29 Best Substance Abuse & Addictions Books
Substance Abuse & Addictions is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Substance Abuse & Addictions audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 Substance Abuse & Addictions audiobooks below.
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Hope in 60 Seconds
- By: Cristina Baker
- Length: 4 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: May 31, 2022
- Language: English
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4.7(19 ratings)
4.7(19 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDRead by the author. Now more than ever, we all face trying situations. The hope we need and hunger for is not a strategy or state of mind, but faith in Jesus. He stands secure for us in the face of every trial, from loss to sickness to injustice.Read by the author.
Now more than ever, we all face trying situations. The hope we need and hunger for is not a strategy or state of mind, but faith in Jesus. He stands secure for us in the face of every trial, from loss to sickness to injustice. Through 20 short prayers, 10 personal stories of miraculous transformations, and Biblical teachings, Hope in 60 Seconds will help you take the first steps towards a journey of security in the hope of Jesus.
“At twenty-one I was as far from hopeful as anyone could get. Maybe as far as you are now.”
These are the words of Cristina Baker as she considered her traumatic life: from childhood abuse to troubled teen years, to a descent into substance abuse, she resonates with a lost world who understands first-hand how easy it is to lose hope. Then, just as she was about to go to jail for drug possession, the Hero of Hope, Jesus Christ, came into her life and set her on a completely new path.
If you are weary and doubting, Cristina understands. Hope in 60 Seconds will help you to:
- Be encouraged and empowered by someone who has been in a similar place of discouragement and discovered Christ’s authority and love,
- Learn how Jesus establishes hope and begin to experience it first-hand in the darkest of circumstances,
- Grow in your ability to connect with Jesus and find the hope you have longed for all of your life, and
- Prove that a connection with Jesus is the ultimate source of hope.
The message of Cristina’s life is Jesus, the hope we need and hunger for—a hope that will stand secure in the face of brokenness, loss, sickness, abuse, a brain tumor diagnosis, injustice, and death. In Hope in 60 Seconds, she shares the steps of her journey to encounter, receive, and walk in the hope of Jesus, and offers you powerful wisdom for how you can take the same journey for yourself.
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Undoing Drugs
- By: Maia Szalavitz
- Narrator: Samantha Desz
- Length: 14 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: July 27, 2021
- Language: English
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4.58(319 ratings)
4.58(319 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.99 USDFrom “one of the bravest, smartest writers about addiction anywhere” (Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author)–the untold story of harm reduction, a surprisingly simple idea with enormous power Drug overdoses now kill moreFrom “one of the bravest, smartest writers about addiction anywhere” (Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author)–the untold story of harm reduction, a surprisingly simple idea with enormous power
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Drug overdoses now kill more Americans annually than guns, cars or breast cancer. But we have tried to solve this national crisis with policies that only made matters worse. In the name of “sending the right message,” we have maximized the spread of infectious disease, torn families apart, incarcerated millions of mostly Black and Brown people–and utterly failed to either prevent addiction or make effective treatment for it widely available.
There is another way, one that is proven to work. However, it runs counter to much of the received wisdom of our criminal and medical industrial complexes. It is called harm reduction. Developed and championed by an outcast group of people who use drugs and by former users and public health geeks, harm reduction offers guidance on how to save lives and improve health. And it provides a way of understanding behavior and culture that has relevance far beyond drugs.
In a spellbinding narrative rooted in an urgent call to action, Undoing Drugs tells the story of how a small group of committed people changed the world, illuminating the power of a great idea. It illustrates how hard it can be to take on widely accepted conventional wisdom–and what is necessary to overcome this resistance. It is also about how personal, direct human connection and kindness can inspire profound transformation. Ultimately, Undoing Drugs offers a path forward–revolutionizing not only the treatment of addiction, but also our treatment of behavioral and societal issues. -
The 30-Day Sobriety Solution
- By: Jack Canfield
- Narrator: Jack Canfield
- Length: 15 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2016
- Language: English
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4.43(105 ratings)
4.43(105 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0023.99 USDJack Canfield, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul(r) franchise and coauthor of The Success Principles, and Dave Andrews, a recovery expert, join forces to present a “sensitively written yet no-nonsenseJack Canfield, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul(r) franchise and coauthor of The Success Principles, and Dave Andrews, a recovery expert, join forces to present a “sensitively written yet no-nonsense guide” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) to help you cut back or quit drinking entirely–in the privacy of your own home.
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The 30-Day Sobriety Solution grew out of Jack Canfield’s decades-long work in self-esteem and success training. Its principles were carefully developed into a program by Dave Andrews and tested by thousands whose inspiring stories of recovery are shared throughout the book. Organized into five phases that span 30-day periods, this book guides you through each day with practical exercises that, over time, allow you to more easily make positive choices again and again.
Integrating neuroscience, cognitive therapy, proven tools, and teachings, The 30-Day Sobriety Solution’s daily program will help you achieve your goals–whether that’s getting sober or just cutting back–and create positive, permanent change in your life. -
Surfing for God
- By: Michael John Cusick
- Narrator: Michael John Cusick
- Length: 6 hours 20 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: May 03, 2022
- Language: English
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4.4(460 ratings)
4.4(460 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDDiscover how the barrier built by porn addiction can become a bridge to abundant life. What if lust for porn is really a search for true passion? In a world where there are 68 million searches for pornography every day and where over 70 percent ofDiscover how the barrier built by porn addiction can become a bridge to abundant life.
What if lust for porn is really a search for true passion?
In a world where there are 68 million searches for pornography every day and where over 70 percent of Christian men report viewing porn in the last year, it’s no surprise that more and more men struggle with an addiction to this false fantasy. Common wisdom says if they just had more willpower or more faith, their fight would be over. Is the answer really that simple?
According to the counselor and ministry leader Michael John Cusick, the answer is no–but the big truth may be much more freeing. Backed by scripture, Cusick uses examples from his own life and from his twenty years of counseling experience to show us how the pursuit of empty pleasure is really a search for our heart’s deepest desire–and the real key to to resistance is discovering and embracing the joy we truly want.
Cusick’s insights help readers understand
- How porn struggles begin
- What to do to prevent those struggles
- How to overcome the compulsion once it begins
“Every man who knocks on the door of a brothel is knocking for God.” – G. K.
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Twelve Step Sponsorship
- By: Hamilton B.
- Narrator: Mark Owen
- Length: 7 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.39(94 ratings)
4.39(94 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDSponsorship is a rich and enduring part of tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous. Twelve Step Sponsorship delivers both the theory and practice–how to do it and why–in a clear, step-by-step presentation. Written by the author of GettingSponsorship is a rich and enduring part of tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous. Twelve Step Sponsorship delivers both the theory and practice–how to do it and why–in a clear, step-by-step presentation. Written by the author of Getting Started in AA, a widely acclaimed guide for the newcomer to the program of AA, this book is the first truly comprehensive look at sponsorship, a role recovering people benefit from both as sponsees and ultimately as sponsors. It includes informative sections that deal with both finding a sponsor and being a sponsor. Twelve Step Sponsorship offers a welcome reinforcement to the tradition of passing it on from one generation of sponsors to the next.
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The Road to Freedom
- By: Johnny Baker
- Length: 5 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: June 26, 2018
- Language: English
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4.34(29 ratings)
4.34(29 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDThe 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 CelebrateThe 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 Recovery when Baker was 15 years old. Later, Baker became involved with alcohol himself. Even though he saw his parents’ marriage heal and watched his dad become a new person, he had to experience his own journey of healing.
Baker began the process of recovery as a young adult. Now he serves on the leadership team of Celebrate Recovery, sharing his testimony of how God brought him back home. In the years since leaving alcohol behind, Baker has witnessed thousands of other lives change through the power of Christ.
Whether you are dealing with substance abuse, relational struggles, or eating challenges, or you simply want to let go of what is holding you back in life, you will find answers in The Road to Freedom. In addition to telling his own story, Baker offers ten principles of healing. These life lessons remind you that pain has a purpose, small and steady improvement lasts longer than overnight change, serving others leads to deeper healing, and facing your problems is the only way to heal.
The Road to Freedom will help you move from coping with hurts, hang-ups, and habits to the hope and health that only Jesus can bring.
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Leap of Power
- By: Robert Schwebel
- Narrator: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 6 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.33(6 ratings)
4.33(6 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDLeap of Power is based on evidence that people are strong and capable, and can take charge of their own lives, including their use of alcohol and other drugs. It supports listeners in respectfully evaluating the impact of drugs on their lives,Leap of Power is based on evidence that people are strong and capable, and can take charge of their own lives, including their use of alcohol and other drugs. It supports listeners in respectfully evaluating the impact of drugs on their lives, without judgment and put-downs of any sort, and without an agenda of telling them how to behave. Listeners who have a drug problem and want to make changes will find help in evaluating their options and detailed guidance on how to succeed with either setting new limits or quitting. Listeners who are uncertain whether or not they have a drug problem will find help in making their own determination about the matter.
This book shows that even people who are discouraged and have failed in previous attempts to overcome drug problems can take a Leap of Power, analyze what has held them back and design new strategies to ensure success. They can take control of their drug use and make important changes in the rest of their lives. The message of this book is that “You can do it.”
Robert Schwebel, PhD, is a psychologist who wrote and developed the Seven Challenges, a comprehensive counseling program that addresses drug problems. It is widely used across the United States, and in Canada and Germany. Originally written for adolescents and young adults, the program is now adapted for all age groups.
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Euphoric
- By: Karolina Rzadkowolska
- Length: 5 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Harper Horizon
- Publish date: January 04, 2022
- Language: English
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4.33(116 ratings)
4.33(116 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDRead by the author. Euphoric is your 8-week plan for an alcohol-free lifestyle that can lead to more happiness, well-being, and self-love. It’s the modern woman’s guide to relax without alcohol, find freedom from cravings and fittingRead by the author.
Euphoric¬†is your 8-week plan for an alcohol-free lifestyle that can lead to more happiness, well-being, and self-love. It‚Äôs the modern woman‚Äôs guide to relax without alcohol, find freedom from cravings and fitting in, and create the life you want–along with the audacity to go after it.¬†
Imagine a program that makes the benefits of “Dry January” last all year. That’s Euphoric!
Alcohol is everywhere in our society, and it‚Äôs hard to resist. The pressures to fit in and have ‚Äújust one drink‚Äù–that turns into several–whether at a party or on a casual Friday night, can lead to an imbalanced life that‚Äôs plagued with unhealthy habits, low self-esteem, and decreased productivity.
How can you change your relationship with alcohol without feeling deprived or like a social outcast? First, decide you want a change and then pick up Euphoric, from certified alcohol-free life coach Karolina Rzadkowolska.
Karolina has helped thousands of casual drinkers transform their relationship with alcohol, including herself. In Euphoric, she shares a proven strategy to make alcohol insignificant in your life. In just eight weeks, you can ditch alcohol and learn how to:
- Create a natural buzz that alcohol can only mimic
- Be fully present with your kids, partner, and friends
- Feel more energized, look better, and live healthier
- Enjoy the best sleep of your life
- Have fun in any social situation, without drinking
- Accomplish goals with your newfound drive
- Become confident to chase your biggest dreams
Euphoric presents an 8-week, easy-to-customize plan for anyone who wants to transform their relationship with alcohol and experience the life-changing benefits that happen when you take a break from booze to focus the health of your mind, body, and soul.
Here’s the plan!
- Week 1: Examine and Dismantle Limiting Beliefs
- Week 2: Let Go of Shame
- Week 3: Step into Your Best Health
- Week 4: Navigate Your Social Life
- Week 5: Get Mindful and Embody Self-Love
- Week 6: Find Pure and Utter Happiness
- Week 7: Create Your Dream Life
- Week 8: Step into Your Purpose
Reclaim yourself and rejuvenate your life, as you make alcohol irrelevant and get motivated to claim a new lifestyle clearly focused on your goals, priority, and values.
Mocktail recipes and journaling exercises are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.
 
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Falling with Wings: A Mother’s Story
- By: Dianna De La Garza
- Narrator: Hillary Huber
- Length: 10 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: March 06, 2018
- Language: English
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4.31(305 ratings)
4.31(305 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDThis program features a prologue read by the author Before she was mother to global superstar Demi Lovato, she was just Dianna Hart. In this heartfelt audiobook memoir, Dianna tells her story from the very beginning. She had big plans of becoming aThis program features a prologue read by the author
Before she was mother to global superstar Demi Lovato, she was just Dianna Hart.
In this heartfelt audiobook memoir, Dianna tells her story from the very beginning.She had big plans of becoming a country music star, but her life went in a different direction than her dreams. She developed an eating disorder early in life to gain a sense of control in her strict upbringing. As she continued to struggle with body image and her obsession with being perfect her entire adult life, she was also met with other difficult situations. Her husband and father of her two eldest daughters Dallas and Demi had his own troubles that effected the entire family. She coped with alcohol and pills, forming a long-lasting addiction.
She’s had terrible lows but also some great highs as she watched her daughters break out in Hollywood to become strong, empowered young women.
As a mother caring for daughters with addictions while continuing to battle her own, Dianna offers a unique perspective. And as a family, they have survived everything life has thrown at them and come away from it stronger than ever.
In Falling with Wings, Dianna tells listeners her story of living through and surviving adversity–with tremendous strength, love and faith.
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How to Quit Alcohol in 50 Days
- By: Simon Chapple
- Narrator: Simon Chapple
- Length: 11 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 16, 2021
- Language: English
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4.29(12 ratings)
4.29(12 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDSimon Chapple is a certified alcohol coach who has helped thousands of people change the way that alcohol features in their lives. In How to Quit Drinking in 50 Days, he’ll give you a structured way to find complete freedom fromSimon Chapple is a certified alcohol coach who has helped thousands of people change the way that alcohol features in their lives. In How to Quit Drinking in 50 Days, he’ll give you a structured way to find complete freedom from alcohol–for now or forever. This 50-day journey to freedom is split into two parts. Days 1-25 will ask you to take an honest look at the impact alcohol has had on your life, to examine the reasons for your drinking, and will arm you with the best strategy for quitting alcohol successfully. Days 26-50 will ask you to make the commitment to taking a break from alcohol, taking each step with one chapter a day and answering the questions that come up. There are strategies for dealing with challenges and setbacks and a wealth of resources for finding support and inspiration. Above all, there is a genuine passion for the sober adventure and the huge rewards of an alcohol-free life: a life of freedom that’s waiting for you. Download the accompanying workbook from the John Murray Learning Library website or the free John Murray Learning app.
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In the Shadow of the Mountain
- By: Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
- Narrator: Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
- Length: 15 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: February 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.28(1382 ratings)
4.28(1382 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0032.99 USD“In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life–one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of“In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life–one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us.”–Elizabeth Gilbert
This audiobook is read by the author.
“Through her narration, Vasquez-Lavado, whose first language is Spanish, conveys a lifetime of warmth, humor and steely determination.”- Bookpage
“Complex and compelling, Vasquez-Lavado’s quest to heal herself from the deep wounds of patriarchy is also a vibrantly feminist celebration of female resilience.”–Kirkus Reviews“Making history is nothing new for adventurous mountaineer, explorer, entrepreneur, author, and activist Silvia Vasquez-Lavado.”–Out Magazine
Endless ice. Thin air. The threat of dropping into nothingness thousands of feet below. This is the climb Silvia Vasquez-Lavado braves in her page-turning, pulse-raising memoir following her journey to Mount Everest.
A Latina hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. Deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she’d suffered as a child, she started climbing. Something about the brute force required for the ascent–the risk and spirit and sheer size of the mountains and death’s close proximity–woke her up. She then took her biggest pain as a survivor to the biggest mountain: Everest.
“The Mother of the World,” as it’s known in Nepal, allows few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn’t go alone. She gathered a group of young female survivors and led them to base camp alongside her. It was never easy. At times hair-raising, nerve-racking, and always challenging, Silvia remembers the acute anxiety of leading a group of novice climbers to Everest’s base, all the while coping with her own nerves of summiting. But, there were also moments of peace, joy, and healing with the strength of her fellow survivors and community propelling her forward.
In the Shadow of the Mountain is a remarkable story of heroism, one which awakens in all of us a lust for adventure, an appetite for risk, and faith in our own resilience.
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
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Refuge Recovery
- By: Noah Levine
- Narrator: Fred Sanders
- Length: 8 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 14, 2022
- Language: English
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4.26(486 ratings)
4.26(486 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDBestselling author and renowned Buddhist teacher Noah Levine adapts the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path into a proven and systematic approach to recovery from alcohol and drug addiction–an indispensable alternative to theBestselling author and renowned Buddhist teacher Noah Levine adapts the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths and Eight Fold Path into a proven and systematic approach to recovery from alcohol and drug addiction–an indispensable alternative to the 12-step program.
While many desperately need the help of the 12-step recovery program, the traditional AA model’s focus on an external higher power can alienate people who don’t connect with its religious tenets. Refuge Recovery is a systematic method based on Buddhist principles, which integrates scientific, non-theistic, and psychological insight.
Viewing addiction as cravings in the mind and body, Levine shows how a path of meditative awareness can alleviate those desires and ease suffering. Refuge Recovery includes daily meditation practices, investigations that explore the causes and conditions of our addictions, and advice and inspiration for finding or creating a community to help you heal and awaken.
Practical yet compassionate, Levine’s successful Refuge Recovery system is designed for anyone interested in a non-theistic approach to recovery and requires no previous experience or knowledge of Buddhism or meditation.
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Reframe Your Shame
- By: Irene Rollins
- Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: August 02, 2022
- Language: English
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4.23(11 ratings)
4.23(11 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDRead by the author. Discover how facing your underlying pain will allow you to overcome it and move forward. With practical insights and biblical teaching about what it takes to break the cycle of addiction and shame, Reframe Your Shame willRead by the author.
Discover how facing your underlying pain will allow you to overcome it and move forward. With practical insights and biblical teaching about what it takes to break the cycle of addiction and shame, Reframe Your Shame will set you on the path to freedom. 
Irene Rollins knows what it means to walk through shame, especially as a leader. She enjoyed a seemingly perfect life as a wife, mom, and leader of a megachurch while she hid a secret addiction to alcohol that almost destroyed everything. With vulnerability and wisdom, Irene offers strategies and biblical teaching to break free of the suffocating cycle of sin and shame. 
Many people aren’t even aware that they live in an addiction cycle, unaware of how unmanageable their lives have become. Their relationships feel distant, difficult, or dysfunctional, but they often don’t know why. Reframe Your Shame provides awareness and resources to help readers 
- recognize the warning signs of toxic shame and addiction;
- accept truth and take responsibility for their own journey of emotional healing and growth;
- find freedom from shame, self-defeating hurts, hang-ups, and habits;
- learn to communicate, connect with others, and resolve both internal and relational conflicts; and
- discover practical tools to live with purpose, free from the baggage of the past.
Perfect for those fighting a personal battle, or for family members and counselors walking with them, Reframe Your Shame sets them on a path to freedom.
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Coming Clean
- By: Seth Haines
- Length: 6 hours 36 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: December 03, 2019
- Language: English
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4.23(712 ratings)
4.23(712 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDChristianity Today Book Award Winner; ECPA Award Finalist Boldly honest, powerfully told, deeply moving – this is a story about finding yourself. Seth Haines’ memoir holds up a mirror to all of our stories to show the peace that isChristianity Today Book Award Winner; ECPA Award Finalist
Boldly honest, powerfully told, deeply moving – this is a story about finding yourself. Seth Haines’ memoir holds up a mirror to all of our stories to show the peace that is possible when we release our addictions and receive the healing presence of God.
Seth Haines was in the hospital with his wife, planning funeral songs for their not-yet two-year-old, when he made a very conscious decision: this was the last day he wanted to feel. That evening, he asked his sister to smuggle in a bottle of gin and gave in to addiction.
But whether or not you’ve ever had a drop to drink in your life, this audiobook is for all who have sought ways to stop their pain. Like Seth, we’re all seeking balms for the anxiety of what sometimes seems to be an absent, unresponsive God – whether it’s through people-pleasing, social media likes, shopping, the internet, food, career highs, or even good works and elite theology. Too often we attempt to escape our anxiety through addiction – any old addiction. But it often leaves us feeling even more empty than before.
In¬†Coming Clean, Seth Haines writes a raw account of his first 90 days of sobriety, illuminating how to face the pain we’d rather avoid, and even more importantly, how an abiding God meets us in that pain. Seth shows us that true wholeness is found in facing our pain and anxieties with the tenacity and tenderness of Jesus, and only through Christ’s passion can we truly come clean.
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Original Sins
- By: Matt Rowland Hill
- Narrator: Daniel Hawksford
- Length: 9 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: Harlequin Audio
- Publish date: July 05, 2022
- Language: English
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4.22(185 ratings)
4.22(185 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USD“A shattering portrait of addiction–generously open, desperately honest and confronting.” —Catherine Cho, author of Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness An electrifying debut memoir of a pastor’s son chronicling“A shattering portrait of addiction–generously open, desperately honest and confronting.” —Catherine Cho, author of Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness
An electrifying debut memoir of a pastor’s son chronicling his loss of faith, his addiction to heroin and our universal quest to find something to believe in
Matt Rowland Hill had two great loves in his life: Jesus and heroin. The son of an evangelical minister, Hill grew up with an unwavering devotion to the tenets of his parents’ Baptist church. But by high school, he began to experience a crisis of faith. To fill the void, he turned to literature, and then to heroin and cocaine. By his twenties, Hill’s substance abuse escalated into a full-on addiction. As he grew increasingly suicidal, he knew he had to come to terms with both religion and drugs to survive.
Hill’s debut is an extraordinary, gorgeously crafted memoir of faith, family, loss, shame and addiction. But ultimately, Original Sins is a raw portrait of survival–of growing up and learning how to live.
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The Book of Waking Up
- By: Seth Haines
- Length: 4 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: January 07, 2020
- Language: English
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4.21(471 ratings)
4.21(471 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDThe Book of Waking Up¬†invites you to wake to your coping mechanisms, find the why behind your pain, and walk into the Divine Love of God. The inevitable pain of life gives us many reasons to check out–and many ways to do it. Alcohol,The Book of Waking Up¬†invites you to wake to your coping mechanisms, find the why behind your pain, and walk into the Divine Love of God.
The inevitable pain of life gives us many reasons to check out–and many ways to do it. Alcohol, entertainment, pills, shopping, porn, chasing success, cashing checks, and collecting social media “likes”–these and so many other things anesthetize us from the wounds of everyday living. As Seth Haines wrote in his award-winning book,¬†Coming Clean, “We’re all drunk on something.”
In his compelling follow-up,¬†The Book of Waking Up, Seth invites you into the story of healing. He invites you to see your coping mechanisms for what they are–lesser lovers, which cannot bring the peace, freedom, and wholeness you crave. Through guided reflections, sustainable soul practices, and stories from Seth’s life and others,¬†The Book of Waking Up¬†points you toward the Divine Love of God that has the power to transform your life.
As Seth writes, “Addiction is misplaced adoration.” Now, join him on a journey toward the only Love worth adoring, the only Love that cures a soul. Join him on the journey to waking up.
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If You Love Me
- By: Maureen Cavanagh
- Narrator: Maureen Cavanagh
- Length: 5 hours 56 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: September 04, 2018
- Language: English
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4.2(693 ratings)
4.2(693 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDThis program is read by the author and includes a bonus interview. Maureen Cavanagh’s gripping audiobook memoir is the story of a mother who suddenly finds herself on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic as her daughter battles–andThis program is read by the author and includes a bonus interview.
Maureen Cavanagh’s gripping audiobook memoir is the story of a mother who suddenly finds herself on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic as her daughter battles–and ultimately reckons with–substance use disorder.
Fast-paced and heartwarming, devastating and redemptive, Maureen’s incredible odyssey into the opioid crisis–first as a parent, then as an advocate–is ultimately a deeply moving mother-daughter story. When Maureen and her ex-husband Mike see their daughter Katie’s needle track marks for the first time, it is a complete shock. But, slowly, the drug use explains everything–Katie’s constant exhaustion, erratic moods, and all those spoons that have gone missing from the house. Once Mike and Maureen get Katie into detox, Maureen goes to sleep that night hoping that in 48 hours she’ll have her daughter back. It’s not that simple.
Like the millions of parents and relatives all over the country–some of whom she has helped through her nonprofit organization–Maureen learns that recovery is neither straightforward nor brief. She fights to save Katie’s life, breaking down doors on the seedy side of town with Mike, kidnapping Katie outside a convenience store, and battling the taboo around substance use disorder in her picturesque New England town. Maureen is launched into the shadowy world of overcrowded, for-profit rehabilitation centers that often prey on worried parents.
As Katie runs away from one program after another, never outrunning her pain, Maureen realizes that even while she becomes an expert on getting countless men and women into detox and treatment centers, she remains powerless to save her own daughter. If You Love Me: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Daughter’s Opioid Addiction brings the opioid crisis out of the shadows and into the house next door.
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A Very Fine House
- By: Barbara Cofer Stoefen
- Length: 7 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: March 15, 2022
- Language: English
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4.2(255 ratings)
4.2(255 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDA Very Fine House is an intimate memoir of a mother’s Norman Rockwell family turned upside down by her daughter’s descent into meth addiction and crime. Bright and beautiful, Annie is an unlikely candidate for meth. Living fast and hardA Very Fine House is an intimate memoir of a mother’s Norman Rockwell family turned upside down by her daughter’s descent into meth addiction and crime. Bright and beautiful, Annie is an unlikely candidate for meth. Living fast and hard on the streets of Bend, Oregon, she commits crimes against herself, the community, and her own family.
The author chronicles her child’s addiction in a way that other writers have not written about addiction. What begins as an obsession to save her daughter, and a rage against God for allowing drugs to devour her college-age girl, transforms into release in a life changing letting-go-and-letting-God moment.¬†
The reader is first introduced to the Stoefen family and Barbara’s dream for its idyllic future. Kinks in the perfect life appear. When Annie’s alcoholism, drug use, and criminality ensue, Barbara fights to save her. There is all-consuming grief and the devastating loss of not just her daughter, but her dream for her own life as well. Barbara eventually finds support and a new way of thinking. While she continues the battle to save her daughter, she ultimately finds the courage to save herself. The conclusion deals with Annie’s recovery–and Barbara’s. Both experience a spiritual awakening and are transformed. A new and better dream for Barbara’s life is born.
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Marion Woodman Compilation
- By: Marion Woodman
- Narrator: Marion Woodman
- Length: 5 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: January 21, 2020
- Language: English
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4.17(6 ratings)
4.17(6 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDThis unique program with Jungian Analyst, Dr Marion Woodman features a compilation of rare and unique talks on the subjects of: The Addictive Personality, Loss of the Feminine Workshop, Chrysalis Encountered, Piercing The Heart Marion WoodmanThis unique program with Jungian Analyst, Dr Marion Woodman features a compilation of rare and unique talks on the subjects of:
The Addictive Personality,
Loss of the Feminine Workshop,
Chrysalis Encountered,
Piercing The Heart
Marion Woodman was a Canadian mythopoetic author, poet, analytical psychologist and women’s movement figure. She has written and spoken extensively about the dream theories of Carl Jung.
Woodman taught high school English for more than twenty years. Suffering from anorexia, she took a sabbatical and traveled first to India and then to England, where she became interested in the theories of Carl Jung; she then enrolled in the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, training to be an analyst.
Woodman was listed in Watkins’ Mind Body Spirit Magazine in 2012 as one of the 100 most spiritually influential living people.
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I Swear I’ll Make It Up to You
- By: Mishka Shubaly
- Narrator: Mishka Shubaly
- Length: 13 hours 35 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2016
- Language: English
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4.14(400 ratings)
4.14(400 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDAn odyssey of family, heartbreak, violence, punk rock, brokenness, broke-ness, sex, love, loss, drinking, drinking, drinking, and an unlikely savior: distance running. A misfit kid at the best of times, Mishka Shubaly had his world shattered when,An odyssey of family, heartbreak, violence, punk rock, brokenness, broke-ness, sex, love, loss, drinking, drinking, drinking, and an unlikely savior: distance running.
A misfit kid at the best of times, Mishka Shubaly had his world shattered when, in a twenty-four-hour span in 1992, he survived a mass shooting on his school’s campus, then learned that his parents were getting divorced. His father, a prominent rocket scientist, abandoned the family and their home was lost to foreclosure. Shubaly swore to avenge the wrongs against his mother, but instead plunged into a magnificently toxic love affair with alcohol.
Almost two decades later, Shubaly’s life changed again when a fateful five-mile run after a bar fight inspired him to clean up his life. And when he finally reconnected with his estranged father, he discovered the story of his childhood was radically different from what he thought he knew.
In this fiercely honest, emotional, and self-laceratingly witty book, Shubaly relives his mistakes, misfortunes, and infrequent good decisions: the disastrous events that fractured his life; his incendiary romances; his hot-and-cold career as a rock musician; meeting his newborn nephew while out of his gourd on cough syrup. I Swear I’ll Make It Up to You is an apology for choices Shubaly never thought he’d live long enough to regret, a journey so far down the low road that it took him years of running to claw his way back.
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Addiction-Free Naturally
- By: Brigitte Mars
- Narrator: Andy Rick
- Length: 11 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.14(21 ratings)
4.14(21 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.99 USDA guide to designing a personal program to break your addictions safely, gently, and naturally * Shares herbs, supplements, natural remedies, and alternative practices that can help liberate you from habitual substance use, ease the withdrawalA guide to designing a personal program to break your addictions safely, gently, and naturally
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* Shares herbs, supplements, natural remedies, and alternative practices that can help liberate you from habitual substance use, ease the withdrawal period, cleanse the body of toxins, and combat depression, anxiety, fatigue, and stress
* Offers specific advice and remedies for individual addictive substances and behaviors, including sugar, caffeine, alcohol, opioids, tobacco, and tranquilizers
* Explores the potential of psychedelic therapy for overcoming addiction and addresses how cannabis can be of benefit for recovery, without being misused
Addiction affects more people than any other disease. Breaking a habit can be daunting–it’s hard to know where to begin beyond quitting “cold turkey.” But just as habits can be acquired, they can be broken. Others have done it, and so can you!
In this holistic guide to beating addiction, Brigitte Mars details how to replace negative habits and behaviors with positive healthy ones and safely support your body, mind, and spirit for a successful recovery. The author shares specific herbs, supplements, homeopathic remedies, flower essences, behavioral therapy, and alternative practices, such as meditation and yoga, that can help liberate you from habitual substance use and ease the withdrawal period as well as methods for cleansing the body of toxins and healthy ways to combat depression, anxiety, fatigue, and stress. She looks in depth at individual addictive substances and behaviors, including sugar, caffeine, alcohol, opioids, tobacco, and tranquilizers, offering specific advice and remedies for each. She shows how each technique can be used in conjunction with conventional therapies, such as psychotherapy, methadone, or Alcoholics Anonymous. Drawing on recent research, she also explores the enormous potential of psychedelic therapy for overcoming addiction and, with the spreading legalization of cannabis, she addresses how this plant can be of benefit for recovery, without being misused.
Offering advice on designing a personal program to break your addictions, the author also shows how to use natural remedies to maintain your new energy and vitality as you walk the road to recovery. -
Beautiful Boy
- By: David Sheff
- Narrator: Anthony Heald
- Length: 11 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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4.13(29059 ratings)
4.13(29059 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0020.95 USDThe #1 New York Times best-selling story of addiction and a father’s love: “A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot ofThe #1 New York Times best-selling story of addiction and a father’s love: “A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts.”–Anne Lamott
Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet.
What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff’s journey through his son’s drug addiction. David’s story is a first: a teenager’s addiction from the parent’s point of view–a real-time chronicle of the shocking descent into substance abuse and the gradual emergence into hope.
Before meth, Sheff’s son, Nic, was a varsity athlete, honor student, and award-winning journalist. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole money from his eight-year-old brother, and lived on the streets. With poignant candor, Sheff traces the first warning signs–denial, 3 a.m. phone calls–the attempts at rehabilitation, and, at last, the way past addiction. He shows us that, whatever an addict’s fate, the rest of the family must care for one another too, lest they become addicted to addiction.
Beautiful Boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help.
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Save Me from Myself
- By: Brian “Head” Welch
- Narrator: Ray Porter
- Length: 6 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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4.1(77 ratings)
4.1(77 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.95 USDThe amazing true story of an out-of-control rock star, his devastating addiction to drugs, and his miraculous redemption through Jesus Christ In February 2005, more than ten thousand people in Bakersfield, California, watched as BrianThe amazing true story of an out-of-control rock star, his devastating addiction to drugs, and his miraculous redemption through Jesus Christ
In February 2005, more than ten thousand people in Bakersfield, California, watched as Brian “Head” Welch—the former lead guitarist of the controversial rock band Korn—was saved by Jesus Christ. The event set off a media frenzy as observers from around the world sought to understand what led this rock star out of the darkness and into the light.
Now, in this courageous memoir, Head talks for the first time about his shocking embrace of God and the tumultuous decade that led him into the arms of Jesus Christ. Offering a backstage pass to his time with Korn, Head tells the inside story of his years in the band and explains how his rock star lifestyle resulted in an all-consuming addiction to methamphetamine. Writing openly about the tour bus mayhem of Ozzfest and the Family Values Tour, he provides a candid look at how the routine of recording, traveling, and partying placed him in a cycle of addiction that he could not break on his own.
Speaking honestly about his addiction, Head details his struggles with the drug that ultimately led him to seek a higher power. Despite his numerous attempts to free himself from meth, nothing—not even the birth of his daughter—could spur him to kick it for good. Here Head addresses how, with the help of God, he emerged from his dangerous lifestyle and found a path that was not only right for his daughter, it was right for him.
Discussing the chaotic end to his time in Korn and how his newfound faith has influenced his relationship with his daughter, his life, and his music, Head describes the challenging but rewarding events of previous years, exposing the truth about how his moments of doubt and his hardships have only deepened his faith.
Candid, compelling, and inspirational, Save Me from Myself is a rock ’n’ roll journey unlike any other.
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Blood Orange Night
- By: Melissa Bond
- Narrator: Melissa Bond
- Length: 9 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.09(1061 ratings)
4.09(1061 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDBrain on Fire meets High Achiever in this “page-turner memoir chronicling a woman’s accidental descent into prescription benzodiazepine dependence–and the life-threatening impacts of long-term use–that chills to theBrain on Fire meets High Achiever in this “page-turner memoir chronicling a woman’s accidental descent into prescription benzodiazepine dependence–and the life-threatening impacts of long-term use–that chills to the bone” (Nylon).
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As Melissa Bond raises her infant daughter and a special-needs one-year-old son, she suffers from unbearable insomnia, sleeping an hour or less each night. She loses her job as a journalist (a casualty of the 2008 recession), and her relationship with her husband grows distant. Her doctor casually prescribes benzodiazepines–a family of drugs that includes Xanax, Valium, Klonopin, Ativan–and increases her dosage regularly.
Following her doctor’s orders, Melissa takes the pills night after night until her body begins to shut down. Only when she collapses while holding her daughter does Melissa learn that her doctor–like so many others–has over-prescribed the medication and quitting cold turkey could lead to psychosis or fatal seizures. Benzodiazepine addiction is not well studied, and few experts know how to help Melissa as she begins the months-long process of tapering off the pills without suffering debilitating, potentially deadly consequences.
Each page thrums with the heartbeat of Melissa’s struggle–how many hours has she slept? How many weeks old are her babies? How many milligrams has she taken? Her propulsive writing crescendos to a fever pitch as she fights for her health and her ability to care for her children. “Propulsive, poetic” (Shelf Awareness), and immersive, this “vivid chronicle of suffering” (Kirkus Reviews) and redemption shines a light on the prescription benzodiazepine epidemic as it reaches a crisis point in this country. -
The Big Fix
- By: Tracey Helton Mitchell
- Narrator: Tracey Helton Mitchell
- Length: 6 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: March 07, 2017
- Language: English
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4.04(445 ratings)
4.04(445 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDAfter surviving nearly a decade of heroin abuse and hard living on the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, Tracey Helton Mitchell decided to get clean for good.With raw honesty and a poignant perspective on life that only comes... Read moreAfter surviving nearly a decade of heroin abuse and hard living on the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, Tracey Helton Mitchell decided to get clean for good.
With raw honesty and a poignant perspective on life that only comes from starting at rock bottom, The Big Fix tells her story of transformation from homeless heroin addict to stable mother of three–and the hard work and hard lessons that got her there. Rather than dwelling on the pain of addiction, Tracey focuses on her journey of recovery and rebuilding her life, while exposing the failings of the American rehab system and laying out a path for change.Starting with the first step in her recovery, Tracey re-learns how to interact with men, build new friendships, handle money, and rekindle her relationship with her mother, all while staying sober, sharp, and dedicated to her future. A decidedly female story of addiction, The Big Fix describes the unique challenges faced by women caught in the grip of substance abuse, such as the toxic connection between drug addition and prostitution.
Tracey’s story of hope, hard work, and rehabilitation will inspire anyone who has been affected by substance abuse while offering hope for a better future.
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The Addiction Spectrum
- By: Paul Thomas
- Narrator: Joe Knezevich
- Length: 10 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: September 04, 2018
- Language: English
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4.03(61 ratings)
4.03(61 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDDrug overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans under fifty. Even as opiate addiction skyrockets, more people than ever before are hooked on alcohol, sedatives, cigarettes, and even screens. The face and prevalence of addiction hasDrug overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans under fifty. Even as opiate addiction skyrockets, more people than ever before are hooked on alcohol, sedatives, cigarettes, and even screens. The face and prevalence of addiction has changed and evolved, but our solutions to addiction are stuck in the past.
We’ve been treating addiction as a black or white issue, a disease you either suffer from or will never suffer from. The problem with this model is that it doesn’t account for the incredible forces working against all of us, pushing all of us toward addiction: stress, undernourishment, sleep-deprivation, vitamin D deficiency, and isolation, not to mention a flawed medical system and corrupt pharmaceutical companies doling out prescriptions at every turn.
The truth: Addiction is a disease that, like many others, exists on a spectrum. We are more vulnerable to becoming addicted to substances at certain points in our lives and based on the evidence provided in The Addiction Spectrum, most effective at kicking addiction when we take a holistic approach. With the help of the 13-point plan and individual protocols detailed in this book, you have the power to change your destiny. No one understands this more than Dr. Paul Thomas, who recovered from alcohol addiction early in his career and founded one of the most effective rehabilitation centers for teens and young adults in his hometown of Portland, OR. Named one of the top family doctors and one of the top pediatricians in the country, Dr. Paul is also board-certified in both integrative medicine and addiction medicine. This unique combination of specialties is intentional: Dr. Paul has devoted his entire life and career to saving lives.
Using the best conventional medicine alongside the new science of alternative health, Dr. Paul has treated thousands of patients with the life-saving solutions provided in The Addiction Spectrum. Addiction is a compendium of often devastating circumstances that have gone unchecked by society for far too long. This book is a positive light and guide to overcoming not only addiction but the challenges and obstacles that affect us all.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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Dry
- By: Augusten Burroughs
- Narrator: Augusten Burroughs
- Length: 8 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: June 01, 2003
- Language: English
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4.02(87854 ratings)
4.02(87854 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDFrom the New York Times Bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes the story of one man trying to out-drink his memories, outlast his demons, and outrun his past. “I was addicted to “Bewitched” as a kid. I worshipped DarrenFrom the New York Times Bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes the story of one man trying to out-drink his memories, outlast his demons, and outrun his past.
“I was addicted to “Bewitched” as a kid. I worshipped Darren Stevens the First. When he’d come home from work and Samantha would say, ‘Darren, would you like me to fix you a drink?’ He’d always rest his briefcase on the table below the mirror in the foyer, wipe his forehead with a monogrammed handkerchief and say, ‘Better make it a double.'” (from Chapter Two)
You may not know it, but you’ve met Augusten Burroughs. You’ve seen him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at restaurants: a twentysomething guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular. Ordinary. But when the ordinary person had two drinks, Augusten was circling the drain by having twelve; when the ordinary person went home at midnight, Augusten never went home at all. Loud, distracting ties, automated wake-up calls and cologne on the tongue could only hide so much for so long. At the request (well, it wasn’t really a request) of his employers, Augusten lands in rehab, where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey Jr. are immediately dashed by grim reality of fluorescent lighting and paper hospital slippers. But when Augusten is forced to examine himself, something actually starts to click and that’s when he finds himself in the worst trouble of all. Because when his thirty days are up, he has to return to his same drunken Manhattan life–and live it sober. What follows is a memoir that’s as moving as it is funny, as heartbreaking as it is true. Dry is the story of love, loss, and Starbucks as a Higher Power.
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Drinking Games
- By: Sarah Levy
- Narrator: Sarah Levy
- Length: 6 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: January 03, 2023
- Language: English
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4.02(676 ratings)
4.02(676 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDThis program is read by the author. Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived– and how, for her, the last drink was just the beginning. On paper, Sarah Levy’s life was on track. She wasThis program is read by the author.
Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived– and how, for her, the last drink was just the beginning.
On paper, Sarah Levy’s life was on track. She was 28, living in New York City, working a great job, and socializing every weekend. But Sarah had a secret: her relationship with alcohol was becoming toxic. And only she could save herself.
Drinking Games explores the role alcohol has in our formative years, and what it means to opt out of a culture completely enmeshed in drinking. It’s an examination of what our short-term choices about alcohol do to our long-term selves and how they challenge our ability to be vulnerable enough to discover what we really want in life.
Candid and dynamic, this book speaks to the all-consuming cycle of working hard, playing harder, and trying to look perfect while you’re at it. Sarah takes us by the hand through her personal journey with blackouts, dating, relationships, wellness culture, startups, social media, friendship, and self-discovery.
In this intimate and darkly funny memoir, she stumbles through her twenties, explores the impact alcohol has on relationships and identity, and shows us how life’s messiest moments can end up being the most profound.
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Blackout
- By: Sarah Hepola
- Narrator: Sarah Hepola
- Length: 7 hours 35 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: June 23, 2015
- Language: English
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4.02(14899 ratings)
4.02(14899 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.98 USDA memoir of unblinking honesty and poignant, laugh-out-loud humor, Blackout is the story of a woman stumbling into a new kind of adventure — the sober life she never wanted.For Sarah Hepola, alcohol was “the gasoline of allA memoir of unblinking honesty and poignant, laugh-out-loud humor, Blackout is the story of a woman stumbling into a new kind of adventure — the sober life she never wanted.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, she covered her shame with self-deprecating jokes, and her career flourished, but as the blackouts accumulated, she could no longer avoid a sinking truth. The fuel she thought she needed was draining her spirit instead.
A memoir of unblinking honesty and poignant, laugh-out-loud humor, Blackout is the story of a woman stumbling into a new kind of adventure — the sober life she never wanted. Shining a light into her blackouts, she discovers the person she buried, as well as the confidence, intimacy, and creativity she once believed came only from a bottle. Her tale will resonate with anyone who has been forced to reinvent or struggled in the face of necessary change. It’s about giving up the thing you cherish most — but getting yourself back in return.
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Cliff Weitzman is a dyslexia advocate and the CEO and founder of Speechify, the #1 text-to-speech app in the world, totaling over 100,000 5-star reviews and ranking first place in the App Store for the News & Magazines category. In 2017, Weitzman was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for his work making the internet more accessible to people with learning disabilities. Cliff Weitzman has been featured in EdSurge, Inc., PC Mag, Entrepreneur, Mashable, among other leading outlets.
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