Pretty Broken Things

Pretty Broken Things is not a story about having it all together.
It’s a story about surviving when everything is falling apart—and finding yourself in the wreckage.

From the outside, she looked strong.
Put together.
Resilient.

But behind closed doors lived a different truth—one shaped by childhood trauma, abuse, loss, addiction, homelessness, grief, and the quiet exhaustion of being everything for everyone.

In this raw and deeply personal memoir, Gerrian Vann takes readers on an unfiltered journey through pain that was never acknowledged, strength that was mistaken for healing, and survival that nearly cost her everything. From being told she “had it good,” to losing a child, to standing at rock bottom questioning her own existence, this book does not flinch from the truth.

But Pretty Broken Things is not just about breaking.

It’s about awareness.
It’s about boundaries.
It’s about faith found in the lowest moments.
It’s about the decision to stop surviving and start choosing yourself.

This book is for:

• The woman who looks strong but feels exhausted
• The survivor who learned to function in dysfunction
• The reader who feels seen but never heard
• Anyone healing quietly while holding everyone else together

If you’ve ever felt lost inside your own life…
If you’ve ever been praised for strength that came from pain…
If you’ve ever wondered if healing is still possible after everything…

This book found you for a reason.

Because broken doesn’t mean ruined.Sometimes, it means becoming.