Fictional Memoirs · The Madeline Series

Stories that turn survival into art.

I'm Alexandra Livesay — I write fictionalized memoirs about a life reclaimed from mental illness and addiction, told through my character Madeline.

Black-and-white portrait evoking Madeline, the heart of the series — The Madeline Series

About the Author

From the darkest chapters to the page

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"The life I have led has brought me from an ill child, to a mentally ill and drug‑addicted teenager and adult, full circle to becoming an author."

7+Years clean & sober

3Books in the series

I specialize in fictionalized memoirs that reflect my real‑life experiences. My books — particularly the Madeline series — capture the traumatic life of one woman's journey through the eyes of my main character, Madeline.

Recovery gave me back my voice. Today I write every day as a way to explore my inner self, and I use storytelling as a therapeutic tool — for me, and I hope for the readers who see their own struggles reflected in the work. These stories are about resilience, mental health, faith found on my own terms, and the quiet, daily work of staying well.

Whether you're here for the fiction, the recovery, or both, welcome. Pull up a chair.

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The Madeline Series

Fictional memoirs, one journey

A fictional-memoir series following Madeline through illness, addiction, and the long climb back to a life worth living.

Book One · Available

Madeline: The Journey Begins

Where Madeline's story starts — a childhood shadowed by illness and the first pull toward the substances that will come to shape her life.

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Book Two · Available

Madeline's Problem

Madeline's struggle deepens as addiction and mental illness tighten their grip — an unflinching look at a life in crisis, and the flicker of hope within it.

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Book ThreeComing SoonThe Madeline Series

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From the Blog

Writing as therapy

Honest essays on sobriety, mental health, faith, and the craft of turning a real life into fiction.

Drugs

Drugs: A Personal View

"I remember the night it all came tumbling down." A first‑person account of addiction, relapse, and the program that finally held.

Continue reading → November 27, 2025

Resilience

Conquering the Fear of Sobriety

The real reason you're afraid to get sober — and seven fears that stand in the way, with a personal note from eight years in.

Continue reading → June 23, 2026

Religion & Addiction

Religion and Addiction

A wide‑ranging look at what the world's faith traditions say about sobriety — and how I built a higher power of my own understanding.

Continue reading → December 27, 2025

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The Regaining Life Podcast

I started a podcast on Spotify to give back to the recovery and mental‑health communities for everything they've given me. Real talk about staying clean, staying well, and finding a life worth living.

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