Life on Skin: A Tattoo Memoir

Life on Skin: A Tattoo Memoir What if the story of your life was written on your body? In Life on Skin, Dr. Heather Rivera invites readers into a deeply personal journey through the tattoos that mark her life. Each piece of ink holds a story: of resilience, love and loss, spiritual searching, and finding home in unexpected places. From the deserts of California to the lush landscapes of Hawaiʻi, from the Camino de Santiago to quiet moments of grief and healing, these essays reveal how a body can become a living journal. With honesty, warmth, and moments of humor, Heather explores what it means to claim one's story, to honor the past, and to move forward with intention. These are not just tattoos. They are memories. Markers. Milestones. They are a life, written on skin.

Pagina's: 108, Paperback, Independently published