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Dr. Harry is the former physician director of The Betty Ford Clinic this classic recovery book reveals a step by step plan to stay sober. If you think you or your loved one is ready for rehabilitation, consider Findlay Recovery Center. Our affordable residential detoxification and treatment program has supported many individuals on their path to sobriety. I really liked this book because it focuses a lot on her spiritual crisis and how it related to her alcoholism. She is a Christian, as am I, and I often battled in my head with being a Christian and being an alcoholic. Eventually my faith brought me to my knees and I began my journey of sobriety after having a spiritual experience.

• Many of these steps are ideally taken with the help of a sponsor, an individual who has gone through the AA program and helps a new initiate as they navigate their newly found sobriety.
• Once you are past alcohol withdrawal and post-acute withdrawal, you can optimize your life by conquering bad habits and negative thought patterns.
• Transcending addiction is a worthy goal because, as Tony Robbins says, you feel what you focus on.
• This memoir is poetic and a treat for lovers of beautiful writing.
• In 2011, Time magazine placed the book on its list of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923, the year in which the magazine was first published.
• Often, we hear the stories of people with addiction finding redemption once they have children—but this is not that kind of story, which is precisely why we love it.

When I first read this book over ten years ago it felt like I was reading my own journal . I almost wanted to snap it shut, but instead finished it in one day and have read it at least three more times since. Knapp so perfectly describes the emotional landscape of addiction, and as a literary study it’s as perfect a memoir as I’ve ever read. I often think about what it took to publish this when she did, in the 90’s, as a female and a journalist in Boston. She started sneaking sips from her parents’ wine glasses as a kid, and went through adolescence drinking more and more.

Quit Like A Woman: The Radical Choice To Not Drink In A Culture Obsessed With Alcohol, By Holly Whitaker

This reflective work can allow you to appreciate the value of the present moment, rather than attempting to live in the past or in the future. When you quit drinking for a year or more, you’ll find that you have the energy to move forward and tackle new projects. This book can supply you with the internal resolve and concrete strategies you’ll need to make progress in all aspects of your life. The only part I took issue with was the diet chapter, which promotes some dated myths about meat. Marc Lewis is a neuroscientist with a personal history of opiate addiction, and this book is a masterpiece. Dr. Lewis sees addiction as a “phase of life” and individual preferences and desires as essentially malleable over time. Julia Ross is a pioneer of nutrient therapy, and this book explains how basic nutrients can be used with great success to cure a number of mental health issues.

If you have no insurance or are underinsured, we will refer you to your state office, which is responsible for state-funded treatment programs. In addition, we can often refer you to facilities that charge on a sliding fee scale or accept Medicare or Medicaid. If you have health insurance, you are encouraged to contact your insurer for a list of participating health care providers and facilities. Find treatment facilities and programs in the United States or U.S. Before the publication of The Big Book, alcoholism in America was viewed largely as it had been in the nineteenth century.

How To Murder Your Life: A Memoir By Cat Marnell

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Sobriety is easier when you put yourself in situations that nurture your goals. The Sobriety E-book will teach you healthy ways to handle life’s challenges. You’ll discover effective methods for relieving stress and managing time. You’ll learn how to communicate effectively with your loved ones.

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These were some of the earliest people to go through the program. At the time of writing, all addiction recovery books 10 had already died of natural causes, having maintained their sobriety until their deaths.

This includes reading motivational books, creating lists of inspiring and motivating reason to stay away from alcohol, and joining support groups for alcohol addiction. Alcoholism is a crippling condition that severely impacts entire families. If you or someone you love can’t stop drinking, the Big Book is a great place to start.

Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women And Alcohol By Ann Dowsett Johnston

Beck finally discovered his own successful method and promotes it in this book. Brian “Head” Welch’s book Save Me from Myself is an honest recounting of this out-of-control musician’s struggle through addiction and recovery. Welch credits his faith in God for saving him from his destructive lifestyle. Letting go of the Thief is a ninety-day voyage into alcoholic thinking. Welcome to the chaotic thrashing of a mind, pulsating with intoxication. Spend a few moments in the whirlwind of shame, guilt, and utter desperation.

With incredible wit and skill, Sacha Scobie manages to tell you both what alcohol used to mean for her and how her sober life is going now. She relied on alcohol, so now that this is no longer an option she has to re-evaluate everything in her life, which leads to some great and very witty observations on her newfound life. This book is a positive tale where she narrates the year in which she went from a cancer diagnosis to her happiest and best self ever. In this journey, she became sober, beat cancer, and finally built a richer life than she could have possibly imagined.

Personal Stories

She thought the normal people who could drink casually were lucky. She wasn’t self-medicating and was able to truly feel her feelings and live honestly.

It contains millennia of accumulated Eastern wisdom that has either been forgotten or repackaged as stunted cliches. Since mainstream recovery culture preaches an implicit ethic of self-denial, I found that it was important to find fresh sources for resurrecting my own positive sense of self.

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Personal stories are one of the best ways to learn about any subject, and addiction is no exception. In Addict in the Family, Beverly Conyers educates us through heart-wrenching stories that validate all of the feelings families of addicts feel. Some of this book can be painful to read, but it’s so cathartic to learn that others feel the same intense pain that we’ve felt. Clinical supervision in alcohol and drug abuse counseling, by Powell, David J.

The Sober Lush is for those looking to find joy again in a decadent life after sobriety or for hope of a fulfilling life after recovery. This thoughtful book explores the science behind why we drink, how it’s so ingrained into our society, and what new possibilities we uncover when we dare to find joy in the unexpected. Our society puts a lot of pressure on drinking to celebrate; weddings, holidays, birthdays. It can be hard to separate the idea of celebration with sobriety, but that’s what Catherine Gray explores once a drinker makes the decision to drink no more. Author Laura McKowen thought those who could drink casually were “lucky.” Her experience with alcohol, and the reckoning that forced her to come to terms with it, were anything but lucky.

We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic Of A Sober Life By Laura Mckowen

In this essay collection, Coulter writes with wit about a life in transition—and what happens when you suddenly look up and realize that maybe everyone else isn’t quite doing things the right way. Lucado masterfully examines the cross of Christ and wonderfully draws out just how significant the crucifixion is. This book will leave the reader in tears overwhelmed by the grace of God showing the reader just how much God loves them. Whether you want to better understand the mindset of addiction or find inspiration in how they got out of it, these memoirs are nothing short of inspiring.

This book can provide great value for the person who has quit drinking and still does not feel good on a daily basis. Anxiety, depression and cravings are not a sustainable way of a life, nor are they inevitable symptoms of a permanent disease.

Anyone who has ever suffered from panic and anxiety might understand the allure of alcohol to help cope. That siren song eventually led broadcast journalist Elizabeth Vargas to admit her addiction on national television. From drinks at baby showers to work events, brunch and book clubs, graduations, and funerals, alcohol’s ubiquity is a given and the only time that people get uncomfortable is when someone doesn’t drink. Although the details of our addiction and recovery stories may be different, the core of our experience is often the same. Identifying with others who have been through the hell of addiction and made it to the other side can provide a cathartic sense of relief, providing both hope and the opportunity to feel seen. If you or a loved one is struggling with drugs and alcohol, call Recovery Centers of America now RECOVERY.