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In the tradition of Blackout and Permanent Midnight, a darkly funny and revealing debut memoir of one woman's twenty-year battle with sex, drugs, and alcohol addiction, and what happens when she finally emerges on the other side. Growing up in Beverly Hills, Amy Dresner had it all: a top-notch...

The Gambling Addiction Workbook is a life-changing guide that has helped many to understand and overcome their gambling addiction. In this unique self-help guide for recovery, you will find a remarkable how-to plan for lasting recovery.

If you can’t stop smoking then it must mean your unconscious mind runs the addiction. Do you finally want to say goodbye to smoking cigarettes and discover something which works for you? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. You see, becoming a permanent non-smoker doesn’t have to be difficult. Even if you’ve tried nicotine patches, gum, acupuncture, therapy, or self-help books. Most smoking cessation strategies are ineffective because they don’t change the deep-rooted subconscious beliefs and triggers. In fact, quitting smoking with hypnosis is easier than you think.

The Alchemy of the Enneagram in Transforming Addiction describes the distinct differences between the nine Enneagram types and their particular addiction struggles, protective mechanisms, relapse patterns, and key strategies for each type that will allow them to become conscious and drug-free men.

From AA Grapevine, the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous, 50-plus powerful stories by AA members about the many ways they pray and meditate in their daily lives. The perfect audiobook for people in recovery and/or those who want to explore prayer and meditation.

Grapevine, the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous, has collected some of the most inspiring articles that Bill Wilson, a.k.a. Bill W., wrote specifically for the magazine. Whether participating in AA groups for decades or just beginning to find their way through the Twelve Steps of recovery, listeners will relate to Bill’s sincere and personal reflections on topics that range from faith and fear to honesty, humility, and love. This edition of The Best of Bill also includes Bill W.’s classic essay on the spiritual meaning of anonymity.

Sponsorship 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.

Pornography addiction is a pervasive problem—even in Christian circles. If you want to help someone who has become a prisoner of this sin, you'll need to know your enemy and the terrain on which you'll be fighting. Rescue Plan draws on the research and experience of two biblical counselors, giving concrete information and helping you to shape an effective plan of attack for strugglers young and old, whether single, dating, or married.

This AA Grapevine classic audiobook contains stories by AA members about the trick to staying sober as you become accustomed to feeling your feelings. You’ll hear moving Grapevine stories about character defects, anger, self-pity, being “right, “what happens when the “pink cloud” passes, sponsorship and taking right action.

Are you and your partner curious about sobriety or better managing your drinking? In Sober Love, Dr. Joseph Nowinski offers practical advice and proven strategies to help couples end their relationship with alcohol—and redefine their relationship with each other. Alcohol misuse can become an insidious problem for many couples. As a psychologist with extensive experience in designing effective treatment programs, Dr. Nowinski describes how and why people—and couples—develop alcohol problems

Are you ready to quit smoking or vaping—but struggling with the mental and physical grip of nicotine addiction? Quit Smoking: The Proven Mindset and Behavioral Strategies to Quit Smoking and Vaping is your ultimate guide to breaking free. This audiobook goes beyond generic advice, offering a powerful blend of neuroscience, cognitive behavioral techniques, and real-world strategies to help you quit—and stay quit.

In this six-session audio course, Griffin shares personal insights from his own struggle with addiction and offers guided meditation practices to support each step of the recovery process. Listeners will discover universally accessible ways to relate to the idea of a Higher Power, how the wisdom from the Four Noble Truths and the concept of karma can be applied to AA's life review, and much more.

Ever wondered whether your drinking has become a problem? Maybe you used to have a drink to wind down on a Friday evening, but now you don’t stop until you’ve finished the bottle? Perhaps your weekends are increasingly unproductive because you’re...well, wasted? Get help, before your relationships start to suffer. Our easy guide will help you to understand how addiction works, find out whether you are addicted to alcohol, and adopt a healthier approach to drinking.

Wealth Wounds is a revolutionary new book. Written for members of 12-step anonymous fellowships, learn how your recovery program can help you have wealth health for the first time in your life. Finally leave behind not having enough money. Locked inside this short book are the secrets and techniques that will guide you through healing your wealth wounds that have crippled you for so long. As you heal, you will then be supported in generating new wealth building ideas and habits.

John Elmore is no stranger to addiction. Fifteen years ago, he put a loaded shotgun to his head and later had three doctors tell him he was going to die of alcoholism. Now he leads the world's largest weekly recovery gathering where people journey toward healing in Christ. In Freedom Starts Today, he makes a huge promise to the addicted: You can be free from your struggle, and much sooner than you may think. Through easily digestible readings grounded in Scripture and the practice of daily surrender, Elmore tells you how to break the cycle of addiction.

Javier Giner, director y guionista, presenta un afiladísimo relato en primera persona sobre la adicción y el arduo camino hacia la recuperación. EL TESTIMONIO QUE HA INSPIRADO LA NUEVA SERIE DE DISNEY+. "Una obra monumental." —Laura Pérez,Fotogramas. "Nos adentra en un mundo lleno de sombras, pero también de luces." —Enric Alberto,El cultural. "Una historia honesta y conmovedora." —Pepa Blanes,Cadena SER. "Un relato encendido, descarnado y profundamente político de la vulnerabilidad que nos une y nos construye como sociedad." —Luis Martínez, El Mundo. UN BESTSELLER QUE ENAMORÓ A LA CRÍTICA.

Flanagan has firsthand knowledge of what it is like to be an addict. That experience informs this important and novel work. He pairs the sciences that study addiction with a sophisticated view of the consciousness-brain/body relation to make his core argument: that substance addictions comprise a heterogeneous set of "psychobiosocial" behavioral disorders. He explains that substance addictions do not have one set of causes, such as self-medication or social dislocation, and they do not have one neural profile, such as a dysfunction in dopamine system.

Psilocybin, a natural psychedelic found in certain mushrooms, is emerging as a breakthrough in mental health. Once sidelined due to stigma, it now leads research for treating PTSD, depression, anxiety, and aiding addiction recovery. Early studies show it allows deep introspection, helping people process trauma and negative thought patterns. This guide explores the transformative experiences psilocybin offers, where the mind unlocks kaleidoscopic dimensions, space bends, and time becomes fluid.

A psychologist and bestselling author redefines love and sex addiction as a spectrum disorder, and offers a new approach for healing. For anyone who has wondered Why does everyone else seem to be able to make romantic relationships work, and I can’t? What’s wrong with me? Why is love so hard?...

For anyone struggling with addiction, grief, shame, or the belief that their story is beyond repair, his journey offers hope. And for those who have never faced such battles but love someone who has, this book provides a window into understanding their struggle and resilience. Raised in poverty and pain, he lost his mother at fifteen and was left to survive on his own. By nineteen, meth addiction had consumed his life. At twenty‑six, jail became his rock bottom—and strangely, his turning point. That moment marked the beginning of a long, messy climb out of darkness.