Addiction Mental Health

I continue to be a student of The Language of Recovery and agree with the Greek philosopher Heraclitus who said, “No man ever steps into the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he is not the same man.” Change is the only constant in life, and each new experience we should be treated with compete awareness, curiosity and full engagement. This being the case, I have rethought the order of the key strategies presented in the original edition.

"MicroDosis" es un diario escrito durante los dos últimos años en el que Enrique Bunbury decide experimentar en su conciencia la ingesta de microdosis de psilocibina. El género elegido por el autor para narrar este viaje interior es la poesía. De esta forma Bunbury consolida su incursión en la literatura tras la aparición en 2021 de su primer poemario Exilio Topanga (La Bella Varsovia) sumando a los rasgos estéticos presentes en aquel una atmósfera de psicodelia y una crítica a "la norma mental" del sistema.

Americans spend $13 billion a year on pornography, the regular viewing of which is linked to higher acceptance of violence against women and adversarial sexual beliefs. Therapists and pastors are not always adequately equipped to address the unique demands of competent care for those struggling with sexually addictive behaviors. Reclaiming Sexual Wholeness, edited by Todd Bowman, presents cutting-edge research from a diverse group of experts in a single, comprehensive resource intended for therapists, clergy, and others in helping professions.

Dr . Lawrence L. James is a UK-based psychiatrist with over 30 years of medical experience. He is passionate about supporting individuals through complicated mental health struggles. Dr. James hopes to empower you to become a proactive advocate to reclaim your loved one's life.

Farrah Rauch died by cop at the culmination of a long and difficult adolescence. Her family sought help for her, but multiple institutions and treatment facilities failed to reach her. Her friends and siblings tried to help her feel accepted but failed to reach her. Her father, Steve, tried to guide her to better life choices but failed to reach her—until 14 bullets cast their connection for eternity.

"An invaluable resource . . . For Christians dealing with the challenges of mental illness in their spouse, this is a must-read.” — BlueInk Reviews, starred review Many books exist to help the mentally ill or addicted. But this book is here to help you. Struggling spouses may abandon their relationships from sheer exhaustion. This book helps you regain strength and find healthy ways to move forward with a unique blend of Christian perspectives and research-based insights. Each chapter speaks to a common frustration or question, including: Can I survive this? How can I start feeling like...

You're about to discover a proven strategy for how to overcome your prescription drug addiction for the rest of your life. Millions of people suffer from prescription drug addiction and throw away their personal and professional success because of this issue. Most people realize how much of a problem this is but are unable to change their situation simply because it's been a part of their mind-set for so long.

*****Completely Updated in 2025***** Breaking the Silence: LGBTQ+ Addiction, Recovery, and Hope is a compassionate and comprehensive guide to understanding addiction through an LGBTQ+ lens. Drawing on current research, real-life stories, and culturally competent practices, this book explores the unique challenges queer individuals face—including trauma, shame, family rejection, and internalized stigma—and how these often fuel addiction. You'll find affirming approaches to treatment, insights on co-occurring disorders, guidance for finding safe recovery spaces, and healing tools such as ...

The Alchemy of the Enneagram in Transforming Addiction describes the distinct differences between the nine Enneagram types and their particular addiction struggles, protective mechanisms, relapse patterns, and key strategies for each type that will allow them to become conscious and drug-free men.

Are you brave enough to really want to wake up? There are great books on how-to meditate, great books on why we should meditate, BUT not so many on why we don’t meditate. Why is it so challenging to achieve a daily practice? Why don’t our practices bear fruit? Don’t Wake Up! It Will Ruin Everything offers a gentle alarm bell, penetrating our sleep and reminding us of the possibility and cost of awakening. Don’t Wake Up! offers a humorous, mildly ironic look at several attitudes that get in the way of practicing mindfulness. By taking advantage of the power of paradox; looking at why...

The Mindfulness Approach to Health Behaviour Change (MATHC) takes the listener through a six stage experiential process that delves into the intricate landscape of change theory and therapeutic strategies to aid the transformative process.

Multiple Amazon best-selling author James W. Williams provides a scientifically proven, step-by-step program to achieve your goals, and these strategies don’t rely on the willpower or mental toughness that has failed to serve you again and again.

Do you have the courage to remove anxiety from your life? Use these proven steps and strategies to rid yourself of the heart-pounding agony of anxiety forever so you can enjoy life more freely!

Screenproof is your 21-day dopamine reset—built to break screen addiction, retrain your focus, and give you back the clarity you forgot was even possible. No detox guilt. No tech shaming. Just one powerful shift per day. Backed by neuroscience. Grounded in reality. Written to get results.

In Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety, Yvonne Castañeda shares vibrant stories of her childhood growing up in Miami as the daughter of humble immigrants from Mexico and Cuba … and how she came to develop an unhealthy relationship with food. To help ease her mami’s nervios, Yvonne becomes a perfectionist from a young age, achieving high grades at school and mastering the piano. But as her Cuban family members openly make comments about her puberty, Yvonne enters a new phase of self-consciousness that begins her obsession with weight.

Learn the essentials about the three "happy" hormones - oxytocin, endorphin, and dopamine - and estrogen. Oxytocin is a powerful hormone. It isn’t called the “love drug” for nothing. Endorphin is more of a catch-all as it implies a pharmacological activity as opposed to a specific chemical formulation. Dopamine is a hormone that is also big on making you feel good. Estrogen is basically a girl form of testosterone. It’s responsible for the development and maintenance of her female parts.

This book provides insight for the woman struggling with her partner's sexual addiction. Why can't he just stop? I have lost all trust in him. Can he be cured? Why is sex so important to him? What do I do if he leaves me? How will our family survive? Should I divorce him now? If not now, when? What do I do if I still have feelings for him, even if there is no intimacy in our lives? Who do I turn to for help and advice?

Stop Eating Your Heart Outspeaks to anyone's challenges with food, weight, and emotional eating, and then offers a multitude of effective self-help tools. As the author discloses her very personal struggle with food and out-of-control eating, she is telling the story of millions of others who use food to self-soothe. The book's focus, however, is on recovery. In her wisdom as a licensed professional clinical counselor, the author enumerates methods that have worked for her and her clients over the past twenty years.

Broken and Blue: A Policeman’s Guide To Health, Hope, and Healing by Chief Scott Silverii is a heartfelt and powerful testimonial of a law enforcement officer’s journey through the darkest valleys of anxiety, pain, and PTSD. With over 25 years of service, Chief Silverii shares his personal struggles and the toll that a career in policing can take on one’s mental and emotional health. This book is not just a recount of hardships but a beacon of hope and a guide to healing. Chief Silverii opens up about his path to recovery, offering practical advice and spiritual insights that helped ...

Childhood trauma, mental illness, addiction, and incarceration are far too common in the US today. Recovery from even one of these issues is challenging, yet many people live with the stark reality of more than one of these circumstances every day. Our systems of care offer some help, but sometimes even the best programs don't yield lasting results. What does a person do when medication, therapy, drug treatment, and support groups are ultimately ineffective for them?