We are experts at hiding from each other. We withhold the truth, pretend we're okay, and perform at great personal cost. In fact, many of us are so good at lying to others about how we're "just fine, thank you" that we don't even realize anymore that we're lying to ourselves.

If you're tired of smiling on the outside while you are broken and battered on the inside, Ashley Abercrombie has a message for you: it's okay to tell the truth about yourself and what you've been through. By being brutally honest about her own struggle to overcome addiction, rape, abortion, perfectionism, societal barriers, and dysfunctional relationships, she helps you break the silence on your own pain and shame in order to find healing, encouragement, and ultimately the gumption to carry on. You'll learn to listen to your gut, courageously own your story (no matter how messy), and release those around you to do the same.

The world is waiting for you to rise, truth teller.


"In a world hiding behind a veneer of perfection, this book makes the most broken topics beautiful."--Bianca Juarez Olthoff, pastor, speaker, and bestselling author of Play with Fire

"Practical, personal, and powerful, Rise of the Truth Teller will cause you to dig deep, open your eyes, and ask some real questions while being compelled to face yourself honestly, walk in wholeness with Jesus, and rise up."--Andi Andrew, author, speaker, founder of She Is Free, and cofounder of Liberty Church

Ashley Abercrombie has fought to overcome addiction, rape, abortion, perfectionism, and dysfunctional relationships to become an honest, whole, and free woman (most days) and has been in multicultural urban ministry and justice work for more than fifteen years. Ashley is a content creator, writer, speaker, and cohost of the Why Tho podcast. She lives with her husband, Cody, and their two sons in Manhattan.