A Memoir of Personal Resilience

Still Standing is a raw and deeply personal account of surviving emotional abuse, losing your sense of self, and finding the strength to rebuild from the inside out.
This is not just a story — it’s recognition.
If you’ve ever felt:
* Confused in a relationship you couldn’t explain
* Slowly worn down without knowing why
* Like you lost who you were trying to keep the peace
This book gives words to what you may have lived through.
Written with honesty and clarity, Richard J Vale shares the reality of enduring what isn’t always visible — and what it takes to come back from it.
This is for those who:
* Stayed longer than they should have
* Questioned their own reality
* Are trying to understand what really happened
And most of all, for those learning that survival is not weakness — it’s adaptation.
You’re still here. And that matters.