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It’s the nagging question more and more of us are finding harder to ignore, whether we have a “problem” with alcohol or not. In the face of how we care for ourselves otherwise, it’s hard to avoid how alcohol really makes us feel: terrible. How different would our lives be if we stopped drinking on autopilot? If we stopped drinking altogether? Frank, funny, and always judgment-free, Sober Curious is a bold guide to choosing to live hangover-free, from Ruby Warrington, one of the leading voices of the new sobriety movement.

Trend journalist, on-air host, and lifestyle expert Hilary Sheinbaum explores the incredible life-changing benefits of abstaining from alcohol for one month and provides a comprehensive guide to help you tackle Dry January, Sober October, and other booze-free challenges.

In this book, you'll find a collection of my 12 years of research and inventions about alcohol. I go into a deep dive into every element of alcohol's effects on your body, soul, and mind. I will explain how to quit alcohol in only seven simple steps - steps that you can master without anyone's help. This method has not been shared in the past, and if you follow the steps carefully, you will quit drinking even if you have tried all the inpatient centers, rehabs, programs, counseling, and all the possible ways in existence.

In this audiobook you will discover the meaning of codependency, how to recognize the signs of codependent relationship, and how to free yourself from its destructive clutches. I have included pertinent information designed to help you recognize the behaviors displayed by codependents, and techniques that you can implement immediately, to help you end a codependent relationship in a healthy and safe way.

On the outside, Kathleen’s life looks perfect. She is married to a dashing young doctor. They have adorable twin daughters. She even has a budding legal career; her husband is putting her through law school. There is only one problem. Kathleen is addicted to drugs and alcohol. She thinks she is hiding her problem, but it explodes her life, and something has to change—and this change begins when her sister takes her to a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous.

This classic AA Grapevine audiobook contains stories by AA members about how they learn to live with their fellow AAs, their loved ones, and their friends and colleagues through the power of AA's Principles. It includes an article by an atheist about the Third Step, a priest talking about religious zealots and the tales of people of different faiths discussing the AA principle of "God as we understand him." The audiobook focuses on how people in AA seek and find hope, faith, integrity, willingness, compassion and understanding.

The Hidden Addiction: Behind Shoplifting and Other Self-Defeating Behaviors is based on the premise that people do not want to make their life any harder than it already is, and that when they are shown who they really are as individuals and how to easily change their false and self-destructive thinking and beliefs, they can be guided to significantly alter their life solely on their own steam.

Watch Alan's attempts to overcome his past through professional sports - baseball and harness racing - and then a high profile career in sales. Plummet with him into a 24-year cycle of cocaine addiction and recovery. Before it's over, his addiction will destroy his aspirations and relationships and almost kill him. Yet he will walk out the other side.

Dustin Dunbar had it all. A beautiful wife, two sweet baby girls, a degree in psychology, and properties around the world—the building blocks of a nascent real estate empire. All the while, he happily believed every lie alcohol told him. Because of his addiction, he risked everything he valued most and nearly lost everyone he cared for—until he started to figure out that most of what we experience with alcohol is completely fabricated, a big lie packaged with bright lights and big names to distract us from the truth.

Drawing on 40 years of experience where he developed employee assistance programs (in both the railroad and manufacturing industries), counseling hundreds of alcoholics and addicts, Bob developed his own way of seeing the alcoholic/addict, their families, the addictions profession, and society’s view of alcohol. This booklet contains his words of wisdom in short chapters and with pithy titles like “Dealing with the Tensions of Sobriety” and “Sober and in Trouble”, as he relates his observations, experiences, and perspectives on working mostly with alcoholics.

This is not a self-help book.... Here you will not find any quick tips and tricks on how to live a fabulous life free of suffering or fear or confusion. The approach I outline here goes against most of the popular ways to tackle depression, anxiety, or general malaise. But it is an approach that allowed me to dig deep into my own authenticity, be honest with myself, and start to make real, lasting changes in my life.

Have you or someone you know struggled with addiction? Do you have a heart for helping people in need? Then look no further than this amazing opportunity to help others get back on track to a fruitful life!

In een wereld waar alcohol diepgeworteld is in sociale, culturele en zelfs professionele omgevingen, kan het worstelen met alcoholverslaving een onoverkomelijke uitdaging zijn. Toch ligt in de diepten van de verslaving het potentieel voor verlossing, vernieuwing en een leven vrij van de ketenen van afhankelijkheid.