My Book

“So, I swallowed it all—the fear, the confusion, the voices—and let them claw at the inside of my skull while I kept my silence. Because as long as I stayed silent, I was still me.”

In this fierce and lyrical memoir, Gabriela D. Ayala traces her journey through mania, recovery, love, and rebirth.

From a childhood in Puerto Rico to life under Florida’s Baker Act, from raves and rebellion to classrooms and healing, All the Pills I Swallow unpacks what it means to rebuild a self from the inside out.

A first-generation Boricua daughter, Gabriela writes with cultural honesty, humor, and an unflinching eye for the truths we’re taught to hide.

This is not a redemption tale, it’s a survival manifesto.