Life Recovery

Spirituality: A Life Force details the author's life-long journey from the material world of ego to the world of the spiritual. It details her process of transformation showing how a new awareness of herself as a child of God produced profound changes in her life. There were spiritual teachers along the way who had similar, pronounced characteristics. Relationships began to change from "unholy relationships", dominated by self-interest and ego, to "holy relationships" with distinctly different purposes and functions. Then there came spiritual healing as spiritual solutions were sought. ...

From the unique vantage point of the inner sanctum of a psychologist's office, listeners have a front row seat for the therapeutic process, witness the benefits of mind/body strategies, and gain insight from the experiences of others.

Desperately ill, he faced an early death. After gaining a lifesaving gift, could he survive what came next? Transplant survivor Craig W. Huber gives a candid view of life on the other side of the operation. Having received a new organ, he also gained a new perspective on his life. Craig’s open and honest approach will give you an inside look at what it can mean to receive a new chance for living. He shares some of his personal insights and delves into some hard questions focused on one inescapable reality: You’ve been given a second chance at life; you’re not the same anymore. Craig ...

Desperately looking for answers to save her daughter from addiction to drugs and alcohol, Shelly Jo found tools to reduce addictions; and help children to adults beat the struggles of cravings, emotions, and weight gain. Feed your brain-brain food. What you eat matters. Get rid of negative self-talk.

Transform your relationship with yourself and create a life filled with self-love and happiness using this #1 Danish secret to joyful living. Are you tired of feeling like you're not good enough? Do you long to silence your inner critic and embrace self-love? If you're ready to cultivate a deep sense of self-worth, build unshakeable confidence, and create a life filled with joy and authenticity, How To Love Yourself And Embrace Hygge is your guide to inner peace and happiness. Imagine waking up each day feeling confident, worthy, and at peace with yourself. A life where you embrace your ...

Whether you want to quit drinking for good or for just 30 days, the 30 Day Alcohol Reboot will help you to achieve your goals. You will learn how to prepare yourself and your environment, how to build and maintain your motivation, and what you can expect in your first month of alcohol freedom. This program will then lead you step-by-step through each of the four crucial weeks to finally break your alcohol habit. This no-nonsense guide will help you to rediscover happiness and create permanent and positive change in your life.

Could the wisdom of ancient Stoics be your key to mastering modern challenges? Discover the power of Stoicism in "A Stoic Guidebook for Recovery", an innovative addition to addiction and recovery books. This guide marries the core principles of Stoic philosophy - being the best version of oneself under all circumstances - with the journey to recovery from addiction. With each enlightening chapter derived from Epictetus's Enchiridion, you'll delve into Stoicism's transformational teachings and their practical applications in overcoming addiction.

In this unforgettable multicultural coming-of-age narrative - based on the author's childhood in the 1960s - a young Cuban-Jewish immigrant girl is adjusting to her new life in New York City when her American dream is suddenly derailed. Ruthie's plight will intrigue listeners, and her powerful story of strength and resilience, full of color, light, and poignancy, will stay with them for a long time.

For seven years, Shannon Kopp battled the silent, horrific, and all-too-common disease of bulimia. Then, at 24, she got a job working at the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA, where in caring for shelter dogs, she found the inspiration to heal and the courage to forgive herself. With the help of some extraordinary homeless animals, Shannon realized that her suffering was the birthplace of something beautiful. Compassion.

Leap of Power, written by psychologist and author Robert Schwebel, offers a fully articulated and proven programmatic alternative to the millions of adults who have a substance use disorder, and to their friends and families, and to the professionals who provide counseling to them. It casts a wide net with a welcoming and nonjudgmental tone, and is filled practical advice about how people can and do take control of their lives, including their use of alcohol and other drugs.

The reason I titled this seventh volume “God is Not Incredible” is because the word incredible means “not credible,” which further means “unbelievable.” But, since God cannot lie, fail, and never forsake His church, then God is credible and believable. Psalm 119 is the longest of the Psalms with 176 verses. It comprises 22 stanzas of eight verses, each forming a poetic Hebrew acrostic. At the heading of each stanza is a Hebrew letter, and the first word of each verse begins with that corresponding Hebrew letter. Since there are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet, there are then ...

This simple yet profound guidebook takes you step-by-step through the process of building a life after addiction by adopting new behaviors that create lasting change. An internationally renowned psychiatrist, neurologist, and addiction specialist, Dr. Walter Ling has worked with thousands of addicts, their loved ones, and fellow clinicians. His no-nonsense, no-judgment approach, which he calls the "neuroscience of common sense," advocates holistic methods to prevent relapse and establish new patterns to create a sustainable, meaningful life.

Determinado a satisfacer las necesidades de todos, el libro ayudará a sus lectores a reconocer si son comedores emocionales o adictos a la comida, les ayudará a descubrir por qué lo hacen, resaltará los efectos de esto en su salud, explique los impactos de esto en su vida social y guíelos sobre cómo superar los impulsos con la mentalidad y el nivel de control correctos.

More meets Christians where they're at, acknowledging the roots of their discontent and demonstrating how to move from inspiration and desire into action. Church strategist and ministry activator Todd Wilson shows how all believers can live more abundant lives around the uniqueness of how they were made and what they are called to do.

Addiction is a difficult and painful road, and to love an addict is to try and maneuver that road without ever having learned how to drive. For the codependent, loving an addict is going 100 miles an hour without a seatbelt. As loved ones of addicts, the more we can understand addiction and codependency and how the two impact each other in personal relationships, the better able we will be to recognize what we need to do, both for ourselves and for the addicts in our lives.

For many of us, time spent in recovery—from a broken leg, a virus, chronic illness, or the crisis of depression or anxiety—can feel like an unwelcome obstacle on the road to health. Modern medicine too often assumes that once doctors have prescribed a course of treatment, healing takes care of itself. But recovery isn’t something that “just happens.” It is an act that we engage in and that has the potential to transform our lives, if only we can find ways to learn its rhythms and invest our time, energy, and participation.

Picture yourself trapped in a traffic jam feeling utterly calm. Imagine being unflappable and relaxed when your supervisor loses her temper. What if you were peaceful instead of anxious? What if your life were filled with nurturing relationships and a warm sense of belonging? This is what it feels like when you've achieved emotional freedom.

In his compelling follow-up, The Book of Waking Up, Seth invites you into the story of healing. He invites you to see your coping mechanisms for what they are - lesser lovers, which cannot bring the peace, freedom, and wholeness you crave. Through guided reflections, sustainable soul practices, and stories from Seth's life and others, The Book of Waking Up points you toward the divine love of God that has the power to transform your life.

Famously neurotic comedian Richard Lewis finds himself on a gurney in the ER at the age of 44, hallucinating from excess cocaine use and his body poisoned by acute alcoholism. The same dysfunctions that had been the basis for his successful stage persona and inspired his best material had, it seemed, turned on him. In this very funny, deeply honest, and inspiring book, Lewis explores how he got there, how he finally got on the road to recovery, and how he copes with being Richard Lewis sober on a daily basis.

We all have demons. Whether yours are alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, or something else entirely, it doesn’t matter. Even if you have a lucrative career or a successful personal life, you may be looking over your shoulder, wondering when those demons will catch up to you. In Harder than Life: Weaponizing Poverty, Addiction, and Violence, Kelly Siegel shows you how he built an exceptional life for himself despite struggling with poverty and addiction.