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3) Asylum
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"This dramatic memoir recaptures William Seabrook's experiences during an eight-month stay at a Westchester mental hospital in the early 1930s. Seabrook, who was a renowned journalist, voluntarily committed himself for acute alcoholism. His account offers an honest, self-critical look at addiction and treatment in the days before Alcoholics Anonymous and other modern programs. William Seabrook is most famous for introducing the word Zombie to Western...
Author
Publisher
Hazelden Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This second edition of It Takes a Family helps families and friends step beyond initial intervention and reinvent their relationships as part of a family recovery team to help their loved one avoid relapse and support sobriety. Through a Structured Family Recovery model, with strategies and exercises designed to create transparency and accountability, family members learn about and address the challenges of enabling, denial, and pain while developing...
Author
Publisher
Green Tree
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When her partner fell into a catastrophic vortex of depression and alcoholism, Liz Fraser found herself in a relentless hailstorm of lies, loneliness and fear, looking after their young child on her own, heartbroken, mentally shattered and with no idea what was happening or what to do. As she and her family moved between Cambridge, Venice and Oxford, she kept the often shocking truth entirely to herself for a long time, trying in vain to help her...
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
In this powerful, inspiring volume, former "Late Night America" host and recovering alcoholic Dennis Wholey tells his story. In addition, celebrities from Doc Severinson to Sid Caesar to Jason Robards speak in their own words about the devastating effects of alcoholism.
Author
Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"A guide to overcoming alcohol and drug addiction, written by a former addict. Drawing on the author's experience of recovery, the book encourages readers to stay sober by cultivating a positive, pragmatic mindset. Topics include setting manageable goals, finding inspiration, meditating, expressing gratitude, and avoiding toxic people"--
Author
Publisher
Watkins
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Are you ready to take your power back from alcohol? Whether you're looking to go booze free or want to make informed adjustments to your drinking habits, this inclusive and non-judgemental guide gives you the scientifically backed tools you need to create a relationship with alcohol that works for you, from cold exposure therapy to sound healing and beyond. You will explore the roots of your drinking behaviours and triggers, hear from leading industry...
Author
Publisher
Conari Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
As an atheist, Sinister was skeptical of the 12-step groups when the time came for him to get sober. In "Get Up," he shares the knowledge he gained on his journey, from being afraid of the philosophies to embracing them, and motivates others to do the same.
Author
Publisher
Genevieve Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"By blending photography and writing Michael provides insight into the diseases of alcoholism and addiction and the pathways to recovery. In this new collection of photographs and essays he shares stories of resilience, compassion and empathy. Michael reveals candid details of his own journey, from his three month stay at the Talbot recovery campus in Atlanta to a new life filled with caring and connection. Along the way he discovers that sobriety...
Author
Language
English
Description
"For years, Holly Whitaker wore her workaholic-party-girl persona as a badge of honor, while privately feeling increasingly miserable. She believed that if she could just eat cleaner, save more money, and be more perfect, her life would finally snap into place. Yet all of her attempts to fix herself just added up to more chaos and the chaos added up to more pain and so she added more wine. When she finally had enough and started looking around for...
18) Love without martinis: how couples build healthy relationships in recovery, based on real stories
Author
Publisher
SelectBooks, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Author with a partner in recovery from addiction to alcohol presents The ASCENT Approach she developed with Jeremy Frank, PhD, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counsellor. Six practices to help couples rebuild their relationship are demonstrated in real-life stories of couples navigating the difficult process from early recovery to a successful long-term recovery"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
What could possibly be "lucky" about addiction? Absolutely nothing, thought Laura McKowen when drinking brought her to her knees. As she puts it, she "kicked and screamed . . . wishing for something - anything - else" to be her issue. The people who got to drink normally, she thought, were so damn lucky. But in the midst of early sobriety, when no longer able to anesthetize her pain and anxiety, she realized that she was actually the lucky one. Lucky...
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