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James Neville-Taylor has felt the suffocating darkness that can drive a person to take their own life.
After a failed suicide attempt in 2017, he realized his life would have amounted to nothing if it had ended then. So, he resolved to change it.
“From Beat Down to Back Up and Beyond” details James's journey of overcoming childhood abuse, addiction, and trauma to become a self-made millionaire against all the odds. When he saw the healing effect...
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Sobriedad. La sobriedad es una palabra poderosa porque resuena con la promesa de un nuevo comienzo, una palabra que se erige como una columna de fuerza y determinación a la que agarrarse en medio de la tempestad que supone la dependencia del alcohol. No se trata únicamente de renunciar a una sustancia tóxica; es un acto de reafirmación de la vida, un reto valiente para reclamar la narrativa de nuestra vida y tejer una nueva historia con nosotros...
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A thorough guide about how to get help for a friend or loved one who is having problems with alcohol or other drugs. Provides places, names, numbers-who to call, what questions to ask, and what to expect. This invaluable guide includes six initial options for getting into recovery:
- The AA treatment program
-Interventions, detox and rehab
-Work related programs
-Al-Anon
-Law-enforcement programs
-Therapeutic communities
Addiction-Free: How...
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Have you struggled with drinking or some form of addiction for some time now? Maybe even years? Have you stopped but still feel emotionally or spiritually bankrupt? Have you tried several times to quit but simply can't stay stopped? Have you been told by many others that you need to cut back? Have consequences from your addiction piled up to the point it's overwhelming?
If so, this book might be for you. It discusses twelve principles that one...
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Based on the incredible success of the book What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do, Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend offer a line of books that address specific crises and some of the most prevalent problems facing our culture today. These books give readers a starting point to deal with their problems. Beautifully designed in a full-color small format, these books are perfect for giving to a friend in distress.
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The book culminates with the celebration of a remarkable milestone-30 days of continuous sobriety. It's a monumental achievement, a testament to resilience, and an invitation to consider becoming a sponsor, sharing your newfound wisdom with others, and further solidifying your commitment to sobriety. If you or someone you know is seeking a path to sobriety and self-discovery, this book is a source of inspiration, a roadmap to recovery, and a testament...
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Dan Rather of CBS News calls it "The Killing Fields of America," but little do they know about the dreams those kids had. Somehow I escaped the destruction these kids were about to get into, so I could tell my side of the story that ruined so many lives forever.
I myself was blinded by the powers of darkness. We had a code and believed in death before dishonor.
As I matured, I realized how there is no honor six feet under and how you're forgotten...
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Get your Top 10 Ways To Stop Drinking Directory 2022 for all the highest rated and independently ranked Top 10 lists of the best ways to quit drinking from the Addiction Help Agency Ltd. using Semrush data, with direct links to many FREE resources to help you find the support you need to moderate or quit drinking including: * The Top 10 FREE Quit Drinking Podcasts* The Top 10 FREE Peer Support Groups* The Top 10 FREE Podcasts* The Top 10 FREE Facebook...
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In "Breaking the Cycle: Healing Psychological Trauma in Children of Alcoholics," author and researcher Desmond Gahan explores the intricate web of challenges faced by individuals who grew up in households affected by alcoholism. Drawing upon years of research, clinical experience, and compassionate insight, Mr Gahan unveils a powerful narrative that navigates the delicate terrain of psychological trauma and recovery.
This poignant and empathetic
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Christina has combined leading-edge technology with age-old wisdom and a dose of common sense. Within minutes of starting to read this book you will be engaged by the true life stories of those that fall prey to the dirty drug, methamphetamine, and their own stories of how they recovered. Whether as a user, family, friend, partner, or child of someone using, this book offers tools and strategies to make things better. You Are More Than This Will Ever...
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Los raperos me llamaban «Abuelo».
Uno de ellos, al que llamaré «Nano», un chico bajito y delgado, con un deje macarra al hablar y voz endurecida por el tabaco, siempre andaba con algún porro escondido en la palma de la mano. A veces, coincidíamos en el parque de la Juventud, el lugar donde íbamos a parar punks, jevis, raperos y demás fauna. En aquel parque me cogía algunas cogorzas de vergüenza ajena en interminables botellones de litrona...
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Get the Summary of Laura McKowen's Push Off from Here in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "Push Off from Here," Laura McKowen shares her journey of recovery from alcoholism, emphasizing the importance of self-acceptance, community, and the transformative power of love. She recounts her struggles with self-blame, the realization that addiction is a disease, and the role of childhood trauma in her substance abuse....
13) Hijo, eres un adicto: Esta es la historia de una madre que lucha por entender qué le pasa a su hijo
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Nadie habla de las familias de los adictos. En los medios de comunicación, nos cansamos de escuchar testimonios de personas famosas que hablan de su experiencia con las drogas.
Son historias tremendas de mucho sufrimiento y, en el mejor de los casos, de superación.
Pero, ¿dónde están todas esas familias que viven el mismo horror mientras acompañan al adicto?
Esta es la historia de una madre valiente que lucha por entender qué le pasa a su hijo...
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LOVE IS THE SOLUTION! The Power to Stop is a 30-day do-it-yourself spiritual recovery-training program that teaches how to stop out-of-control behaviors, bad habits or substance abuse problems. The secret of success is the experience of self-love, which is learned through four practical, easy stopping skills. The Power to Stop accelerates personal growth, restores connection with God and renews deep, rich meaning in life. Take the happy leap from...
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Physical and emotional stress can make millions of people vulnerable to use mood altering substances and unhealthy habits as an attempt to cope. Good Things Emotional Healing Journal-Addiction is a valuable resource that offers effective strategies and insights to manage unwanted habits and compulsive behaviors, so that you can choose healthier ways to cope with life.
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Follow the raw and real journey of a young girl as she grows into a woman with unshakable faith while her mom was in the grip of alcoholism. From beloved daughter to scapegoat and verbally abused to separation to caretaker to beloved daughter again. Without Jesus, she would not have lived to share her story. It's not the worst story; unfortunately, many have it far worse, but it's her story. A story about how Jesus was there for her and how he's there...
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"Dann hör doch einfach auf …!" Es klingt so leicht, doch spätestens als sein Alkoholkonsum Alfred Endres auf die Intensivstation bringt, ist klar, dass er die Kontrolle über die Sucht komplett verloren hat. Was lief schief im Leben des jungen Mannes, dass ihn der Alkohol beinahe tötete? Vom melancholischen Jugendlichen zum depressiven Erwachsenen bis hin zum Schwerstabhängigen mit Suizidwünschen erlebt er die Fesseln der Sucht, ohne sich diesen...
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Ellie Lorenz is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento. She is the mother of three children; a daughter and two sons, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She currently lives in Washington State.
A life-long spiritual walk as a friend of Bill W. is a tribute to her formative years, being around her grandmother, aunts, uncles, cousins, mom and dad, and all her loving animals. She has Native roots in Canada with the Blood...
19) 12 Steps Revised
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This book allows you to take a walk on your journey of recovery. Support is always available to the love of Christ. This book is the original 12 steps empowered by scripture through biblical truth and recovery through Christ. You are not alone..
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Para los familiares, la adicción puede resultar frustrante, desgarradora, agotadora e interminable. Puede provocarles ataques de ira, dejarlos postrados en la cama, bloqueados por una tristeza y una depresión que no saben cómo superar. Muy pocas familias saben a dónde acudir en busca de apoyo y orientación cuando enferma un hijo, padre o cónyuge.
Blake escribió 'Yo te quiero más' para ofrecer un enfoque distinto a las familias. Así, combina...
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