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When Dr. Kelly Bouchard sat down at her computer and googled "how to drink less alcohol", she was inundated with the message that giving up alcohol was the only answer. Frustrated at the lack of available information, Kelly was determined to find another way. A Lot to a Little: How to Drink Less Alcohol is for anyone who wants to curtail their drinking but not give it up completely. Compiled with journal entries of Kelly's experiences and step-by-step plans, this book will give you a road map to drink less and empower you to redefine your relationship with alcohol.

With his trademark rock 'n' roll hair and snakeskin spandex pants, plus a hot rod and a Harley, Lüc Carl fit the part as a bar manager based in New York City's gritty Lower East Side. And life was good for this Omaha, Nebraska, transplant-a talented drummer who originally moved to the big city to pursue his rock 'n' roll dreams-until, suddenly, it wasn't. Fast forward through seven years of working long hours, binging on late-night Chinese food, and drinking excessively; life had found Lüc 40 pounds overweight and completely out of shape.

In our culture, social events often center around alcohol, and it can be difficult to abstain from or lessen your drinking. Alcohol wreaks havoc on our mental and physical health in countless ways, and excessive drinking can worsen existing health issues, harm your relationships, affect your career, and even lead to financial ruin. Conscious awareness of unhealthy drinking habits and how they negatively impact you is imperative to maintain your health and feel your best.

Addiction recovery doesn’t happen all at once - it’s something that must be worked for every day. Written by two mindfulness and addiction experts, The Gift of Recovery offers quick, in-the-moment tips and tricks to help listeners cope with daily stress and stay firmly on the path to wellness. With this gentle, easy-to-use guide, listeners will learn how to navigate relationships, take time for self-care, and build a mindful, sustainable, and joyful recovery.

It's such a savage thing to lose your memory, but the crazy thing is, it doesn't hurt one bit. A blackout doesn't sting, or stab, or leave a scar when it robs you. Close your eyes and open them again. That's what a blackout feels like. For Sarah Hepola, alcohol was 'the gasoline of all adventure'. She spent her evenings at cocktail parties and dark bars where she proudly stayed till last call. Drinking felt like freedom, part of her birthright as a strong, enlightened 21st-century woman.

Quitting destructive drinking is the easy part - staying quit is the hard part. What do you do tonight, tomorrow, next weekend, when you go on vacation, for the rest of your life? Okay, I Quit. Now What? is filled with practical strategies and concepts to make the most out of living sober. Many people expect too much out of life just because they quit drinking. This is an honest and raw view of life after liquor. Living sober can be the greatest thing you ever do - but you must be an active participant in your own Re-Invention to get the most out of sobriety.

Dying for a Drink is a true story of the chaos and hurt caused by an alcoholic. The author, telling her own story, writes of time spent in multiple rehabs, both in the United Kingdom and Sydney, Australia. She writes in the hope that her story will encourage other alcoholics and addicts (which can be anybody addicted to anything) - that they will see in their own stories the similarities rather than the differences.

DISRUPT THE PROCESS OF DRUG ADDICTION WILL TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE. Drug addiction is a process; thus, disrupting this process can lead to positive outcomes. Furthermore, by simply listening to this audiobook, you have already taken the initial step toward altering the course of your life.

Whether addicted or not, we all have stories to tell. The stories of tragedy and redemption found within Tales of Addiction are not about the well known celebrities you find in the usual tabloids. Rather, these stories are true-grit tales told by people you will never meet but whose words will haunt you for months, years maybe. The author collected the stories for over two years through a "call for stories" she put in journals, workshops and lectures. Interwoven throughout, Barbara and her son share their own story of pain and struggle.

"You don't have to drink to suffer from alcoholism." Being "dry" or abstinent from alcohol or other mind-altering chemicals is not the same thing as having contented sobriety and emotional well-being. The purpose of this information is to help the person who is in-recovery from alcoholism and addiction but is still miserable and continues to have self-defeating thinking and self-destructive and self-sabotaging behavior.

Paths to Sobriety is the definitive, ground-breaking guide to alcohol addiction or alcoholism. It explains how alcohol affect human beings on a physiological and psychological level, from that first drink right up to chronic alcoholism. Alcoholism and problem drinking seems illogical to those on the outside. Indeed, it is equally perplexing for the alcoholic or problem drinker. The audiobook provides a logical, easy-to-follow explanation of the phenomenon and detailed instruction on how to beat it.

Of course, a medically supervised detox is always highly recommended. However, not everyone takes this route, at least not every time they need to sober up. I sure didn’t. If I went to the county detox or hospital every single time I went through what I came to call "The Fear", they would have probably just started turning me away, or I’d be broke. I was a chronic relapser, so I’ve had a lot of practice. My pattern was to take down a liter of vodka per day - plus other miscellaneous party favors when money was good - until I got too sick to work, function, or continue drinking.

For many, addiction can be a life sentence of anguish. Every day, millions struggle with addictions of all kinds from drugs to gambling to food. For John Collopy, owner of RE/MAX Results, alcohol was his vice. In an attempt to manage the trauma of a troubled youth, abusive father, and his own hereditary roots of alcoholism, John fell into a downward spiral of addiction and anger issues. Though his addiction clouded most of his youth, John was able to save his future by choosing a life of sobriety.

It was Devin Galaudet’s job to take the ashes and pour them into the waters of Cadiz, Spain, after his father’s death. Carrying them across Spain by car, train, and backpack, this was their swan song, their “buddy picture” come to life. Half a mile from the Mediterranean, though, Devin lost his father’s ashes. Standing in the middle of a windy cobblestone street in Old Town Cadiz, he wondered what the hell just happened - not just in that moment, but the 40 years prior.

Thirty-eight years ago I wrote "Drink, Drank, Drunk", a series of six articles for the Milwaukee Journal in which I used my personal experience with booze, along with pointing out the stranglehold the beer/booze industry has on our society. Incredibly, a recent review of those articles leads to the inevitable and unfortunate conclusion that with only minor changes for updating statistics, they could have been written yesterday. Never in my many years of practicing journalism have I ever experienced the kind of reader response "Drink, Drank, Drunk" generated.

Millie Mackintosh took the decision to go alcohol free after observing the impact drinking alcohol was having on her health and wellbeing. Now, more than two years into her sober curious journey, Millie shares her full experience with honesty and warmth, from the events that led to her decision to stop drinking, through to the positive effects of the alcohol-free lifestyle she enjoys today. Writing with NHS GP Dr Ellie Cannon, Bad Drunk combines practical, scientific advice with Millie's personal experience.

The Optimistic Drunk’s Recovery Guide helps those new to recovery to stay afloat in the unfamiliar, often choppy waters. It’s not a “cure-all”. Rather, it’s a lifeline, here for you to grasp as you’re bobbing about with your life preserver. It will help you keep your head above water until you’re strong enough to swim on your own. The Optimistic Drunk’s Recovery Guide is a brave little audiobook that offers insight, help, and guidance to fellow drunks and junkies and the people who love them.

More than 40 years prior to Bill Wilson creating the organization known as Alcoholics Anonymous, in 1892 noted spiritual author Annie Besant gave a lecture on the subject of alcoholism (published later that same year) and referred to drinking alcohol as "the alcoholic disease"! She, of course, approached the subject from a theosophical and thus spiritual standpoint. She briefly described her own history with alcohol as well as the physical and spiritual effects it has on the individual.

Your world falling apart may be the best thing to ever happen! Everyone wants abundant happiness, love, and wealth. To achieve it, we are bombarded with advice to simply use positive affirmations and believe. Perhaps it is not this simple.

Miles Cook never dreamed he’d be an alcoholic. Waking one day he realizing how trapped he had become. He embarked on a journey of self-acceptance and vulnerability to claw his way out before it was too late. With a powerful message and wry self-acceptance, Sobering Thoughts lays bare Miles’ toxic 30-year relationship with alcohol. This deeply moving audiobook will speak to your heart as you watch Miles’ struggle through a roller-coaster of self-taught recovery as he tries to reclaim his life.