Life Recovery

Sentenced to 65 years in a Texas prison, Damon West once had it all. He came from a great family, in a home full of God, love, support, and opportunities to reach any goal. A natural born leader, an athlete with good looks and charm, he appeared to be the all-American kid pursuing his dreams. Underneath this facade, however, was an addict in the early stages of disease. After suffering childhood sexual abuse by a babysitter at the age of nine, Damon began putting chemicals into his body to alter the way he felt.

If your life has been affected by addiction (yours or someone else's), abuse, trauma or toxic shaming, you may also be struggling with another invisible problem - codependency. Without your even being aware of the connection to the above issues, it has created additional life-long challenges such as endless guilt, anxiety, perfectionism, need to control, depression, a history of dysfunctional relationships and much more. This easy-to-understand, interactive book will reveal how codependency has sobotaged you, the lies it created in your beliefs and the truths that expose them.

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.

Here, Dr. Lawrence Peltz, who has worked as an addiction psychiatrist for more than two decades, draws from his clinical experience and on the techniques of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to explain the fundamental dynamics of addiction and the stages of the recovery process, and also gives us specific mindfulness exercises to support recovery.

A Life of Recovery: Breaking the Chains of Addiction is a powerful and deeply personal memoir by Woody Giessmann, musician-turned-addiction specialist, who takes you on a raw, emotional journey from chaos and substance abuse to healing and hope. This inspirational story blends compelling autobiography with practical tools for families affected by addiction and untreated mental illness. From losing his brother to addiction and suicide, to his own spiral through alcohol and drugs while performing with a major rock band, Woody's story is brutally honest and painfully relatable.

Ever sworn off alcohol for January and found yourself drinking by the 7th? Think there's 'no point' in just one drink? Welcome! There are millions of us. This inspirational, aspirational and highly relatable narrative champions the benefits of sobriety with a three-pronged approach combining the author's personal experience, factual reportage and contributions from expert sources and self-help advice for anyone who wants to reduce their alcohol intake or eliminate it completely.

This book is both a participant and group leader guide! The group leader guide is found in the back of the book. The Christian Codependence Recovery Workbook: From Surviving to Significance takes you through a truth-finding journey to reveal your system of love, life and relationships. It practically addresses the manifest behaviors, emotions and needs of the codependent, while simultaneously introducing the precious truths of God’s love. This workbook doesn’t just diagnose the problem, but offers the healing principles of the Lord Jesus Christ in a fresh and profound way. When applied,...

Transform Your Relationship Fears into Confidence and Security with the Anxious Attachment Workbook Tailored for those ready to rewrite their love stories, this guide is your beacon toward anxious attachment recovery. It combines profound insights with practical, actionable strategies. Discover Your Path to Secure Attachment Uncover the Roots of Your Anxious Attachment Style: Through guided self-reflection exercises, turn insights into action for profound self-awareness, laying the groundwork for transformative change. Master Communication Strategies: Foster openness and understanding, ...

In Recovery 2.0, Tommy shares his own past struggles with addiction and the powerful insights that helped him to identify and break free from the obstacles that stand in the way of recovery. Building off the key tenets of the 12-Step program, he lays out an innovative approach where deeper levels of detoxification and transformation allow you to uproot addiction and thrive.

Why do you continue to hide your pain, shame and guilt? You carry it with you everywhere you go, knowing that one day you need to deal with it; yet, you keep procrastinating. And another year has gone by. This book will help you discover how to be set free from the pain and shame of your past so that you can experience freedom and live a life of meaning and purpose. In the 1980s, Craig Brown, Author of Stop Hiding Start Healing, lived the high life. He worked for one of the biggest cocaine dealers on the east coast and partied with music moguls and professional athletes while self-...

Reframe your past, transform your future, and experience the healing power of CBT—starting from the day you open this book. Have your goals, hopes, and dreams fallen by the wayside over the years? Do you find it hard to stand up for yourself, and are you so tired of trying to fulfill everyone’s demands that you feel burnt out and fatigued—so much so that all you want to do is be alone? Are many of your relationships unfulfilling, and do you constantly give your best self to people who are narcissistic, codependent, selfish, or uncaring? It doesn’t have to be that way—but don’t ...

Waking up with another hangover as the thirty-nine-year-old mother of a newborn, Suzanne Warye decided enough was enough. It was time to quit alcohol for good. In the years since, Suzanne has uncovered the myth of moderation and the limitations of the hitting rock bottom narrative. Today, she is a model for hundreds of thousands of people around the world who are embracing her brand of joyful sobriety.

30 Days to Overcome Sugar Addiction is a unique mindfulness workbook that offers a transformative 30-day program to help you break free from sugar addiction and cultivate a healthier relationship with food. This workbook blends mindfulness techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy, and self-reflection to help you identify and challenge negative thought patterns, regulate your cravings, and develop a greater sense of self-awareness and self-worth. This workbook is part of a series of mindfulness workbooks, each designed to help you cultivate different areas of your life. While each workbook ...

Overwhelmed by stress? Struggling with low energy or mental fog? What if the key to clarity, balance, and peak performance was something you already do 25,000 times a day—but have never been taught to harness as a holistic healing tool? In The Power of Conscious Breathing, breath science researcher Sowmiya Sree blends ancient yogic wisdom with cutting-edge neuroscience to reveal how breathing—a foundational practice in both Eastern and Western wellness traditions when done with awareness—can transform your mind, body, and performance. At the heart of this book is Maya’s compelling ...

Are you tired of lying and hurting your loved ones? Do you want your family back in your life? Is it starting to seem like you may never be able to beat your addiction? If you or someone you love struggles with substance abuse, you’re not alone.

They say the first taste of addiction often comes disguised as relief, and for Kevin Murray, that disguise was an innocent-looking white pill. Pills and Me: My Spiral into Addiction is an unflinchingly raw and personal account of a young man’s descent into opioid addiction—a journey from curiosity to survival in a world ravaged by a seemingly harmless but relentless beast. As Kevin tells it, his addiction didn’t begin with a reckless choice. It began with exhaustion, loneliness, and a desire to feel anything other than the crushing weight of his circumstances. From his first Percocet ...

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.

"What happened to Kaylin's and Trae's crew after the dust settled? Omar is ready to reveal his story in this riveting new segment of the Thug Series." At just 15, Omar's world was shattered by a gruesome scene that left him scarred and reeling. His trauma and social anxiety forced him to build walls around his heart, shielding him from any emotional ties. But all that changed the moment he laid eyes on Keisha, a fierce, sharp-tongued beauty who ignited a fire within him. Keisha, also 15, was haunted by her own demons. After witnessing her father's harrowing struggle with PTSD and his ...

The Book That's Transforming How We Heal Our Most Fundamental Relationship Have you ever felt that, despite your mother's love, something essential was missing? There are truths we whisper, uncomfortable secrets we keep. Perhaps none is as difficult to voice as this: sometimes, our mothers didn't know how to love us in the ways we desperately needed. For many of us, questioning maternal love feels almost sacrilegious. But if you've found yourself here, you likely sense that something fundamental was missing from this core relationship – and that recognition, however painful, is your first...

Beginning innocently enough in his 20s, Neal Pollack discovers that pot makes everything - food, music, sex - better. Getting married, having a kid, and enjoying professional success didn't tamp down Pollack's addiction. As cannabis grew stronger and more widely available, Pollack's dependence was shadowed by the expansion and acceptance of the marijuana Big Business. Sober after joining a 12-step program, Neal outed himself publicly as a marijuana addict in a 2018 New York Times op-ed piece.