Life Recovery

For seven years, Shannon Kopp battled the silent, horrific, and all-too-common disease of bulimia. Then, at 24, she got a job working at the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA, where in caring for shelter dogs, she found the inspiration to heal and the courage to forgive herself. With the help of some extraordinary homeless animals, Shannon realized that her suffering was the birthplace of something beautiful. Compassion.

Have you ever thought about the impact that alcohol has on our lives? Have you ever wished to stop drinking but didn’t know how to and felt too ashamed to ask for help? This summary of Annie Grace’s book This Naked Mind, completed by a chapter by chapter overview and added information about the author and her work doesn’t give its readers a set of rules to follow but instead, it gently guides them towards changing their mindset about alcohol and reprogramming their subconscious minds.

This nonfiction self-help book for young listeners with disordered eating and body-image problems delivers real talk about eating disorders and body image, tools and information for recovery, and suggestions for dealing with the media messages that contribute so much to disordered eating.

With dark humor, and in crystalline prose, Clune's account of life inside the heroin underground is like no other. Whisking us between the halves of his precarious double life-between the streets of Baltimore and the college classroom, where Clune is a graduate student teaching literature-we spiral along with him as he approaches rock bottom: from nodding off in a row house with a one-armed junkie and a murderous religious freak to having his life threatened in a Chicago jail while facing a felony possession charge.

There's a war going on for the souls of men. It's reached epic levels and is threatening the very fabric of generations - grandfathers, dads, sons, and grandsons. This war is affecting you and your family. Landmines planted strategically by the enemy that are knocking our men out, destroying their souls, ruining their futures, causing destructive marriage issues, jeopardizing relationships, and taking our sons and daughters captive! The war is an all-out attack on the purpose and pleasure of sexuality as God designed it.

Drug addiction is a serious problem. One that our government is not doing enough to rectify. Perhaps you are currently dealing with a drug addiction and are finding it difficult to quit without the necessary support. Or maybe you are unsure what the downsides of using drugs are, and don’t know about the crippling impact of drug addiction.

What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), besides, it being something I’ve lived with for over 40 years now, it’s fear. When you experience something so traumatic like war, loss of a loved one, being attacked/raped, active shooter events, a car accident a fear response is embedded in your memory and “triggers” are created. You relive that experience over and over, especially if you experience a trigger like a similar smell, sound, sight, feeling (internal or external), or taste.

The Recovery of Family Life defends marriage and family life while exposing the limits and blind spots in these powerful revolutionary ideologies. After suggesting a general framework within which to understand the ends and means of family policy, Scott Yenor explores what a liberal society should seek to accomplish in marriage and family policy.

Smoking is a common problem. Many people have turned to it over years for one reason or another. However, smoking has serious consequences for you, your health, and your quality of life. On top of that, society as a whole has begun to turn against smoking and many cities and states have banned smoking in the workplace and/or public places such as restaurants. Quitting smoking has become a necessary achievement if you want to live a healthy and full life in our society.

Your tell-all guide to help you on your journey to recovery from narcissistic abuse. Have you ever felt like a prisoner in your own relationship, where your every move was scrutinized, and your worth was systematically diminished? Are you tired of living in the shadow of someone else’s ego, constantly sacrificing your own needs and desires to appease their insatiable hunger for control? Have you ever wondered why you keep attracting toxic partners who drain your energy and leave you feeling emotionally battered and broken?

In 16 brilliantly observed true stories, Sam Harris emerges as a natural humorist in league with David Sedaris, Chelsea Handler, Carrie Fisher, and Steve Martin, but with a voice uniquely his own. Praised by the Chicago Sun-Times for his "manic, witty commentary", and with a storytelling talent the New York Times calls " New Yorker - worthy," he puts a comedic spin on full-disclosure episodes from his own colorful life. What better place to find painfully funny material than in growing up gay, gifted, and ambitious in the heart of the Bible belt?

The deeply personal and complex human traits of worthiness, deserving, self-worth, and self-esteem, govern our success. How we value ourselves plays such a critical role in what opportunities we pursue that it can hardly be overstated. Self-worth is an ever-changing pair of glasses that broadens or limits our view of the world, colors every life experience, and propels us to take action or grounds us in stagnation. Self-worth is the foundation of all our choices, all our reactions, and all our efforts.

Trauma is often thought of as severe or extremely harmful experiences, but trauma is actually a reaction to an event, not the event itself. And a seemingly mild or straightforward experience can cause you trauma and affect the rest of your life. Experiences of trauma become the brain’s map for protecting and defending you from future pain, but sometimes you don’t need protecting. Trauma can then poison your mind and reveal itself in both visible and invisible ways.

Their work explains how empathy is more than an emotional experience. Instead, it encompasses the emotional, physical, sensory, and psychological experiences. Not everyone feels empathy in all of these ways, which is where empaths come in. This guide is an invaluable tool for understanding yourself as an empath, with scientific explanations, practical strategies, and recommendations for how to honor yourself and your empathetic skills.

Ever wondered whether your drinking has become a problem? Maybe you used to have a drink to wind down on a Friday evening, but now you don’t stop until you’ve finished the bottle? Perhaps your weekends are increasingly unproductive because you’re...well, wasted? Get help, before your relationships start to suffer. Our easy guide will help you to understand how addiction works, find out whether you are addicted to alcohol, and adopt a healthier approach to drinking.

101 Tips for Recovering from Addictions can help transform the life of any recovering addict from bleak to bright. These practical suggestions give hope - from seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, to realizing this light holds a promising future to reclaim.

You're about to discover important information and a proven strategy on how to overcome a sex addiction. Millions of people suffer from sex addictions and throw away their personal and professional success because of these issues. Most people realize how much of a problem this is, but are unable to change their situation, simply because it's been a part of their mindset for so long.

Alcohol had a hold on Chris Janssens’s actions and thoughts until she made the life-changing decision to attend a support meeting and realized two truths: it wasn’t her fault and she wasn’t alone. Once she was embraced by a community that offered a nonjudgmental look at her struggles, Chris discovered that if she wanted to have a full and lasting life, alcohol could have no part. In Grace Yourself, a humble account of Chris’s transformation to an alcohol-free life, she offers a hand to others who are experiencing similar struggles, whether their addiction is alcohol or anything else.

My name is Steve, and I’m a grateful and recovered alcoholic. This is the audiobook I wish I’d had when I first sobered up. It's taken me more than three years to figure out what truly works to stay sober and succeed at life, and I'll give you one hint now: there’s not one, but actually several paths to freedom from addiction and a life beyond your wildest drunken dreams. Sobered Up, so Now What? helps you every step of the way on your journey to tapping into the peace and joy you already carry within.

Whether you want to quit drinking for good or for just 30 days, the 30 Day Alcohol Reboot will help you to achieve your goals. You will learn how to prepare yourself and your environment, how to build and maintain your motivation, and what you can expect in your first month of alcohol freedom. This program will then lead you step-by-step through each of the four crucial weeks to finally break your alcohol habit. This no-nonsense guide will help you to rediscover happiness and create permanent and positive change in your life.