Memoir · Music · Redemption

Justin Lee Sabo

Writer, nurse, and musician exploring survival, faith, and creativity after a life-altering accident.


AboutJustin Lee Sabo is a writer, nurse, and musician who did not set out to become an artist. After a life-altering car accident, creativity became an unexpected way to make sense of recovery, faith, and identity.His work focuses on emotional truth and the process of rebuilding a life after trauma. He lives and works in North Dakota.

The Birth Of A Creative Mind:
A Story of Survival and Transformation from Within the Storm

After a life-altering car accident, Justin Lee Sabo found himself searching for meaning in the aftermath of survival. What he did not expect was that creativity — writing, music, and reflection — would become the language through which healing began.The Birth of a Creative Mind is a memoir about what happens when life breaks open and forces a person to confront faith, identity, and the quiet work of rebuilding. Told with emotional honesty and plainspoken reflection, the book explores grief, resilience, and the unexpected ways purpose can emerge from loss.This is not a story about becoming famous or finding easy answers. It is a story about listening closely, learning to live again, and discovering that creativity can be both refuge and compass when the future feels uncertain.

Music

Music became another form of storytelling after the accident — a way to explore emotions that words alone could not always reach.Justin’s music reflects the same themes found in his writing: survival, faith, struggle, redemption, and the slow work of healing. The songs are not polished performances, but honest expressions — created to process experience rather than chase perfection.Selected music and ongoing projects explore the intersection of story and sound, offering another window into the creative journey documented in the memoir.