Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell
Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell is Kelly Mendenhall's autobiographical debut as an author. In the book, Kelly tells of the significant events and pivotal moments of her life by way of recounting the stories behind her eclectic collection of tattoos. Those moments include the death of her father as a young girl, surviving the physical and sexual abuse she endured as an adolescent, the gut-wrenching loss of friends who died too young, and so much more. The reader witnesses the author surviving, growing, and thriving throughout each chapter, until her legs fall out from under her, literally and figuratively, at the age of 35. Suddenly, everything changes all over again and she must reinvent herself and overcome once more. Each chapter is accompanied by photographs of the tattoos described therein, bringing to life the images painted in the reader's imagination through carefully crafted storytelling. Skin in the Game is a must-read — a narrative of honesty and authenticity rarely observed in a world in which so many of us merely share the highlight reels of our lives. This book is written for anyone who has ever thought of giving up, anyone needing inspiration to keep on fighting, and anyone who fears that they are too far gone for redemption. This book is Kelly's way of turning her mess into a message that inspires others to survive and thrive.
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Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell
Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell is Kelly Mendenhall's autobiographical debut as an author. In the book, Kelly tells of the significant events and pivotal moments of her life by way of recounting the stories behind her eclectic collection of tattoos. Those moments include the death of her father as a young girl, surviving the physical and sexual abuse she endured as an adolescent, the gut-wrenching loss of friends who died too young, and so much more. The reader witnesses the author surviving, growing, and thriving throughout each chapter, until her legs fall out from under her, literally and figuratively, at the age of 35. Suddenly, everything changes all over again and she must reinvent herself and overcome once more. Each chapter is accompanied by photographs of the tattoos described therein, bringing to life the images painted in the reader's imagination through carefully crafted storytelling. Skin in the Game is a must-read — a narrative of honesty and authenticity rarely observed in a world in which so many of us merely share the highlight reels of our lives. This book is written for anyone who has ever thought of giving up, anyone needing inspiration to keep on fighting, and anyone who fears that they are too far gone for redemption. This book is Kelly's way of turning her mess into a message that inspires others to survive and thrive.
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Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell

Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell

by Kelly Mendenhall
Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell

Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell

by Kelly Mendenhall

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Overview

Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell is Kelly Mendenhall's autobiographical debut as an author. In the book, Kelly tells of the significant events and pivotal moments of her life by way of recounting the stories behind her eclectic collection of tattoos. Those moments include the death of her father as a young girl, surviving the physical and sexual abuse she endured as an adolescent, the gut-wrenching loss of friends who died too young, and so much more. The reader witnesses the author surviving, growing, and thriving throughout each chapter, until her legs fall out from under her, literally and figuratively, at the age of 35. Suddenly, everything changes all over again and she must reinvent herself and overcome once more. Each chapter is accompanied by photographs of the tattoos described therein, bringing to life the images painted in the reader's imagination through carefully crafted storytelling. Skin in the Game is a must-read — a narrative of honesty and authenticity rarely observed in a world in which so many of us merely share the highlight reels of our lives. This book is written for anyone who has ever thought of giving up, anyone needing inspiration to keep on fighting, and anyone who fears that they are too far gone for redemption. This book is Kelly's way of turning her mess into a message that inspires others to survive and thrive.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781732540514
Publisher: BookBaby
Publication date: 04/01/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 180
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Kelly "Nerdzilla" Mendenhall is recovering nonprofit professional living in Middle Tennessee, USA. Growing up in post-industrial era Flint, Michigan, Kelly received her Bachelor's of Science and Master's in Public Administration from Eastern Michigan University, determined to change the world for the better by working in the nonprofit sector. Kelly relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, USA in 2013 in pursuit of life, liberty, and gainful employment. In 2017, Kelly was suddently wracked with neurological and muscular issues that caused debilitating chronic pain. She became medically disabled and unable to work outside the home. It was then that she became reacquainted with her former, creative self, and dreamt again of becoming of a published writer. Kelly is a Spoonie, Author, Entrepreneur, and Self-Care Advocate living with chronic pain and invisible illness(es.) Her mission is to show the world that a medical diagnosis/diagnoses do not have to mark the end of one's story. Kelly believes that Medical Gaslighting is disabling and killing women every day, and she's determined to stop it.Kelly is freelance journalist and content and community engagement specialist in digital spaces including BackerNation and Her blog, Nerdzilla Lives!

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 My First Tattoo 9

Chapter 2 Honor Thy Father 19

Chapter 3 Beautiful Disaster 25

Chapter 4 Olive Ewe, or: Greenish-Brown, Female Sheep 35

Chapter 5 The Midnight Train 55

Chapter 6 Salud, Amor, & Pesetas (Health, Love, & Prosperity) 69

Chapter 7 The Sleeve, Part 1: Family 83

Chapter 8 The Sleeve, Part 2: Family 101

Chapter 9 The Story of Us 119

Chapter 10 Nerdzilla, Part 1 137

Chapter 11 Nerdzilla, Part 2 147

Afterword 165

Author Bio 173

Acknowledgements 175

Dedications 177

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