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Religion was once the primary way to understand human behavior. This was certainly true when the book Alcoholics Anonymous was written in 1939. But, we have learned much over the past 80 years. Common Sense Recovery began as the journal of a long-standing member of AA, during a time in his life when he was struggling to reconcile the religious language of Alcoholics Anonymous with his new-found atheism and scientific understanding of addiction and the recovery process.

Whether you want to cut back on your drinking, stop drinking entirely, or learn how to be happy and healthy again, this audiobook will easily teach you everything you need to know. Plan for your success. Discover practical strategies, techniques, and lifestyle choices that will set you up for maximum success when reducing your alcohol intake for the next 30 days or longer. Whether you've decided you need to take a break from drinking or are wishing you could feel good like you used to, then you've come to the right place.

The world's great philosophers and spiritual leaders teach us that happiness depends on how we look at life. In Higher, Charles Hanna explores why and how we can create the best possible outlook. By finding our Higher Perspective, Higher Power, and Higher Purpose, he demonstrates how we can challenge our demons and become our best selves. His experience of physical, emotional, and spiritual recovery following an eight-year cocaine addiction will resonate powerfully with all listeners, whether they have experienced addiction or not.

Tired of codependency? Would you like to master your relationships and be free? A practical solution is at hand! I’m very familiar with this issue, because for a long time, I’ve been struggling to be free in my own life (only to find myself saying “yes”, once again, to people using me as their own supply).

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.

From the pages of AA Grapevine come fascinating audio stories by AA members on the earliest beginnings of AA. Co-founder Dr. Bob writes about when he first met Bill W. Early AA friend Rev. Shoemaker remembers the early days at the Calvary Mission in New York. Also includes stories about the Washingtonians, Bill W.’s drinking days (by his wife Lois), the history of the Twelve Traditions and the Preamble and a story about the first AA meeting in New York by co-founder Bill W. Great for members and AA historians alike.

Feeling stuck in recovery is not uncommon. A well-practiced program of recovery will always reveal the next level of healing required for advancement in sobriety. The Twelve Steps practiced progressively can take us further into a recovery that restores us in ways we never knew we needed. Here is a guide for deepening your recovery with the goal of becoming emotionally sober for life. Recovery is a launching pad, not a safe haven. Everything you’ve ever wanted is one step beyond your comfort zone. Let Progressive Recovery be the fuel for your transformation.

Samantha Harte has had her share of heartbreak. Now fourteen years sober, she has suffered through her mother’s mental illness; betrayal by partners; the loss of her sister, friends, and father; multiple miscarriages; and her addiction to drugs and alcohol. Desperate for a path through the pain, she was forced to confront the hardwiring toward perfectionism that kept her sick and embrace the rewiring required to truly recover and heal. Through her medical practice, Samantha came to realize that, whether we’re addicted or not, we all suffer from some degree of soul sickness.

This audiobook is about codependency and attempting to control addictions, opinions, and behaviors. It covers the concept of addiction to dysfunctional and toxic relationship processes, and identifies the main "process-drugs" people use to try to navigate through relationships. It discusses how one loses themselves in an attempt to find love and belonging in dysfunctional ways, and how this does not work for healthy relationships. After identifying the disease processes, this audiobook educates and guides the listener to practice daily living in the solution rather than in the problem.

I started drinking at 14 and drank normally for the next 15 years. I thought I had drinking all figured out. For the next 20 years, my career was skyrocketing and I drank more than ever. I considered alcohol my superpower. It helped me to relax, work hard, and play hard. I was successful, and I had it all figured out. Until, I didn’t. I finally came to understand that, despite being a veteran expert at it, I truly sucked at drinking. My best friend alcohol had become my enemy and was holding me back in life.

There are millions of people today suffering from alcoholism, but most don't seek help because of the stigma associated with the disease. They also don't know who to turn to for help. How to Control Alcoholism is a book meant to help you identify, control, and overcome alcoholism. By knowing what your alcohol triggers are, the many excuses you use for drinking and the options you have for alcohol treatment, you can better understand what's happening.

One of the first longtime sober members of AA talks about the people, events, and development of ideas and practices that created AA, including Ebby, Bill Wilson, and the Oxford Group; Hank Parkhurst, Ruth Hock, and the writing of the Big Book; how AA got the name Alcoholics Anonymous; Jack Alexander and the Saturday Evening Post article; The 12 Traditions; and more.

Every day, millions of Americans raise a glass as a celebratory toast to others. Or simply to get blitzed. It's alcoholism. It's a habit. And you can eradicate the bad habit. While many purport there is a "cure", I believe you certainly can live a normal, sober, productive life. I'm living proof. I'll share my drinking love story with you.

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.

Some people come to Alcoholics Anonymous feeling terrible about themselves and are told, bewilderingly, that their problem is too much ego and a lack of humility. Bill W., who wrote most of the AA literature, described himself as an egomaniac. He put his own needs and wants ahead of others, was grandiose, felt entitled, and thought he was all-powerful. He called this the alcoholic personality type and designed a program to crush the ego as the foundation of sobriety. It worked for him and millions of other alcoholics like him, and he deserves great credit.

Addicted to opioids and standing before a federal judge for narcotics possession, 22-year-old Jesse Harless believed his life was over. That rock-bottom moment led Jesse on an odyssey of following his intuition into the unknown, finding recovery, and helping others do the same. In If Not You, Then Who?, Jesse holds nothing back as he shares the raw devastation and miraculous triumph of his own addiction story. He discovers that recovery is far more than just sobriety; it is a lifelong journey of healing, growth, and transformation that requires consistent action.

How would you feel if you could dodge any distraction, even kitten videos, keeping the focus on the most important tasks of the day, giving them the right priority, eliminating commitments and burdens from your to-do list, ending your day with satisfaction and with a free mind? This book is the recipe that will help you with all this, it will give you the tools to put your life back in order! Listen to find out more....

From the first sip of vodka I took in my college dorm at age 17, I’ve struggled with alcohol. As I write this, I’m a 35-year-old wife and mother, and I’ve been sober for five months. That’s right. I struggled with alcohol for 17 years. Throughout those years, some times were better than others. I’d go through tough phases where I couldn’t get it right for months at a time. During other extended periods, I’d moderate successfully and think I was “fixed”.

Lois Wilson Shares About the 12 Traditions Lois Wilson, founder of Alanon and wife of AA Co-Founder Bill Wilson, shares about each of the Twelve Traditions. From the Recording. So, when finally Alanon came into being, we had the Twelve Traditions all set up for us. In fact, that's been our experience right from the beginning. And we've grown so fast primarily because we've just followed AA's footsteps.

Profound, helpful, funny, sad, quotes, quips, anecdotes, and suggestions from and for recovering alcoholics and addicts. This book contains quotes that I have heard from recovering addicts and alcoholics. They are profound, funny, cringe-worthy, memorable, and powerful. They will allow you to reflect, remember, and reassess your recovery.