The Mess of Me

Joe Atinsky's Mess of Me is a candid, unflinching story of a man caught between the wounds of his past and the hope of something more. Raised in a web of emotional chaos, spiritual confusion, and unresolved trauma, Atinsky confronts the lasting impact of codependency, abuse, and shame-yet dares to believe in redemption.

With the spiritual searching of Donald Miller (Blue Like Jazz), the emotional gravity of David Sheff (Beautiful Boy), the lyrical self-exploration of Jedidiah Jenkins (To Shake the Sleeping Self), and the raw honesty of Garrard Conley (Boy Erased), Mess of Me offers a voice that is tender, bold, and radically vulnerable.

This is not a neat testimony or a self-help manual. It's a love letter to anyone who's ever felt too broken to belong-those wrestling with family, faith, sexuality, masculinity, or the ache to be fully known. Whether you're deconstructing, rebuilding, or simply trying to breathe through the next day, Mess of Me is a companion for the messy middle.

Joe Atinsky reminds us that we are not beyond repair. We are already enough. Fans of Donald Miller, David Sheff, Jedidiah Jenkins, and Garrard Conley will want to read the Mess of Me, a deeply human memoir of breaking, healing, and becoming.