatable style and her sense of humor shows through the pain. This book is important not only for families of addicts or domestic abuse victims, but anyone struggling to move through or past a serious life situation. The Nine Actions to Battle Your Beast are the very actions that Valerie still uses today and that are helping others to stand up and reclaim their lives.If you are a mother of an addict or have a family member or loved one who is an addict, this book is for you. If your Beast has nothing to do with addiction, this book is still for you. No matter what Beast you have been living with, the Nine Actions to Battle Your Beast could mean the difference between living and really living.