Every fall built the man who learned to rise again. This is the true story of Jordan Haddad, a man who refused to let life break him. From a childhood marked by hidden pain and family collapse to the quiet battles of adolescence and the heartbreaks of adulthood, this memoir is for anyone who has ever felt overlooked, unwanted, or completely alone.
Jordan grew up in the Chicago suburbs, but nothing came easy. He was the black sheep, the kid who carried fear quietly while the world around him fell apart. When his parents divorced and his beloved dog was taken without explanation, he learned early that not everything stays. School became a battlefield of bullies and cruel hallways. At home, tension filled every room. By seventh grade, he was cutting gum out of his hair after a classmate made him a joke. By high school, he was surviving attacks in a dark locker room.
But this is not a story about staying down. It is about getting back up. Jordan found his foundation in two grandparents who showed him what unconditional love looked like. When he lost his grandmother, the light in his life went out. Grief turned into rebellion, bad decisions, and nights he almost did not survive. He pushed his body to its limits and stared into a darkness that could have ended everything. But something in him refused to quit.
Across oceans to Jordan, through the mountains of Colorado, and back home to Chicago, this is a journey of rebuilding after every loss. He loved people who could not love him back. He was betrayed by a best friend of nearly a decade. He survived a toxic relationship that left him bleeding and alone on the side of the road with nothing but his dog Fonzie and a direction north. That drive became the turning point. Not when things got better, but when he decided to stop repeating what broke him.
From that fire, Jordan built something new. He created a podcast and platform called Tales of the Outcast for people who have walked unconventional paths. He founded Flock and Field Naturals, a wellness brand born not from perfection but from real life experience and healing. This book is the proof that your worst moments are not holding you back. They are preparing you for what comes next.
If you have ever felt like you were falling behind, starting from the wrong place, or carrying pain that no one else can see, this story is for you. You are not defined by where you started. You are defined by what you decide to do next. Rise Anyways is a memoir about faith, family, heartbreak, identity, and the quiet stubborn decision to keep going when everything in you wants to stop. It is for the underdog, the outcast, and the person who has been knocked down more times than they can count and still chooses to rise again.
