The Jacked-Up Life: When Guilt, Fear, and Shame Shakes Your Foundation is a raw, practical, and grace-filled invitation to transformation for anyone who feels broken by shame, haunted by failure, or stuck in a mess they don’t know how to fix. With honest storytelling and deep spiritual insight, author Michael DiMarco takes readers beneath the surface of their lives to confront the cracks in their foundations—the hidden shame, unspoken regrets, and false identities that keep them from freedom.

Using the powerful metaphor of jacking up a house to repair its foundation, DiMarco offers a compelling framework for emotional and spiritual renovation. He explores how shame seeps into our homes, churches, workplaces, and relationships, convincing us we’re defined by our worst moments. But with practical tools, biblical truth, and stories of real people who’ve been lifted from rock bottom, The Jacked-Up Lifeshows that transformation doesn’t begin with hiding your mess—it begins with exposing it to the light of grace.

This is not a self-help book offering surface-level solutions or behavior tweaks. It’s a guide for anyone ready to do the deep work of replacing a shame-based identity with one grounded in truth, grace, and the love of a God who still restores what others might condemn. Whether you’re navigating personal collapse or walking alongside someone who is, this book is a bold reminder: your life may be jacked up, but it’s never beyond repair.