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  • How to Breathe While Suffocating

  • A Story of Overcoming Addiction, Recovering from Trauma, and Healing My Soul
  • By: Bruce W. Brackett
  • Narrated by: Bruce W. Brackett
  • Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (31 ratings)

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How to Breathe While Suffocating

By: Bruce W. Brackett
Narrated by: Bruce W. Brackett
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How to Breathe While Suffocating is your antidote to the all-too-common tendency to surrender, giving up on your life's ambitions. You don't have to give up! For anyone who has gotten caught in the trap of "I can't do it," this book reminds you that you are enough, you possess value, and your unique ability to engage with the world can and will get you to where you want to be. Through simple positive affirmations, unflinching first-person stories, and insightful analysis, author Bruce W. Brackett helps you focus on the positive and keep moving forward.

- Gain the inspiration you need to seize your potential, find confidence, and step into your authentic self.

- Change your outlook on life with simple slogans and mantras for developing a healthier, more positive attitude.

- Hear the compelling story of one man who overcame insurmountable odds and found salvation from negativity and self-doubt.

After a two-decade healing journey of intensive trauma therapy, psychiatric treatment, and rehab, Bruce has emerged a survivor. Anyone in the midst of their own healing journey will resonate with benefit from his lived experience, portrayed here with intimate vulnerability and universal appeal.

©2024 Bruce W. Brackett (P)2024 Ascent Audio
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Exceptional raw truth beautifully read and written

I hesitate to compare this wonderful work with one so false and controversial, but this is what a million little pieces should have been. This story by Bruce is real and honest and captivating. Can’t wait to listen to it again and it is made all the more special to have the author tell you his story himself.

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Heartfelt and Honest

Bruce tells his story authentically and beautifully. His story will most surely help others. Worth it!

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Keep moving forward

The honesty of the the author to tell all of his story, how many times he fell, and how he continued to get back up and move forward makes this book worth reading. I loved the transparency. Thank you for the hope this book provides.Thank you Bruce.

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This will forever be my essential listen when I need to be uplifted!

Be prepared! This memoir reveals tremendous pain and suffering. And it does so with expressive, soulful, honesty. I felt as if Bruce was by my side ready to help me with my demons while he shares his nearly unbearable story. And still he keeps moving forward. And so will I. Thank you Bruce! I will keep moving forward. XOXO

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Never give up on yourself. Recovery is possible

Authentic and at at times brutal. There is hope out there. Can be quite graphic but so is life and truth.

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Inspirational

Found this to be inspirational and brave for sharing with raw honesty and vulnerability

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Be better. Not bitter. Just breathe.

I’m a fan. I enjoyed the book after finding positivity from the authors videos on Instagram. A true inspirational story.

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Worthy

Nothing compares a true history…. And I’m starting to breathe again . I’m followed him trugh instagram

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Absolutely incredible & inspiring

What an incredible tale of strength, truth and perseverance. Truly eye opening. No matter what you're going through, you can overcome. This book shows that, while also offering guidance for those who may be willing to take steps toward climbing whatever mountain might be in front of them. Incredibly inspiring. My mountains are not like those mentioned in the book... but the truths and meditations that are present still help me to better myself and my ability to move forward.

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INSPIRATION AT ITS FINEST!

I related on so many levels. I feel the pain that this beautiful human being endured. And I see the wonderful outcome before me every day on social media. He is living proof you can make it, you can overcome, YOU CAN. LOVE THE BOOK. HIGHLY RECOMMEND A GREAT TEAD BRAVO 👏

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