Every scar tells a story. Every crack lets the light in. Raised by her grandmother in Compton, California - in the shadows of addiction, illness, and survival - Chanel never imagined that life's greatest pain would shape her greatest purpose. In Chipped Paint and New Growth , she shares her deeply personal journey of overcoming lupus, navigating complicated relationships, and finding new life through the birth of her son. This memoir is a testimony of: Healing the generational wounds you didn't create Discovering identity beyond survival Creating new growth in places once left broken This is for anyone standing in their truth - chipped, scarred, and still growing.