At fourteen, he left home with one dollar. What followed was a life he could never have imagined.

Tony DeChico learned early how to survive. From an unstable childhood and life on his own to money, addiction, illegal marijuana operations, and an engagement to a Seattle police detective who knew nothing about his double life, Tony became very good at appearing in control.

Then the DEA came through his door.

But losing everything wasn't what changed him.

I Just Kept Going is the true story of a man who spent decades running, falling, and rebuilding, brick by brick, until he finally turned to face what he had been running from all along.

Through Tony's candid and often surprising story, readers will discover:

Why survival can become its own kind of prison

How success and addiction can exist side by side

Why hitting rock bottom doesn't automatically create change

How Kriya Yoga, in the lineage of Paramahansa Yogananda, slowly transformed Tony's life

What it takes to stop hiding from the past and start living honestly

Why it's never too late to build a different life

This isn't a neat story of overnight redemption. Tony's path takes him through crime, addiction, federal prison, homelessness, loss, and spiritual searching. Change comes slowly, imperfectly, and, ultimately, quietly.