Nikki Patin's new memoir charts her healing journey

Nikki Patin with memoir — Nikki Patin founded Surviving the Mic, a space for survivors of sexual harm to share their stories through spoken word. She recently published her a memoir, titled “Working On Me.”

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New memoir charts healing journey in face of family dysfunction

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Nikki Patin founded Surviving the Mic, a space for survivors of sexual harm to share their stories through spoken word. She recently published her a memoir, titled “Working On Me.”

By Lynnea Domienik

Growing up in an interracial family on Chicago’s far South Side, author Nikki Patin outlines struggles with domestic violence, self-esteem, and fatphobia, and the lifelong journey of healing from trauma.

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