Breaking Cycles: A Memoir of Survival, Healing, and Family

Not everything that's passed down is meant to be carried.In Breaking Cycles, Jaime Hall shares the raw, honest story of a childhood shaped by abandonment, foster care, addiction, loss, and the lifelong search for belonging. From sleeping alone as a child while her mother disappeared for days, to navigating foster homes, family secrets, heartbreak, and the challenges of raising her own children, Jaime's journey is one of resilience, healing, and hope.Told with honesty, humor, and heart, this memoir explores how pain travels through generations—and what it takes to stop it.More than a story of survival, Breaking Cycles is a story of transformation. It is about learning that our past may shape us, but it does not have to define us. It is about choosing a different path, creating stability where there was chaos, and building the family you always wished you had.For anyone who has ever struggled with abandonment, family dysfunction, addiction, grief, or finding their place in the world, this book is a reminder that healing is possible and that the cycle can end with you.Because sometimes the most powerful thing we can build is the life we were never given. Read more