Funny Recovery

Ready to ditch the bottle and embrace a life that doesn't require a constant buzz? Dive into "Uncorked: A No-BS Guide from Boozy Mess to Sober Success," your hilarious roadmap to sobriety. April Adams spills the tea on her messy journey from hot mess to sober queen, serving up a cocktail of brutal honesty and side-splitting humor. This ain't your grandma's self-help book. "Uncorked" is packed with real talk, f-bombs, and practical advice for dodging temptation, surviving sober socials, and building a kick-ass life without liquid courage. From "Oh shit, I drunk-texted my ex" to "Holy crap, I...

"Going into his "why," Perry's audiobook is a fascinating listen."- AudioFile This program is read by the author. A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY TIME, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, GOODREADS, USA TODAY, AND MORE! The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with...

Don’t Feed the Raccoon (Even If It Looks Lonely) is a funny, heartfelt, metaphor-rich guide to setting boundaries without losing your soul—or your sense of humor. With wisdom wrapped in whimsy, Annie Rowen invites readers into a world where emotional raccoons wear pitiful expressions, guilt travels in trench coats, and kindness finally learns to say “no.” Through 12 engaging chapters filled with personal stories, gentle truths, and laugh-out-loud insights, this book explores people-pleasing, emotional over-giving, and the sacred art of letting go. Whether you’ve ever felt drained ...

"Barnett's prose style is brassy and cleareyed, with echoes of Anne Lamott." --Beth Macy, The New York Times Book Review "Emotionally devastating and self-aware, this cautionary tale about substance abuse is a worthy heir to Cat Marnell's How to Murder Your Life." --Publishers Weekly (starred...

The Big Sick meets Dad is Fat in this funny and heartfelt New York Times bestselling memoir from writer, director, wife, and mother, Jeannie Gaffigan, as she reflects on the life-changing impact of her battle with a pear-sized brain tumor. In 2017, Jeannie's life came to a crashing halt when she...

This is recovery in Alanon. Mary Pearl T is a hoot with a powerful recovery message. She tells lots of great stories showing how alcoholism in others made her very ill. How she got well in Alanon. How she repaired her relationship with her mother by making amends. Some stories about getting active in Alanon service and sponsorship. This is a very high quality recovery message. Enjoyable, funny, and very helpful.

Beloved actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. shares hilarious and poignant stories of his improbable life. "Smart, funny, and honest." —Christopher Guest "Charming and disarming and personal." —Geena Davis Ed Begley Jr. is truly one of a kind; a performer who is known equally for...

A funny, raw, and painfully honest story about falling apart - and clawing your way back. “Lottie is heartbreakingly real.” “Sharp, chaotic, and full of hope.” “I saw myself in every page.” Lottie Penrose isn’t doing fine - though she’s very good at pretending she is. Her mornings start glued to the sofa, her days blur with missed calls and mascara-smudged apologies, and her evenings end in supermarket wine and jokes that cover more than they reveal. Her best friend Jess sees it long before she does. The lunches where the wine comes too quickly, the flat that smells of ...

The Road to Freedom is the path of hope for all of us who are stuck. With practical application and inspiration, Johnny Baker shares his story of recovering from alcoholism and offers the truths he has learned from his 25 years with Celebrate Recovery. Baker’s father, John, founded Celebrate...

‘Had me laughing out loud. I couldn’t put it down, finished it in an afternoon’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't miss this hilarious small town rom-com from million-copy bestselling author Portia MacIntosh! Thirty-one-year-old matchmaker Lola James had it all – until she broke her leg at a wedding...

Sister Bea was born in Ireland and came to Southern California in 1964 This talk is very lighthearted and funny, but there is a very powerful message at the heart of the retrospective humor. She discovered Margaritas when a marvelous host prepared them for her and the sisters at an outing. Right from the start, she did not drink like other people, especially the other sisters. How her alcoholism progressed, and then how she found AA.

A poignant, “raw[,] and tender” (The New York Times Book Review) memoir told in essays and graphic shorts about what life looks like twenty years after recovery from addiction—and how to live with the past as a parent, writer, and sober person—from a regular opener for David Sedaris. In...

You don’t just quit a job. You quit the gaslighting, the guilt, the grind — and the 47-tab spreadsheets that broke your soul. I Quit, and I Meant It is a bold, funny, and painfully relatable breakup letter to toxic work culture. Whether you're halfway out the door or just mentally checked out, this book is for anyone who's: Smiled through a meeting that should’ve been an email Been told to "think like a leader" by someone quoting a coffee mug Got passed over for a promotion by a guy named Todd Been paid in pizza parties instead of PTO Realized burnout isn't a badge of honor — it’s...

Exploring themes of love, family, and parenthood, Husband of the Year is the finale of the Teachers in Love series. "M.A. Wardell's stories are sweetness and spice wrapped into a big, warm hug." ―Alice Oseman, bestselling author of Heartstopper Family isn't only about blood. It's about the...

Do you find yourself constantly worrying about your relationship and feeling like you need to be in control? Are your thoughts consumed by your partner's every move, leaving you feeling anxious and exhausted? If so, it's time to take a step back and focus on cultivating greater self-awareness and emotional regulation with the funny mindfulness-satire 30 Days to Stop Being a Crazy Girlfriend. This comprehensive mindfulness program features 30 unique exercises designed to help you identify the underlying causes of your obsessive behavior, manage your emotions more effectively, and build a ...

Be Kind But Take No Sh*t, the Ambitchous Way! is not your average self-help book—it’s a battle cry for every woman who’s been told to “be nice,” “smile more,” or “tone it down.” Kim Popovich redefines kindness by pairing it with unapologetic boundaries, fierce self-respect, and spiritual firepower. This empowering guide dismantles the myths that keep women small—showing how society, relationships, and even courtrooms manipulate kindness into compliance. Through bold stories, sharp humor, and no-nonsense truth-telling, Popovich exposes the patterns of oppression, trauma, ...

Lena quit. She quit situationships that felt like spiritual internships. Quit ghosters and gaslighters who called her “sensitive” like it was an insult. Quit shrinking herself to be chosen by men who couldn’t even choose healing. She wanted a soft life—but it wasn’t as aesthetic as TikTok made it seem. It looked like crying in Whole Foods, deleting “maybe” numbers, lighting frankincense while blocking toxic exes, and learning to trust herself again. It smelled like rose petals and weed. It felt like learning to want—without apology. And in that sacred in-between, something ...

After years of working as an image-obsessed actress in Hollywood, Roxanne finds herself at rock bottom from a disease that is anything but glamorous. In her first year of recovery, Roxanne has to take accountability for her past. From tales of being mistaken for a prostitute at the Hotel Bel-Air to botching a threesome attempt with an A-list celebrity, she must face the truth about herself and stop playing the victim.

A queer dating memoir-in-essays about what we mistake for love and what it costs when we keep mistaking it. This is a memoir-in-essays for anyone who has ever confused intensity with intimacy. Aleks Filmore moves through a series of modern dating disasters with sharp observation and zero patience for self-mythology. Each boyfriend arrives with a new script, a new excuse, and a familiar pattern hiding in plain sight. The humor is real. The damage is also real. The book lives in that exact overlap: laughing at the mess while inventorying what the mess cost. It is part comedy of errors, part ...

Wrangling Ducklings: How to Get Your Life Together When You Can’t Keep Your Ducks in a Row By Annie Rowen If you’ve ever whispered, “What ducks?” while staring into the chaos of your life, this book is for you. Wrangling Ducklings is a hilarious, hopeful, and deeply relatable guide for anyone who’s tired of pretending they’ve got it all together. With equal parts wisdom and wit, Annie Rowen invites you to stop chasing perfection, release the pressure to perform, and embrace a life that’s honest, a little messy, and absolutely your own. Inside, you’ll find: 12 laugh-out-loud ...