Merica Erato
Author
New Release
When Being Strong
Is Your Only Option
A Survivor's Memoir
(2022)
Life doesn’t come with instructions, but it’s in these difficult moments of our lives where we truly find ourselves.
This is an inspiring book based on true events, taking you on an emotional journey through the life of Merica Erato. Merica walks the reader through the heartfelt, intensely powerful impact of her life’s journey from losing a child to enduring prison, a souring marriage, and facing a new life beyond bars.
The road to healing is never how we imagine it to be.
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About Merica Erato
I’m a mother, a sister, a daughter and a partner, but what I’m best at is being a friend.
My 2 daughters, Italia and Grace, are with me Monday through Friday and at their father’s house on weekends. This gives me time to enjoy my partner, Josh, and my variety of friends at home where I enjoy cooking gourmet feasts for my family and my long-time friends. Since 1998 I’ve been a cosmetologist and rent a chair in Neenah, Wisconsin where I work on hair 5 days a week.
I have written my life story — When Being Strong Is Your Only Option: A Survivor’s Memoir — which includes neglect and child abuse from birth, getting married at 16 to an abusive man and sex trafficked as a stripper until 18.