First published 2016
Nicole Curtis opens up about her journey from waitress and real estate agent to television personality on Rehab Addict. This memoir combines personal storytelling with self-help insights across eight chapters that parallel eight home renovation projects. Curtis reveals private struggles and victories not shown on her HGTV and DIY Network programs. Working primarily in Detroit and Minneapolis, she demonstrates how preserving older homes and salvaging original materials creates beauty while reducing waste. The same philosophy guides her personal relationships as she values longtime friendships, rescues animals, and supports vulnerable people. Curtis shows readers how to apply restoration principles to their own lives, whether rebuilding houses or rebuilding themselves. The book includes over 75 color photographs from her personal archives, featuring family moments alongside before and after shots of renovated interiors and exteriors.
Genres: self-help, memoir
Vibes: inspirational, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: overcoming-adversity, personal-growth
Setting: Detroit, Minneapolis
Period: 21st-century
224 pages · Hardcover · Artisan