THE AUTHORS
Bella St. Patrick, Co-author
Bella St. Patrick is the author of Broken But Healing, a heartfelt and transformative book helping men release emotional burdens and rebuild their lives with purpose. She writes for men seeking quiet strength, inner peace, and a healthier way to process pain. Her work focuses on emotional healing, personal growth, and midlife transformation—with compassion, honesty, and hope at its core.
Arista, Co-author
Arista is an award-winning author/actor living in New York City. Her stage plays, All About Sneakers and Welcome Home Kelly!, have had Off-Broadway productions. Her screenplay USA heralds the “1st Homeless Street Soccer World Cup” in Graz, Austria; her screen and stage play, What Would the Founding Fathers Tell Us Today, adapted from Werner Neff’s book, remind us who built the foundation of America and what our forebearers would say today. Her memoir book, CHAD, A Celebration of Life – Beyond a Mother’s Memories, recounts her son’s 26 years on earth and the many lives he touched, his own cut short by Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes. His nonprofit organization, “The Chad Foundation for Athletes and Artists,” has safeguarded 10,000 young hearts with echocardiogram screenings and is supported by Adam Silver, the Commissioner of the NBA. She is honored to co-author with Elle Louise in her real-life story, ‘TIL TIMES GET BETTER, and bring ‘to life’ her voyage of years of devastating child abuse and her escape to become a “Survivor.” Recently, she is proud to co-author with Bella St. Patrick in her life story BROKEN BUT HEALING, hailing her triumphs in buying her own home at 25, surviving devastating abuse and addiction spiraling to homelessness at 50, and her indomitable, victorious quest back to life. Arista hopes these books will be inspirational healing tools for those experiencing abuse and addiction. Her most significant role is mother to her 3 sons, Chad, Curt, and Collin, and a dedication to the gift of safeguarding Hearts and creating Art that uplifts the Human Spirit. www.chad-foundation.org
