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"There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, miscarriage, alcoholism, hustling, gangbanging, near-death injuries, drug dealing, prostitution, and homelessness. Cupcake Brown survived all these things before she’d even turned twenty. And that’s when things got interesting. . . Orphaned by the death of her mother and left in the hands of a sadistic foster parent, young Cupcake Brown learned to survive by turning tricks, downing hard liquor, and ingesting every drug she could find while hitchhiking up and down the California coast. She stumbled into gangbanging, drug dealing, hustling, prostitution, theft,... -
"Beloved former ABC 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas share the truth about her alcohol addiction and anxiety disorder in this honest and emotional memoir. From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, ""I am an alcoholic,"" to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw. Now, in Between Breaths, Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety--which began suddenly at the age of six when her father served in Vietnam--and how she dealt with this anxiety as she came of age, eventually turning to alcohol for a release from her painful... -
"For Sarah Hepola, alcohol was ""the gasoline of all adventure."" She spent her evenings at cocktail parties and dark bars where she proudly stayed till last call. Drinking felt like freedom, part of her birthright as a strong, enlightened twenty-first-century woman. But there was a price. She often blacked out, waking up with a blank space where four hours should be. Mornings became detective work on her own life. What did I say last night? How did I meet that guy? She apologized for things she couldn't remember doing, as though she were cleaning up after an evil twin. Publicly,... -
"“Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead.” So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who traveled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as... -
"A courageous account of one woman’s unflinching and ultimately hopeful journey through sex and porn addiction. A fixation on porn and orgasm, strings of failed relationships and serial hook-ups with strangers, inevitable blackouts to blunt the shame – these are not things we often hear women share publicly, and not with the candor, eloquence and introspection Erica Garza brings to Getting Off. What sets this courageous and riveting account apart from your typical misery memoir is the absence of any precipitating trauma beyond the garden variety of hurt we’ve all had to endure in simply becoming a person ― reckoning... -
Over 1,300 Al-Anon members willingly shared their stories. They tell how their views and practices of intimacy, including sexual intimacy, were affected by alcoholism, and how Al-Anon’s tools and spiritual principles helped them change these views and practices. Courageous members share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. “Intimacy in Alcoholic Relationships”, is the hope that many other members can find hope and inspiration in expanding their recovery. -
"Of the Americans who serve—and have served—in the United States Armed Forces, many struggle with alcoholism and addiction. What happens when the people who keep our country safe need saving? How do we fulfill our promise to leave no one behind? We show them there are service members who have been through similar circumstances, who can help them, and who might also need help. This book does just that. In this new meditation book, service members and veterans who are in recovery share their words of healing and hope in daily meditations. These people are in a class of their... -
"Stop drinking and start living You could be one decision away from more clarity, less anxiety, better health, and stronger relationships! If alcohol isn’t adding value to your life, here’s your opportunity to try on sobriety and see if it’s for you. Living Sober, Living Free makes it simple to stick with your intention and see all the benefits adding up in just a few minutes each day. - More than 150 daily journaling pages help you focus on positive living without drinking - Weekly reflections give you space to examine your relationship with alcohol - Tons of real-life inspiration... -
"Growing up in Beverly Hills, Amy Dresner had it all: a top-notch private-school education, the most expensive summer camps, and even a weekly clothing allowance. But at 24, she started dabbling in meth in San Francisco and unleashed a fiendish addiction monster. Soon, if you could snort it, smoke it, or have sex with it, she did. Thus began a spiral that eventually landed her in the psych ward--and then penniless, divorced, and looking at 240 hours of court-ordered community service. For two years, assigned to a Hollywood Boulevard ""chain gang,"" she swept up syringes (and worse) as she bounced... -
"We live in a world obsessed with drinking. We drink at baby showers and work events, brunch and book club, graduations and funerals. Yet no one ever questions alcohol’s ubiquity—in fact, the only thing ever questioned is why someone doesn’t drink. It is a qualifier for belonging and if you don’t imbibe, you are considered an anomaly. As a society, we are obsessed with health and wellness, yet we uphold alcohol as some kind of magic elixir, though it is anything but. When Holly Whitaker decided to seek help after one too many benders, she embarked on a journey that... -
"This book is a compilation of 12 authentic and raw journeys shared in a very candid, vulnerable, and caring way in hopes of helping anyone battling addictions at any level. Twelve different perspectives, stories, backgrounds, and ways to cope, spoken straight from the heart, with one common goal and achievement: live and thrive in sobriety and appreciate every part of it. These beautiful and brilliant human beings generously share their tips and tools and show you how it is possible to rise from addiction and LIVE FREE: KATE TAYLOR, HOLDEN MCHUGH, ANNA MAJORS, WADE RAY, JENNA DILLULIO, BRADLEY OSTROM, BRITTANY...