About this episode
Up+Adam March 9, 2026 Sponsored by PortabidetWhat does rock bottom really look like? And more importantly, what does it take to climb back from it?On this episode of Up+Adam, Adam sits down with Nikki Mammano, author of Breaking Good: A Memoir, for a conversation that is as raw as it is hopeful. Nikki’s life story reads like something straight out of a crime drama. She arrived in Hawaii at twenty years old hoping for a fresh start and college life at the University of Hawaii. Within just a few years, addiction and survival pulled her into Waikiki’s drug underworld where she went from a struggling young woman to someone people called “boss” in a dangerous scene fueled by meth, money, and power.In this conversation with Adam, Nikki reflects on the version of herself who once stared into a motel mirror wondering how her life had unraveled, the unexpected leadership instincts that helped her survive in a dangerous world, and what it means to live a completely different life today raising two daughters and telling her story publicly for the first time.• Learn more about Nikki Mammanohttps://www.nikkimammano.com• Buy Breaking Good: A Memoirhttps://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Good-Memoir-Nikki-Mammano/dp/B0FP5JX13F• Follow Nikki Mammano on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nikki_mammano/• Support RYSE Hawaii, the nonprofit Nikki mentions helping youth experiencing homelessnesshttps://www.rysehawaii.org
