Eric M. De Castro

Eric M. De Castro is an author, tech executive, and culinary school graduate who writes from the intersection of deep personal resilience and grounded, practical recovery.

Eric’s life once followed a traditional blueprint of security, built on the generational examples of his parents and grandparents. But when a 19-year marriage quietly eroded and eventually collapsed, it triggered an avalanche of loss: the forfeiture of a family home, financial devastation, a temporary contraction into a tiny 200-square-foot bedroom, and deeply painful missed years with his growing children. In his attempt to reinvent himself during the darkest periods of this transition, he pursued a passion for classic French culinary traditions, graduating with high honors from Le Cordon Bleu.

It was during this decade-long journey through the emotional storm that Eric began to meticulously document everything he encountered—the raw pain, the hollow days of numbness, the silent extended family fallout, and the ultimate, unexpected silver linings. His debut book, Finding The Angels: A Personal Guide to Healing and Rediscovery After Divorce, is the raw, unfiltered culmination of that journey. Written as equal parts therapy and tactical recovery guide, the book introduces readers to a path of self-compassion, radical honesty, and the realization that an ending is often a turning point toward a beautiful, authentic destination.

Rather than offering clinical checklists, Eric writes as a helpful peer who has lived through the wreckage and emerged whole. His work emphasizes that true healing requires acknowledging the pain, establishing unshakeable boundaries, and learning to trust your own inner compass again.

Eric is currently developing Joining the Angels, the second installment in a planned trilogy dedicated to navigating transitions, reclaiming personal identity, and finding light in the dark.