Bitter or Better

Turning Pain Into Power. Choosing Who You Become When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned

De: Casey Conrad

Narrado por: Casey Conrad

When Life Hands You Pain, You Still Get to Choose Who You Become

We all face moments that break us or build us. For Casey Conrad, her mother’s addiction was a quiet force shaping her life—one she didn’t fully recognize until the final days of Hospice.

In Bitter or Better, Casey shares a story that is raw, honest, and unexpectedly hopeful. Through moments of heartbreak, humor, and clarity, she reveals how even the hardest relationships can become profound teachers—and how reframing the past can change who you become.

You’ll discover how to:

• Stop repeating inherited patterns and break cycles that no longer serve you

• Reframe painful memories so they transform rather than define you

• Set boundaries without guilt—and finally stop over-functioning

• Rewrite your story by choosing growth, clarity, and emotional freedomWith honesty and hard-won insight, Casey shows that healing doesn’t come from fixing others—it comes from freeing yourself.

You may not choose what life gives you.

But you always choose what you do with it.

In the end, we each face a choice: stay bitter… or rise better.

©2026 Casey Conrad (P)2026 Casey Conrad

A Story That Stays With You

Bitter or Better by Casey Conrad was absolutely captivating. Casey doesn’t just tell a story, she pulls you straight into it with honesty, humor, and heart. Her storytelling feels natural and deeply human.

I laughed, I shed a few tears, and I found myself resonating with parts of her journey in unexpected ways. While our stories are different, certain moments connected with me as the daughter of an alcoholic mother, and that made the experience even more meaningful.

I finished about 75% of the book on a flight home because I couldn’t put it down, and I finished the remaining 25% the very next day because I needed to know how it ended.

This book is real, riveting, and beautifully told. It’s a powerful reminder that life will hand you hard things, but you still get to choose, bitter or better.