Raised on Glitter and Broken Dreams
By Sydney Stewart
Length3h 11m
About this audiobook
In this raw and unflinching memoir, the author pulls back the curtain on a life that looked perfect on paper, while concealing a chaotic, fractured reality behind the scenes. From the moment a SWAT team swarms her front lawn to a childhood defined by high-stakes performance and a mother who demanded perfection above all else.
Raised on Glitter and Broken Dreams is a gripping exploration of what it means to grow up in the shadow of other people’s expectations. This is not a story about tidy resolutions or simple answers. It is a journey through the messy, often brutal reality of surviving a family system that prioritized the external "show" over emotional truth.
Whether you are navigating the complexities of strained family systems, struggling to reclaim your identity, or seeking the courage to choose yourself, this memoir offers a blueprint for survival and the power of finding your own truth.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length3 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 7, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Prologue
22Twenty Two: How I Met Your Father
2Part One: How it Started
23Twenty Three: The Baby Shower
3Two: The Fair and Friendly City
24After (2017 - 2020)
4After (2010 – 2015)
25Twenty Five: The Windmill
5Four: What I Stole, What I Lost
26Twenty Six: Mistaken Identity
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6Part Two: Cole
27Part Seven: The Slow Spiral
7After
28Twenty Eight: Applied Learning
8Part Three: A Study in Aesthetic Perfection
29After (2020 - 2023)
9Eight: No Training Wheels
30Thirty: Room 323
10After (2010 - 2015)
31Part Eight: Full Circle
11Ten: Gone By Morning
32Thirty Two: Boxed In
12Part Four: Fucking Goalposts
33After (2023-2024)
13Twelve: The Power She Had
34Thirty Four: The Actual Date
14Fourteen: Sandwich Shop Dreams
35Thirty Five: Kaleidoscope Memories
15Part Five: We All Fall Down
36Thirty Six: Like Mother, Like Daughter
16Sixteen: Garage Goodbyes
37Thirty Seven: Closing the Door
17Seventeen: Diagnosis Denied
38Part Ten: Amanda
18After (2017)
39Thirty Nine: For Future Reference
19Ninteen: Katie
40Chapter 40
20Twenty: North, North
41Chapter 40
21Part Six: If You Ain't From My Hood
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