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She lies awake at night wondering if her child is safe. She replays old conversations. She searches for the moment everything changed. She carries a weight that most people will never see — the weight of loving someone who is struggling with addiction, incarceration, or a life path that terrifies her. If this description sounds like you, this book was written for your heart. Held in Love is a healing guide for mothers who have been stretched to their limits — and are ready to find their way back to peace. Written by Nati Carrillo, FNP-BC — a family nurse practitioner, trauma-informed ...

There are moments when staying feels harder than leaving. Moments when addiction promises relief, when suicidal thoughts offer silence, and when the world narrows until the future feels unreachable. These moments are often misunderstood—not as responses to pain, but as moral failures or personal weakness. Staying offers a different understanding. Drawing from lived experience inside a men’s sober living house, and written with deep respect for trauma, nervous-system overwhelm, and human dignity, this book explores the shared roots of addiction and suicidal ideation.

"A Vision for You," a transformative collection of 365 daily meditations and inspiring thoughts crafted to cultivate mindfulness and infuse every day with joy. Each minute invites you on a profound journey, beginning and ending with thoughtful quotes that guide you toward inner peace and a renewed appreciation for life. This book is perfect for those seeking comfort, embarking on self-discovery, or navigating the path to recovery. It's a beacon of hope and inspiration.

Known as the "Big Book", the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people worldwide get and stay sober since the first edition appeared in 1939. Opening chapters articulate A.A.’s program of recovery from alcoholism - the original Twelve Steps - and recount the personal histories of A.A.'s co-founders, Bill W. and Dr. Bob.

A groundbreaking and inspiring book that challenges our relationship with alcohol by exploring the psychological factors behind alcohol use and the cultural influences that contribute to dependency. Many people question whether drinking has become too big a part of their lives, and worry that it...

Includes a brand-new foreword written and read by the author! In this “explosive” (Us Weekly) and “brutally honest” (E! Online) memoir, Jodie Sweetin, once Danny Tanner’s bubbly daughter on America’s favorite family sitcom, takes readers behind the scenes of Full House and into her...

Commonly referred to as the “Twelve and Twelve”, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions comprises 24 foundational essays by Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill W. that have helped millions of A.A. members worldwide both to get and stay sober “one day at a time”, and to ensure that their "Fellowship" - Alcoholics Anonymous as a whole - will be there for them tomorrow.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Gray's tale of going sober is uplifting and inspiring' - The Evening Standard 'An icon of the Quit Lit movement' - Condé Nast Traveller 'Fascinating' - Bryony Gordon 'Not remotely preachy' - The Times 'Jaunty, shrewd and convincing' - Sunday Telegraph 'Admirably...

Whether you’d like to give up alcohol or just drink less—or you’re just thinking about drinking less—this guide is for you. Each day for 30 days, New York Times best-selling author and recovery expert Holly Whitaker brings you a 5- to 10-minute reflection aimed at helping you change your relationship with alcohol, drawing on her personal experience and grounded in the latest research. 30 Days to a New Relationship with Alcohol is crafted to help you gently but powerfully change your brain and your life. All you have to do is listen.

Carl Radke’s path from reality TV’s party-loving star to a life centered around recovery has been anything but straightforward. Famous for his role on Summer House, Carl’s journey in the spotlight has forced him to confront personal battles under public scrutiny. Beyond the cameras, he’s faced struggles with addiction, the weight of toxic masculinity, the heartbreaking loss of his brother and a quest to find real joy in a world that equates fun with alcohol.

Alcohol Explained is the definitive, ground-breaking guide to alcohol and alcoholism. It explains how alcohol affects human beings on a chemical, physiological, and psychological level, from those first drinks right up to chronic alcoholism. This audiobook provides a logical, easy-to-follow explanation of the phenomenon and detailed instructions on how to beat it.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “An unflinching examination of how our drinking culture hurts women and a gorgeous memoir of how one woman healed herself.”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed “You don’t know how much you need this book, or maybe you do. Either...

Allen Carr's Easyway is the most successful stop-smoking method of all time. It has helped millions of smokers from all over the world to quit. In Quit Drinking Without Willpower, Allen Carr's Easyway method has been applied to problem drinking. By explaining why you feel the need to drink and with simple step-by-step instructions to set you free, he shows you how to escape from the alcohol trap.

What could possibly be “lucky” about addiction? Absolutely nothing, thought Laura McKowen when drinking brought her to her knees. As she puts it, she “kicked and screamed . . . wishing for something - anything - else” to be her issue. The people who got to drink normally, she thought, were so damn lucky. But in the midst of early sobriety, when no longer able to anesthetize her pain and anxiety, she realized that she was actually the lucky one. Lucky to feel her feelings, live honestly, really be with her daughter, change her legacy.

Gucci Mane, one of hip-hop’s most iconic figures and a trailblazer in Atlanta’s rap culture, reveals his struggles with mental health and drug addiction that will provide fans and readers with insights into his career and life. As one of hip-hop’s legendary figures and an indispensable...

A self help book meant to actually help people. I give a pretty stern look into alcohol abuse in this book. From my story “Destruction By Alcoholism”, which helps in different ways. For example, those who don’t understand addiction, might be able to understand more. As well as people who can relate to it. When I needed help, I couldn’t relate to any sort of literature. So what i did, was write a book, that my former self could have actually related to. I felt like most self help books on the topic, we’re failures. Either the author fails to understand the topic themselves, or they...

Addiction? Oh yes, addiction. To what? Alcohol. I am a recovering alcoholic, and this is the next chapter! This is “Sobriety&Strength”. A book chock full of different things related to myself, and recovery from alcohol abuse. Maybe you are still “in it” with alcohol, or you are sober, and wanting to read up. Either way, this book might be for you! I don’t make any empty promises, or give out information I haven’t either talked with someone about, or went through personally. I get it, and I understand how devastating alcoholism can be! Whether it’s affecting you, or someone you...

Listen to this book and you will embark on a groundbreaking seven-week journey that will change your life. You will learn how to break your addiction to alcohol and end your cravings - and do it under your own power. Here, step by step, is a proven, seven-week program developed by Dr. Joan Matthews Larson at the innovative Health Recovery Center in Minneapolis, that subdues your body's addictive chemistry and puts you on the path to full recovery.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Canfield comes a powerful, science-based program to help you cut back or quit drinking and reclaim your best life—one day at a time. The 30-Day Sobriety Solution grew out of Jack Canfield’s decades-long work in self-esteem and success training...

Wife Mother Drunk is an intergenerational memoir recounting the author’s harrowing struggle with alcoholism, tracing it back through her ancestry to the times of the pioneers when the seeds of trauma were first planted, long before they overtook her otherwise loving life.