Surviving Addiction

"A gripping memoir detailing betrayal, trauma, prostitution, grief, drug addiction, imprisonment, the breaking force of love, detox, and much more..." — IndieReader Reviews "Julie D. Summer's Off My Knees is a compelling memoir about overcoming abuse, addiction, and time in prison...(it) is about a confident personal reinvention." — Carolina Ciucci, Foreword Reviews How much trauma can one person survive and still, in the end, thrive? Julie D. Summer's debut memoir takes readers on a ride through incredible highs and the depths of hell, then rams back up to a conclusion of success. Hers...

Sex and pornography addiction are growing problems that devastate the lives of partners as well as sufferers. Sex Addiction: The Partner's Perspective has been written to help partners and those who care about them to survive the shock of discovering their partner is a sex addict and to help them make decisions about the future of their relationships and their lives. First and foremost, it is a practical book, full of facts and self-help exercises to give partners a much-needed sense of stability and control. 

Her body is thawing, and the smell of death is oozing from her. I want to be sick, but I say nothing. I watch like I was told. Good girls, listen. I want to rub my legs clean; I want a shower. Startled when my mom announced she was done. I finally see. Even though I was watching, I did not truly see. I say nothing. I sit and watch. Wishing for heaven too. Survival is all I can think of, I must do as they say, or I will be next. I am trying to be strong but failing many times. Will I leave the summer alive? will I get to start 8th Grade? I was finally able to tell on my parents. Now I am ...

Read by the authors. Discover biblically based, practical strategies for navigating divorce so you can move through one of life’s most painful seasons and into a new life of fresh hope. In Surviving an Unwanted Divorce, New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst, alongside theologian Dr...

This book is about my life of addiction and living through it. I have had ups and downs and lost many friends. I am in recovery, and the work never stops. Every day you think about it. I have learned to rely on the tools I was given and the support of my family. This is my story.

When Love Is A Drug tells the story of three love addicts. It portrays the depths of despair that all three faced and how they each turned their lives around. It describes what love addiction is and how you too can thrive despite suffering from this terrible affliction. If, like us, you are a fellow love addict, you will find information and guidance within these pages that may be invaluable in your diagnosis, understanding and subsequent recovery from love addiction. If you liked "Women Who Love Too Much - You will love "When Love Is a Drug"

Temptation has quickly turned into addiction. Penny Taylor fell hard for the sexy, mysterious, exciting, and dangerous Professor Hunter. But scandalous affairs are meant to go down in flames. Now that he's not speaking to her, she feels numb. And what hurts the most is that he appears to be completely fine. As she struggles to accept that their relationship is really over, her best friend's crude advice is in the back of her mind - the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else.

Some people fight addiction. Others are forced to live inside someone else’s. Daniel never expected his life to turn into a daily battle against drugs, chaos, and the constant fear of losing the people he loved most. When he married Melissa, he believed he had found the partner he would build a family with. Instead, he found himself pulled into a world he had never been part of before—a world of pill dealers, overdoses, hospital visits, police reports, and the devastating reality of addiction. But the real fight began when children entered the picture. As Melissa’s addiction spiraled ...

How do you love a child who is destroying themselves? You fight. You beg. You rescue. You wait for the call that will shatter you forever. You cancel appointments, decline invitations, and drive them every morning while they are rude in the passenger seat—because love does not know what else to do. But what if saving them means losing yourself? This book is for the parent who is drowning in guilt, fear, and exhaustion. The one who has tried everything — prayer, ultimatums, therapy, silence, screaming — and is still losing the battle against addiction. The one who understands, ...

You're not just watching them spiral. You're sinking with them. And nobody around you fully understands what that feels like. You have tried everything. Prayer. Ultimatums. Therapy. Silence. You have given money you could not afford, covered for behavior you knew was wrong, and canceled your life to manage theirs. And still nothing has changed — except you. You are more exhausted, more isolated, and more lost than when the ordeal started. This book is your permission to come up for air. Drowning in Their Storm is a practical, clinically grounded survival guide for parents and caregivers ...

Actress and author of the courageous New York Times best-selling memoir High on Arrival, Mackenzie Phillips - Hollywood's go-to person on substance abuse and a visible and outspoken advocate for addiction awareness and education - brings her knowledge and voice on the subject of recovery for the first time and shares her experiences for those who are trying to overcome addiction.

Donna Levesque discovered twenty-three years too late what the term narcissistic personality disorder means and the damage it can inflict on an innocent spouse. It wasn’t until she was divorcing her husband that she learned the truth about his disorder, and suddenly the years of lies, manipulation, adultery, and addiction made sense. In her book, Levesque explains how her own empathic personality made her the perfect victim of her husband’s narcissistic desires and demands. Even after filing for divorce and learning of his sex addiction, criminal activity, bankruptcy, and boundless ...

An intimate memoir by the controversial and outspoken, Oscar-winning director and screenwriter about his complicated New York childhood, volunteering for combat, and his struggles and triumphs making such films as Platoon, Midnight Express, and Scarface. Before the international success of...

It started innocently enough. Beautiful Harper gave Sean those eyes...those eyes that meant, yes, take me. But Harper didn’t know Sean’s secrets.... She didn’t know that he liked it rough. More than rough. He liked to dominate. To punish. To degrade. It was the only way that the black hole in his soul wouldn’t swallow him up.

Life doesn’t come with instructions, but it’s in these difficult moments of our lives where we truly find ourselves. This is an inspiring book based on true events, taking you on an emotional journey through the life of Merica Erato. Merica walks the reader through the heartfelt, intensely powerful impact of her life’s journey from losing a child to enduring prison, a souring marriage, and facing a new life beyond bars. The road to healing is never how we imagine it to be.

Discover how to move your marriage from just surviving to actually thriving. The world has changed, and it's going to keep changing. That's no big revelation, but we cling to the fleeting hope that we can return to the gentler, more stable days gone by . . . especially where our marriages are...

What do you do when your marriage isn’t just disappointing—but painful day after day? For many Christian women, marriage was supposed to be a place of safety, love, and partnership. Instead, you may find yourself feeling lonely, discouraged, or even hopeless within a relationship that drains more than it gives. Faith can make it even harder—you may wonder if you’re allowed to admit how bad it really feels, let alone ask for help. This book offers honest guidance and compassionate suggestions for women living in difficult marriages. It doesn’t minimize the pain or offer easy fixes,...

The political analyst shares a powerful memoir about his life and career, his struggle with addiction, and his journey to finding faith. Growing up poor in an abusive home, Bob Beckel learned to be a survivor: to avoid conflict, mask his feelings, and to lie—all skills that served him well in...

Everything that parents need to survive and thrive in the 21st Century. Marriage, children and family have been lifelong priorities for Charles Swindoll. Based on his extensive study of both the Old and New Testaments, Chuck has drawn together those timeless insights for building close and...

Author Brandon Lee is a two-time Emmy winning journalist for his reporting on the opioid crisis. The irony is that Brandon was also a drug addict. Brandon’s trauma, however, started as a child when he was sexually abused by his piano teacher and youth soccer coach...It wasn’t until the age of 37 when he finally got the courage to break his silence about being a sex victim and how that trauma led him down a dark path of sex and drug addiction. Brandon’s mission is to give other addicts hope that they can build a new life they never thought possible.