Before I Leave You: A Memoir on Suicide, Addiction and Healing

"An unflinching examination of addiction and an engaging account of healing."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Before I Leave You is a haunting true tale of how a childhood trauma can stay hidden from you for decades, always following like a ghost that you can never quite glimpse, and definitely never outrun--no matter how many drugs, drinks, and distractions you throw in its path--until you have no choice but to face it." - Laurie Gough, author of Kite Strings of the Southern Cross, Kiss the Sunset Pig, and Stolen Child 

"A savagely brilliant account of a man who chooses to make every wrong decision he can...and then turns it around. A searingly honest, compelling read for anyone who has ever struggled with mental health...or life." - Declan Hill, PhD, two-time international bestselling author of The Fix: Soccer and Organized Crime and The Insider's Guide to Match-Fixing in Football

"With brutal honesty, the author has described the parts of him that no one knew - the unspeakable trauma, the effect that such a trauma can have over a lifetime, and the depth of his addictions. For those who have experienced trauma, those who battle addictions, those who feel unworthy of their happiness - this book offers hope." - Mathew W Morrison

An unbelievably real and authentic story of pain, growth, and new life.

What if you could find happiness after addiction? Imagine the struggle was behind you and you felt grateful for every ounce of joy in your life. What if you KNEW how to be courageous and not just for show?

In his raw memoir, critically acclaimed and bestselling author, Robert Imbeault, shares how he found happiness after addiction. When the trauma of childhood abuse catches up with him, Robert begins a suicidal dance with drugs and alcohol sinking him to a series of rock bottoms. But through self-discipline, self-love, and small steps forward (and a few steps back), Robert transforms his life to one filled with gratitude and joy.

His story is a harsh reality of the darker side of Las Vegas and a reality check of how addicts hide their struggle and illness from family and friends.

In Before I Leave You, he shares his road to recovery, how he came to love himself, and most of all how he used forgiveness in his own healing.

Robert is a co-founder of a wildly successful startup which he helped build while he struggled with his addiction. What started out as a good-bye letter turned into this book.

If you are looking for a compelling, well written, raw and honest account of letting go and how to heal buy this book! 

ROBERT IMBEAULT is a successful entrepreneur and critically acclaimed author of the #1 Amazon Bestseller Before I Leave You: A Memoir on Suicide, Addiction, and Healing. He is currently a columnist for The Good Men Project and lives in Ottawa, Canada with his wife and daughters.He's gone from sleeping on the street to building startups and even meeting the Queen. He's contributed to The Globe and Mail, was profiled in Courage Magazine for his work with the Cancer Foundation, and was a recipient of the 2010 Business Journal's Forty Under 40 award.For more information, visit robimbeault.com.