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Grief and loss affect almost every aspect of living—or having lived—with alcoholism. Members share how they have learned to acknowledge and accept these losses with the help of Al-Anon Family Groups. The stories shared here reflect the experience, strength, and hope of hundreds of members.

In How to Get Hitched (And Stay Hitched), author and marriage coach Suzanne Venker claims women need a detox from the bogus cultural narratives they've absorbed about men, sex, marriage, work and family. If you're a woman who wants a successful love life (not just a successful professional life), you're going to need a brand new roadmap. And now you have one.

Sober Stick Figure is a memoir from stand-up comedian Amber Tozer, chronicling her life as an alcoholic - starting with her first drink at the age of seven - and her eventual recovery. Amber writes about the crazy and harsh truths of being raised by alcoholics, becoming one herself, stagnating in denial for years, and finally getting sober.

Recover in Color contains 52 lessons, with a weekly journal prompt of four discussion questions. Using a biblical worldview, Recover in Color contains 13 lessons in four categories: developing a sense of self, emotional literacy, boundaries, and spirituality. There is something here for everyone working a recovery program. This audiobook is also beneficial for family members of those in recovery programs. Recover in Color is a fresh approach to rehabilitation that incorporates the classic principles that have passed the test of time.

This can be the last weight-loss book you ever read. Finally, make peace with food and have a body you're proud of by drawing on the wisdom and grace already inside you. Replace cravings with calmness. Relate to food as a loving friend, not a feared enemy. In her own quest for freedom from compulsive eating and yo-yo dieting, Moran, once the chubby child of a diet doctor discovered the power of combining the principles of the Twelve Step Program with the gentle way of eating espoused by yogis and mystics, and now supported by cutting-edge nutritional research. The result: falling in love with yourself, your life, and The Love-Powered Diet!

Read by the author. Did you know that anyone--addicts or non-addicts--can benefit from working the Twelve Steps and find the freedom, joy, and intimacy with God that their hearts long for? We all suffer from a sense of spiritual homelessness--a feeling that we're not fully at home in the world...

In this hope-filled approach to spiritual and personal growth, the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are uniquely interpreted to speak to everyone seeking a freer and more God-centered life. This special rendering makes them relevant to those suffering from specific addictions - alcohol, drugs, gambling, food, sex, shopping - as well as the general addictions we wrestle with daily, such as anger, greed, and selfishness.

Listen to this book and you will embark on a groundbreaking seven-week journey that will change your life. You will learn how to break your addiction to alcohol and end your cravings - and do it under your own power. Here, step by step, is a proven, seven-week program developed by Dr. Joan Matthews Larson at the innovative Health Recovery Center in Minneapolis, that subdues your body's addictive chemistry and puts you on the path to full recovery.

Struggling with alcohol? You’re not alone. But the solution may be simpler than you think. Many people spend years battling drinking, only to have a moment of clarity that changes everything. Suddenly, the fight is over. Sobriety isn’t a struggle—it’s a win.

Do you want more time, energy and money to do the things you have always dreamed about doing? If you drink alcohol and/or take drugs, it’s likely you waste lots of time, energy and money being hungover and unhappy. This Challenge will set you on the road to alcohol recovery and show you how sober living can help you fulfil your dreams and goals.

Do you look at what others have and wish you had the same thing? Have you made fun of others and judged them, in order to inflate your own ego? None of that will ever make you happy. It's time to stop it and find out what an incredible person you are. Author Jennifer C. Petersen will share with you her remarkable journey. She went from living a destructive life with feelings of worthlessness - to grabbing life head on and living the life of her dreams! And she'll let you know how she did it!

The book Sexaholics Anonymous is the basic text for the Twelve-Step fellowship of Sexaholics Anonymous (SA). SA members call it the White Book due to its plain white cover. It offers a solution to the problems of lust, sex, and pornography addiction.

Similar to The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, Life with Hope thoroughly explains the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions as they relate to marijuana addicts and those with cannabis use disorder. This is an essential resource for anyone seeking recovery through Marijuana Anonymous (MA).

Two way prayer is an extension of the eleventh step of AA to use prayer and meditation to improve a connection with God on the journey to sobriety. The practice has emerged as a valuable part of the addiction recovery process and has been validated in scientific studies. Priest and recovering alcoholic, Fr. Bill W. offers detailed, step-by-step instructions as well as sample writings that demonstrate how practical, intimate, and transforming this type of prayer can be.

In this collection of more than 80 stirring letters, essays, and stories, discover the unique journeys of the spirit that AAs have taken on their paths from alcoholism to recovery - and the practical ways they put their spiritual values into operation in their everyday lives while maintaining or attaining sobriety. Spiritual Awakenings includes stories from the pages of Grapevine magazine contributed by AA members who’ve found comfort and strength in so many ways.

In Unhealthy Anonymous, America's leading stress expert, Dr. Pete Sulack, gives you 12 easy-to-follow steps that will transform your health, your body, and your energy. Start making new choices and live the happy, healthy life you've always wanted!

My name is Steve, and I’m a grateful and recovered alcoholic. This is the audiobook I wish I’d had when I first sobered up. It's taken me more than three years to figure out what truly works to stay sober and succeed at life, and I'll give you one hint now: there’s not one, but actually several paths to freedom from addiction and a life beyond your wildest drunken dreams. Sobered Up, so Now What? helps you every step of the way on your journey to tapping into the peace and joy you already carry within.

In this excellent aid to the daily application of the AA program, the author of the famous The Little Red Book invokes the image of a three-legged stool to provide insight into the first four of the 12 Steps. These 31 reminders offer useful, practical guidance to anyone walking the road to recovery.

The Twelve-Step program of Debtors Anonymous helps those around the world who suffer from the illness of compulsive debting. It offers still-suffering debtors a simple program of recovery through which they can arrest this serious malady. The program rests on the solid foundation of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Tools of Debtors Anonymous.

Drawing on personal and professional experience, psychotherapist Andrew Susskind examines issues such as shame, grief, narcissism, and codependency to demonstrate how people use out-of-control sexual behavior to cope with brokenheartedness. He offers strategies to cultivate sustainable sexual sobriety, sharing his own healing narrative, as well as those of others who’ve chosen to bear their truths. No one is ever too hurt or isolated to achieve reliable relationships and emotional intimacy. This is a guidebook for every person seeking long-term healing from sex addiction.