Spiritual Addiction

Abandoned by parents as a one-year-old, sent to boarding school at age five, Ajay Kalra’s profound self-alienation divorced him from his natural gifts for writing and self-awareness. It pushed him into a joyless career in accountancy and a bitter struggle with addiction. Just when he felt he could not take it anymore, his life transformed. He found the inspiration to lead a purposeful life. In THRIVE he shares his journey with unsparing honesty. Through the acronym PRESENT, he reveals the seven principles for physical, emotional and spiritual well-being that turned his life around. In the...

Do you ever feel controlled by your life? Is it hard for you to release anger from the past? Are you just surviving and calling it living? Face your fears and their message! Each experience is perfectly aligned for your purpose, peace, and freedom. Listen and trust. Your life lessons will guide you. * * * In her memoir, Lynn Balter shows how she transformed unimaginable traumas into a triumphant life of compassion, purpose, and philanthropy. Her life story illustrates the important lessons she learned while surviving and thriving after childhood trauma, sexual assault, divorce, addiction, ...

In Coming Clean, Seth Haines writes a raw account of his first 90 days of sobriety, illuminating how to face the pain we’d rather avoid, and even more importantly, how an abiding God meets us in that pain. Seth shows us that true wholeness is found in facing our pain and anxieties with the tenacity and tenderness of Jesus, and only through Christ's passion can we truly come clean.

Through their personal journey of recovery, the authors present indisputable evidence that total healing and release from the disease of addiction can be found through the final declaration of Christ, "It is finished!" Whether you are a suffering addict; an exhausted 12-stepper; a chronic relapser; or a person who loves one, Tetelestai Recovery will open your eyes to the possibility of permanent sobriety without the struggle. This revolutionary concept is bringing radical changes to the recovery community. Within the pages of this book you will learn how to move out of your addiction and ...

This is an amazing anthology! Each chapter is amazing and inspirational! You will be encouraged and uplifted! Each author is sharing from her heart and soul! As you read each chapter, connect with the author. As you go through this book you will be inspired and changed! So open up this book and be ready!

"Loved it! Highly entertaining." (See below) Can YOU handle the TRUTH of this SHOCKING CULT CLASSIC? WARNING: THIS GROUND-BREAKING & ORIGINAL TRUE STORY MAY CHANGE YOUR LIFE... A dark, painful, vulgar, true to life story of simply being human. It's written with flair, honesty and without doubt love, and is the kind of book that could readily be misunderstood. The degree to which you reject the storyteller and his tale will tellingly reveal how you judge yourself. Paul Pisces writes with charm, wit and style about the parts of me I'd rather disown. By his owning those parts in him, I too am ...

This isn’t just a story—it’s a transmission. A raw, intimate journey from deep trauma through addiction, despair, and near death… into the luminous mystery of awakening. Shellee Rae invites you into her fiercely honest, heart-opening memoir—one that traces the unflinching terrain of incest, abuse, addiction, and depression, and reveals how the deepest suffering can become the very doorway to freedom. With no spiritual bypass and no polished pretense, Shellee offers a rare kind of companion: one who’s walked through the fire and emerged not only intact, but awake. From the ...

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.

GPS for Life: My Journey to Faith, Healing, and Purpose Raised in a home filled with contradictions,I grew up with conflicting messages about faith, emotions, and life itself. Without clear guidance, I navigated adolescence fueled by anger and rebellion, turning away from God and choosing my own path. Even now, when republishing this book, I realize how far I’ve fallen back into not-so-good ways. The good part is, I can get back on track now. As a teenager, that path led me into trouble. As an adult, while I found professional success, my personal life was in chaos. A single mother to two...

A Life Long Spiritual Walk as a Friend of Bill W. is a tribute to her formative years, being around her grandmother, aunts, uncles, cousins, mom and dad, and all her loving animals. She has Native roots in Canada with the Blood tribe and in Montana with the Blackfeet tribe, all of which contribute to the woman she is. She attributes the beginnings of her walk to being led to the doors of Alcoholics Anonymous on her most vulnerable and most teachable day, that being the day she began to hear for the first time in a long time. The rest of the journey speaks for itself.

The Jesus Response is a unique and inspiring work of fiction that offers readers a powerful glimpse into the mind and heart of Jesus as he reaches out to people facing a wide range of challenges in their lives. Written in the form of personal messages from Jesus to a diverse cast of characters, this book is sure to touch the hearts of readers of all backgrounds and faiths. As you read each of these messages, you will be struck by the wisdom, compassion, and insight that Jesus brings to every situation. Whether you are struggling with grief, fear, doubt, or any other challenge, you will find...

Welcome to a journey of healing and hope. This book is crafted for those who find themselves battling against the currents of mental health challenges and addictions. Each page is designed not just to inform but to nurture and guide your spirit through the powerful words of Scripture. In our lives, each of us may face moments of profound struggle—whether it be anxiety, depression, addiction, or any other condition that tests our mental and emotional resilience. Often, these challenges can make us feel isolated, as if we are walking through shadows alone. However, the truth revealed ...

In a world where every scroll, swipe, and notification tugs at our attention, many of us find ourselves trapped in cycles of overstimulation and emotional numbness. Unplugged: Breaking Free from Dopamine Dependence offers a much-needed escape—not into silence, but into spiritual clarity. Grounded in the timeless wisdom of Islam and the latest insights in neuroscience, this powerful guide explores how dopamine-driven addictions—such as social media, digital entertainment, and overconsumption—distort our purpose and damage our connection with Allah. Through the Prophetic traditions of ...

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.

Elizabeth's life is penned very simply in this inspiring memoir about her incredible battle, to find a way to live. Born the year her parents immigrated from Europe, in a large catholic family, she experienced poverty, neglect, sexual assault, rejection and abandonment before the age of eighteen. She had no sense of self and felt invisible most of the time. Her father passed away after battling cancer for eleven years, when she was nineteen years old. It was then that her world took a bad turn, when she fell in love with a drug addict/dealer. Twenty four years later, after using heroin ...

A gripping true story, Prodigal Daughter narrates a family's darkest time through addiction and their journey toward healing. Father and daughter team, Rob Koke - founder and Senior Pastor of Shoreline Church - and Danielle pull back the curtain on the mind-numbing power of addiction and offer hope and real strategies for those longing for freedom. This book is your field guide in the battle of addiction. Danielle and Rob's story will challenge you with truth, equip you with strategies for the journey, and infuse your heart with hope.

When Father Bredder gets involved with murder—Heaven only knows what will happen next... When a baseball player is shot in the middle of a big game, Father Bredder is hired by the team to solve the case. Before he is done, he has to clear the name of a murdered priest accused of dealing drugs and save the soul of a young girl—all before the opening pitch of the World Series. “You can get hooked on God,” Father Bredder says, “like you can on heroin. You can’t get away from Him.” Named “A Red Badge Novel of Suspense” alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh ...

In We Are All Addicts, Dr. Stout offers spiritual solutions to the complex problems created by addiction. He focuses primarily on the idea of the soul and how this authentic voice has the ability to heal addictive cycles. The soul is pure consciousness untethered from human experience and Dr. Stout will demonstrate how to connect deeply to it through exercises, meditations, visualizations, and writing.

Do you feel trapped in a cycle of addiction and feelings of unworthiness? The cage of shame prevents millions of lives from achieving their full spiritual potential. The shame that stems from addiction can lead you into feeling unworthy of love or support.

Tracy Dot Com was a morning show personality in Jacksonville, Fla., dedicated to promoting awareness for non-profits and business for local owners. She earned the title Official Funologist for her daily zany TV live shots. Always with a smile and a positive message. What the audience didn't know, as well as family and most of her friends, is Tracy hid a dark secret. Daily binge drinking. Which only worsened when she left the fast-paced media world behind to pursue a more stable career. The free time worked against her. Intensifying the disease of alcoholism to near death. In Stumbling into ...