Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
From Prostitute to President is a powerful and deeply personal memoir of survival, transformation, and finding purpose after unimaginable adversity.Dr. Joseph Birli takes readers through the difficult chapters of his life, beginning with a childhood marked by abuse, exploitation, fear, and silence. Forced to navigate experiences no child should endure, he struggled for years with shame, identity, trauma, and the lasting effects of a painful past. Yet education, perseverance, and an enduring desire to build a better future gradually became sources of strength.As Joseph grows older, his journey takes him through higher education, professional development, relationships, fatherhood, leadership, and an increasingly important role in advocating for vulnerable children and young people. His personal experiences ultimately become part of his professional mission, leading him to work in child welfare, mental health, advocacy, and trauma-informed care.Along the way, he confronts questions of identity, belonging, sexuality, relationships, forgiveness, and healing. He learns that surviving the past is only the beginning; true transformation requires facing the wounds that remain and discovering a way to turn painful experiences into purpose.From a frightened child struggling to survive to a leader serving others, Joseph’s story is a testament to resilience, courage, vulnerability, and the possibility of rebuilding a life on one’s own terms.From Prostitute to President is an honest and emotionally powerful memoir for readers interested in stories of survival, personal transformation, trauma recovery, leadership, advocacy, and the human capacity to heal.
