Kirstyn Lewis stands before a locked Upper East Side door with a key that no longer works. Her life is about to shatter.

From the sterile, bleach-scented corridors of Bellevue Hospital’s psychiatric ward to the thin, sub-zero air of the Himalayas and the sands of Dubai, in a world shaped by silence and survival, where power, control and desire collide, The Past Still Breathes is a raw, intimate and unforgettable story told across cultures and continents.

A tender yet bold debut memoir drawing from deep, lived experiences across widely contrasting worlds