This Is What Survival Looks Like

A memoir exploring motherhood, addiction, accountability, and identity — and what it means to live beyond survival.

THIS IS WHAT SURVIVAL LOOKS LIKE explores how addiction can exist alongside ambition, achievement, and everyday responsibilities.

Candice Bell reflects on motherhood, identity, and the accountability required to change how she lived—even when she was still getting things done.

A personal account of what survival cost, what sobriety revealed, and the choices that followed.