April Day Garcia

Author • Speaker • Story-Led Transformation

In Conversation & Featured Media

Sharing Out Loud with Heather Danby

April Day Garcia joins Sharing Out Loud for an honest conversation about her memoir, sobriety, perimenopause, and the courage it takes to tell your story honestly and out loud.
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A Sober Girls Guide with Jessica Jeboult

In this conversation, April reflects on her “BS self” (before sober), choosing an alcohol-free life, and the clarity, presence, and identity shifts that came with sobriety and motherhood.
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The Room to Be Brave

A Memoir

Coming January 27, 2026

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PRAISE FOR THE ROOM TO BE BRAVE

"So much more than a book—it's an inspirational story that gives us a framework for how to approach our own healing journey. Garcia teaches us that we can redecorate the rooms that brought us pain and fill the dark ones with light."

— Dr. Randie London, Psy.D. Psychologist

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We all carry rooms inside us—some we cherish, others we lock tight. This is the story of opening every door and finding the courage to heal.

April Day Garcia

Author • Occupational Therapy Assistant • Reiki Practitioner

Sometimes the way forward begins with going back.

A memoir about healing, trauma, and finding joy in the rooms of memory

In Their Words

"This memoir is remarkable. It's courageous in the purest sense... You've crafted something powerful, transformative, and deeply human."
— Beta Reader

"Your story not only helped me understand you but also helped me better understand myself."
— P.S. Bartlett

"I felt completely drawn in by the honesty. It's messy, honest, and real—dark, and funny, and unafraid."
— Doris, Beta Reader

5 Questions to Identify the Rooms Holding You Back

Discover the invisible rooms from your past that are still shaping your present—and learn how to finally open those doors.

    This free guide is the first step toward the transformation I write about in The Room to Be Brave.