S5 Episode 11: Rewriting Rock Bottom with Lara Love Hardin, NYT Best-Selling Author

Lara Love Hardin is a New York Times bestselling author, a sought-after ghostwriter behind some of the most influential memoirs of our time, and the co-founder of True Literary, a full-service literary agency dedicated to amplifying powerful, transformational stories. But before she became the voice behind bestselling books, Lara was losing her own, her voice, her identity, her sense of self, buried beneath addiction, shame, and a system determined to silence her. To the outside world, she was the image of success: a mother of four, living in the suburbs, building a beautiful life, but behind closed doors, she was spiraling, caught in the grip of a secret opioid addiction that led her down a path of deception, identity theft, and ultimately, incarceration. Her memoir, The Many Lives of Mama Love, is not just a story of addiction and recovery, it’s a raw, unflinching look at motherhood, shame, privilege, survival, and the American criminal justice system. It’s about what it means to lose everything, including your name, and still find the strength to rewrite your future. Lara’s story reminds us that no one is beyond redemption and that sometimes, the most powerful voices come from the most unlikely places.

Connect with Lara:

Instagram - @laralovehardin

Website - www.TrueLiterary.com

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