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The book cover is a symbol of second chances and personal growth. It depicts the revival from a crisis as a tree (shaped as a human head) growing out of toxic soil (shaped as a death skull). We can't change our past, but we can grow from it. How has your past affected your growth? Sometimes, we need to be reminded that our past doesn’t define our future. Sometimes, we need someone who’ll just listen, or point us in the right direction for natural and community resources. Someone who’s been down the same hell hole as us …and made it out. Not only did I make it out, but my sincere ...

Breaking the Silence: LGBTQ+ Addiction, Recovery, and Hope is a compassionate and comprehensive guide to understanding addiction through an LGBTQ+ lens. Drawing on current research, real-life stories, and culturally competent practices, this book explores the unique challenges queer individuals face—including trauma, shame, family rejection, and internalized stigma—and how these often fuel addiction. You'll find affirming approaches to treatment, insights on co-occurring disorders, guidance for finding safe recovery spaces, and healing tools such as journaling, mindfulness, and ...

Listen to How to Be a Mindful Drinker: a practical support plan to help you take control of your alcohol intake, with tools to track progress, deal with triggers, social stresses, and stay on track for the long term. Fed up with weekend hangovers? Motivated by budgetary or health concerns? Or just want to feel your best every day of the week? Without preaching or waffling, How to Be a Mindful Drinker will help you to understand your drinking behavior and plan your self-moderation goals.

We live in a culture that suppresses our ability to truly feel our grief—deeply, safely, and on our own terms. But each person’s experience is as unique as the grief itself. Here, Camille Barton’s take on grief speaks directly to the ways that BIPOC and queer readers disproportionately experience unique constellations of loss.

A Story of Loss, Resilience, and Rebirth What happens when an entire city drowns — and still finds the courage to rise again? On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast and shattered New Orleans. Levees broke. Families fled. Entire neighborhoods disappeared beneath toxic floodwaters. For days, the world watched as America’s most vibrant city nearly ceased to exist. But this is not just a story of destruction. It’s a story of humanity, resilience, and a community that refused to let its culture die. Inside, you’ll discover: The full scope of the disaster — ...

*****Completely Updated in 2025***** Breaking the Silence: LGBTQ+ Addiction, Recovery, and Hope is a compassionate and comprehensive guide to understanding addiction through an LGBTQ+ lens. Drawing on current research, real-life stories, and culturally competent practices, this book explores the unique challenges queer individuals face—including trauma, shame, family rejection, and internalized stigma—and how these often fuel addiction. You'll find affirming approaches to treatment, insights on co-occurring disorders, guidance for finding safe recovery spaces, and healing tools such as ...

Healing the Land: A Call for Honest Spiritual Diagnosis What if the most remarkable sickness in our nation isn’t political division, violence, or hatred—what if it’s spiritual neglect? For years, church felt like my “weekly dose of self-hatred.” I served, I played music, I showed up for weddings and funerals—but inside, I felt despised, unseen, and even hated by the very people I was trying to serve. That pain eventually turned into distrust of God Himself, leaving me battling depression, bitterness, and isolation. It wasn’t until I faced the truth—naming the neglect in my ...

The Bodybuilder’s Guide to Total Wellness redefines the path to lasting success in physique sports by moving beyond muscle and mirror obsession. This comprehensive manual integrates mental resilience, physical durability, and emotional intelligence into a unified framework designed for serious bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts who demand more than fleeting gains. With decades of expertise distilled into thirty meticulously crafted chapters, this book exposes the hidden pitfalls of bodybuilding culture—disordered eating, identity loss, burnout, and toxic perfectionism—while offering...

Embark on a transformative journey to healing with "Beyond the Wound," a vital companion for anyone navigating the after-effects of psychological trauma. Through each chapter, this book delicately unfolds the fabric of trauma's profound impact on the human psyche, illuminating a pathway from darkness to the dawn of understanding and recovery. The narrative begins by peeling back layers of misconceptions, exploring the very nature of psychological trauma with depth and compassion. As the guide delves into different types of trauma, from acute, chronic to complex, readers are met with a sense...

This isn’t a book about addiction—it’s a book about recovery. Written for every loved one, community member, and recovery professional who wants to know “how do I help?,” Recovery Allies offers real-world solutions, evidence-based strategies, and, above all, hope for the 23 million Americans living in recovery from substance use disorder.

You know how you cannot stay away from that social media buzz for too long? Checking your phone every so often on what's trending or streaming? Quickly breezing through for anything eye-popping, perhaps a video? Taking a sneaky peek at someone's latest post, the latest game, a reality celeb's profile, or the latest gossip news headline? Getting involved in a heated debate in a forum? In this book, you will discover numerous proven ways on how to curb or quit social media and acquire fresh alternatives, plus more. Take charge and get your life back!

Sarah Anderson thought she'd found the perfect fresh start—an upscale apartment building with character, security, and a helpful residents' council member who seemed eager to welcome new tenants. But Tom Morrison's neighborly assistance quickly becomes something far more sinister. What begins as innocent help with moving boxes escalates into a carefully orchestrated campaign of psychological manipulation. Tom knows Sarah's work schedule, her personal history, even details about her apartment that no neighbor should know. When Sarah tries to establish boundaries, she discovers that Tom's ...

Drawn from the personal experience of the authors and current research, The Heart of Recovery calls us to set aside judgment and mend recovering addicts and their families with the stuff God uses to heal: compassion and community. It's a call to serve the ones who cannot repay, to forgive 70 times 7, to fling the door wide open to the prodigal, and to remember the purpose of grace. A supportive community - family, friends, the church, and more - encourages and sustains long-term recovery. Through compassion, we bring hope for healing.

When a gardener plants a seed in an empty lot, it changes everything for the guarded, unhappy town. From the cynical bookseller to the grieving mechanic, from the struggling butcher to the lonely grocer and more: the gardener and forgotten plot of dirt offer simple wisdom to all that comforts, guides, and cures. A warm, welcoming, modern parable of hope about how small changes can solve big problems. "The kind of story you can read in an hour, but will think about the rest of your life."

Healing Collective Grief & Trauma: Devotions and Prayers for Hope After Natural Disasters, Community Tragedy, and Shared Loss When a crisis touches an entire community, the grief it leaves behind feels different. It’s bigger. Louder. Heavier. You may have lived through the storm yourself or carried the sorrow from miles away, but either way, you’ve felt the ache of loss that so many others share. Healing Collective Grief & Trauma is a faith-rooted devotional designed for moments like these, when the weight belongs to all of us. Each reading offers gentle encouragement, breath prayers, ...

Discover the untapped potential of resilience in "Rising from the Ashes," an insightful exploration into the multifaceted world of wildfire recovery. This engaging eBook delves deep into the heart of nature's fiercest adversary and unlocks powerful strategies for restoration and renewal. Begin your journey with an investigation into wildfires and their widespread impact. Unravel the science behind these infernos, their ecological aftermath, and the profound effects they impose on human communities. As you progress, uncover the critical role of soil health in recovery, learning how to assess...

Introducing Disaster Ready, the ultimate guide to surviving and thriving in the face of any disaster. This comprehensive eBook is your one-stop-shop for all things emergency preparedness. With a comprehensive 20-chapter guide, Disaster Ready covers everything you need to know to keep yourself and those around you safe and secure during disasters of all types. Chapter 1 lays the foundation for your knowledge by discussing the various types of disasters and how they can affect you. From there, you'll move into risk assessment to determine what disasters are most likely in your area and how to...

A sixty year old man retrieved memories of sexual grooming from ages 6 to 8 by a family practicing BDSM. This included parents, two teen age girls and a peer. He became asexual until entering an affair in which he accessed his sexuality through being loved, creating a contrast with being sexually used. What happens when love, trauma, and the world of BDSM intertwine? In this deeply personal and unflinchingly honest account, a therapist explores her transformative and tumultuous relationship with a man haunted by the shadows of childhood sexual abuse. Together, they embark on an intimate ...

In "Puka Naz Maui Fire Response: Igniting Compassion Amidst Crisis," Rev. John Eugene Miller takes you on a remarkable journey through the heart of a community's response to a devastating fire. Through vivid storytelling and heartfelt insights, Miller captures the essence of compassion, unity, and resilience that define the Puka Naz Fire Response. As you delve into these pages, you'll witness the powerful impact of a community's unwavering commitment to extending a helping hand, even in the face of adversity. Miller's vivid narratives transport you to the frontlines of the response, where ...

The tragedy of large-scale trauma has etched the names of cities on a national monument of heartbreak and senseless loss. First responders, caregivers, and civic leaders are often left with the daunting task of navigating the emotional and physical aftermath and stitching their communities back together, a trajectory of healing that can take months and years.