When Life Breaks Open, Hope Still Finds a Way
Based on true events, Julie Francis writes a deeply human series about addiction, illness, marriage, and faith told with honesty, grace, and compassion.
About Julie Francis
Julie Francis is the author of the Room 11 series, a collection of books based on true events that explore addiction, illness, marriage, and faith through a deeply human lens. Her work joins the growing conversation around real-life addiction recovery.
Julie’s writing is shaped by lived experience. For over thirteen years, she walked alongside her husband, Shaun. Seven of those years were rife with addiction, medical trauma, and recovery. Shaun endured repeated hospitalizations, comas, and significant brain trauma, experiences that altered not only his health but the rhythm of their family life and the dynamics of their marriage. During these years, Julie found herself navigating fear, caregiving, advocacy, and motherhood all at once, often without a map for what came next.
Julie does not write from a place of having it all figured out. Her work reflects the reality that healing is rarely linear, faith can be quiet and questioned, and love often requires boundaries as much as devotion. Through a deeply human alcoholism recovery story, she connects with those who have loved someone through addiction or illness, with caregivers who learned medical language before they were ready, and with anyone who has sat in waiting rooms wondering how to stay strong when everything feels fragile.
Today, Julie continues to write with the same intention that guided Room 11: to offer honesty without judgment, alcohol recovery inspiration without platitudes, and companionship to readers who may feel alone in their own difficult seasons.
About Room 11
True Story About Faith, Addiction And Second Chances
Based on true events, our story is not one of perfection.
It is a story of survival, understanding, and choosing love when it would have been easier to walk away.
Room 11 holds the story of addiction, hydrocephalus and infections, and fear colliding all at once. It follows a husband fighting his body and his past, a wife learning how to stand firm while her heart is fractured, and a child whose joy became a lifeline. What carries them through is not dramatic faith but quiet, steady belief in light, even when the tunnel feels endless.
This series is for anyone who has loved someone through addiction, illness, or profound change, and wondered how to keep going.
About Room 11 Book 2
True Story of Faith and the Unbreakable Will To Survive
After Room 11, life does not return to normal. Instead, a new medical crisis emerges.
As Shaun begins to move forward from addiction, he is faced with hydrocephalus and a serious brain infection, bringing uncertainty, hospital stays, and difficult decisions back into their lives. Just as stability begins to form, everything shifts again.
This book explores the impact of neurological illness on identity, marriage, and daily life. Told from both perspectives, it is a story of navigating the unknown, advocating under pressure, and continuing to choose each other through a second, unexpected fight.
There are no easy resolutions here but the quiet decision to stay, again and again.
About Room 11
The Companion Workbook & Journal
This companion workbook was created for those who find themselves walking alongside someone they love through addiction, illness, or recovery, often without preparation or support.
Written from lived experience, the workbook offers space to process what it means to become a caregiver, advocate, and decision-maker in moments of crisis. It gently guides readers through understanding medical environments, navigating changing relationships, setting boundaries without guilt, and holding faith in the waiting rooms where answers feel distant. For readers looking for a compassionate faith-based addiction recovery resource, it offers reflection without judgment or pressure.
This is not a guide designed to fix or rush healing. It is meant to sit beside you—to help you breathe, to give your thoughts somewhere safe to land, and to remind you that even in exhaustion and fear, you are not alone. More than a workbook, it serves as an addiction healing journey book for caregivers, spouses, and loved ones learning how to carry hope through uncertainty.
Testimonials
What Readers Are Saying
Jonathan C.
“This book made me feel seen in a season where I felt invisible.”
Mila F.
“A rare kind of honesty. Gentle, brave, and deeply human.”
Julia T.
“Not just a story – an anchor.”
FAQs
Is Room 11 based on a true story?
Yes. The Room 11 series is based on lived experience and explores addiction, medical trauma, marriage, caregiving, and faith through multiple perspectives.
Who are Julie Francis’s books written for?
These books are for readers affected by addiction, illness, caregiving, or complicated family seasons. If you are looking for alcohol recovery inspiration grounded in honesty rather than perfection, you may find yourself reflected here.
Is Room 11 a faith-based addiction recovery book?
Faith is part of the story, but not in a polished or simplistic way. The books explore uncertainty, resilience, and quiet belief within a deeply human faith-based addiction recovery experience.
What makes Room 11 different from other addiction memoirs?
Room 11 is told through both Julie’s and Shaun’s perspectives, showing how crisis affects marriage, identity, caregiving, and healing. It is an addiction healing journey book that makes space for complexity, boundaries, and hope.
Does the Companion Workbook offer practical support for caregivers and spouses?
Yes. The workbook addresses caregiving realities, medical advocacy, emotional exhaustion, changing relationships, and the long aftermath of crisis through an honest alcoholism recovery lens.
You Are Not Alone
You don’t have to be strong here.
You don’t have to have answers.
If these pages remind you that you’re not alone then they are doing what they were written to do.