Shatterproof
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.
Duration - 9h 22m.
Author - Lauren Sisler.
Narrator - Lauren Sisler.
Published Date - Monday, 01 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2024 Lauren Sisler ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
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. Duration - 9h 22m. Author - Lauren Sisler. Narrator - Lauren Sisler. Published Date - Monday, 01 January 2024. Copyright - © 2024 Lauren Sisler ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:20:49
Dedication
Duration:00:10:56
Chapter 1: She's Not Going to Make It
Duration:05:40:48
Chapter 2: Landing a Place on the Team
Duration:09:19:21
Chapter 3: A New Computer and Collateral
Duration:08:33:12
Chapter 4: Rutgers, At Last
Duration:08:25:03
Chapter 5: A Scrapbook of Sweet Memories
Duration:14:14:03
Chapter 6: We're Still Going to Disney World!
Duration:12:56:11
Chapter 7: Muscle Cars and Back Injuries
Duration:11:40:43
Chapter 8: Party at the Sislers’ House!
Duration:06:08:52
Chapter 9: The Last Thanksgiving Together
Duration:08:50:51
Chapter 10: It Did What It Said It Would Do
Duration:06:04:33
Chapter 11: Mostly Merry and Bright
Duration:03:20:35
Chapter 12: The End of Rutgers?
Duration:12:29:20
Chapter 13: Lauren, Your Mom Died
Duration:15:24:36
Chapter 14: Everything Was Not Okay
Duration:08:08:27
Chapter 15: Uncle Mike, Where’s My Dad?
Duration:06:03:33
Chapter 16: This Has Got to Be a Nightmare
Duration:08:35:49
Chapter 17: Who Will Love Me Now?
Duration:09:12:07
Chapter 18: One Set of Footprints
Duration:05:44:46
Chapter 19: Contradictions and the Reality of Grief
Duration:07:36:17
Chapter 20: Rumors Abound
Duration:08:20:36
Chapter 21: Coming Back to Life
Duration:17:32:41
Chapter 22: Torn Between Telling the Truth and Keeping Secrets
Duration:09:26:58
Chapter 23: Leaving Jersey and Telling Stories
Duration:13:11:24
Chapter 24: How I Became a Sports Reporter (and a Dang Good Liar)
Duration:17:52:15
Chapter 25: Seven Years of Patience
Duration:11:27:17
Chapter 26: The First Woman in the Alabama Football Walk of Fame
Duration:16:09:27
Chapter 27: Nothing but the Whole Truth
Duration:08:50:40
Chapter 28: It Started with You, Lauren
Duration:07:23:39
Chapter 29: Falling in Love with My Story
Duration:07:42:31
Chapter 30: Finding My Sideline Shimmy and Winning an Emmy
Duration:08:55:23
Chapter 31: Double or Nothing
Duration:10:42:27
Chapter 32: Cue the Confetti!
Duration:07:15:53
Chapter 33: That Little Girl with All the Trophies Actually Made It
Duration:15:51:19
Afterword
Duration:03:25:40
Acknowledgements
Duration:11:36:34
Ending Credits
Duration:00:36:36