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Christopher Kennedy Lawford's New York Times bestselling memoir, Symptoms of Withdrawal, offered readers a startling, first-hand look at his own addictions to drugs and alcohol, prompting People magazine to write, "Few have written so well about the joy of drugs, and few are as unsparing about their drug-driven selfishness." In his bestselling follow-up, Moments of Clarity, Lawford presents "Voices from the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery."...
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How many times have you thought about starting a diet or quitting smoking without doing anything about it? Or lapsed back into bad habits after hitting a rough spot on the road to recovery?
To uncover the secret to successful personal change, three acclaimed psychologists studied more than 1,000 people who were able to positively and permanently alter their lives without psychotherapy. They discovered that change does not depend on luck or willpower....
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What are the most mind-blowing transformations from giving up alcohol that everyone should know about? And why everyone can benefit from sobriety-whether you're a binge drinker, social drinker or everyday drinker.
Sean Alexander cuts through the drunken haze in the international bestseller Sober On A Drunk Planet-Giving Up Alcohol to provide hard-hitting facts, which elegantly combines laugh-out-loud moments, sobering science and powerful insights...
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There are information items here that are helpful. Anyone can read this book and benefit from it. For decades, the author has heard many speakers, and been to a conference or discussion table, that portrayed the bad consequences of pornography, or alcohol, or drugs, or other unhealthy addictions. Much of what the author learned is integrated, combined, merged, and incorporated into this book. The author felt and thought, after being taught and...
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Are you looking for a way you can feel happier and more fulfilled? Do you wish you could heal your trauma and move past negativity to live a more contented life?The Layman's Guide to the 48 Acts is a companion guide to Paddy Rafter's The 48 Acts, which sets out how people can leave their problems and anxieties behind to find joy. Written by L K Taylor, a highly skilled and uniquely experienced trauma professional, the book explains his own personal...
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This book is Bert Pluymen's story of struggle and triumph over alcohol addiction. It also contains insightful, witty, uplifting, and wryly humorous stories of the many people Pluymen met who were also searching for sobriety. This is an informative book that will shed new light on how alcohol abuse can ruin people's lives--even if they thought it could never happen to them.
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Testimonio en primera persona en el que la autora relata cómo vivió la adicción de su padre a las máquinas tragaperras. Explica cómo le afectó esta situación durante diez años y lo que tuvo que aprender desde su rol de codependiente.¿Hasta dónde se debe ayudar al familiar adicto? ¿Dónde está el límite?Un testimonio muy revelador y sincero de Patricia de Leóndirigido especialmente a los familiares del adicto al juego.En él encontrarán...
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Many people struggle with substance abuse in the shadows feeling ashamed, alone, and inadequate. You are not alone. Many of us keep up appearances while at the same time kicking ourselves every time, we stumble into bed drunk out of our minds. Many of us say, 'never again,' only to drink again at 5:00pm. You are not alone. There is a way out of this. After Party is the story of how one person, Drew Charles, dug his way out of the spiral of drug and...
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A desperate girl. A devoted dog. A bond that can never be broken. Shannon O'Reilly's whole world is collapsing. Life was great before Mom died, before she ended up living in a car with her little dog Boone and her Aunt Junie. Now it's truck stop showers and soup kitchen meals and the crushing burden of keeping everything a secret. She's tried hard to be patient, but when a reckless act lands her aunt in jail and Boone is taken away, Shannon decides...
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As a young man from a loving, middle class family living in a small English village, Ben Rogers appeared to have it all....but then he found drugs. As his life descended into chaos and despair, Ben began to chronicle his daily struggles with the aid of a video camera. He was hopeful that one day his experiences could be used to educate others. Ben lost his battle against addiction and died when he was 34 as a result of medical withdrawal. His family...
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Embark on a profound and enlightening journey into the intricacies of human consciousness with 'Whispers from the Margins: Living with Schizotypal Sensibilities.' This thought-provoking exploration invites readers to delve into the nuanced world of schizotypal experiences, offering a compassionate glimpse into the lives of those navigating the margins of perception and reality.As the pages unfold, the author skillfully weaves personal narratives,...
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Remember the mouse who wanted a cookie-and a glass of milk to go with it? Or the moose who wanted a muffin?
In If You Give an Ox an Oxy, adolescents meet an ox who takes a prescription medication called an opioid. They follow him as he goes from taking a few opioids, to overusing them, and finally becoming addicted, learning about treatment for addiction and how dangerous taking illegal opioid drugs can be.
Inspired by the mouse who was clearly addicted...
13) Surrender
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It is painfully obvious that we are living in an era of great apostasy, and there is considerable evidence that it is about to get much darker.How many of us are truly ready for this? How many of us are desperately clinging to our relationship with God and to His Word?In this engaging and inspirational account, you will uncover powerful Biblical truths often discovered through tragedy, and ultimately through obedience, as God turns the curse into...
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