Lisa had a weird childhood. Some would say tough. My memoir, to the moon and back: a childhood under the influence, was published in 2018. My goal is to spread a message of hope, self-love, and self-compassion with the book.

I describe my childhood in this way:

“The best seats I ever had at Madison Square Garden were at my mother’s wedding, and the best cocaine I ever had was from my father’s friend, the judge.”

Basically, I grew up in a religious cult (the Moonies) with my mom and a life of “sex, drugs, and squalor” with my dad.

I know that while my story is unique – only my brother has a similar childhood – the “scars” I have are unfortunately too common.  Low or no self-esteem, self-criticism, self-loathing, and lambasting are, again, all too common. This is why I hope to spread a message of self-love.