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Welcome to Anonymous, where we speak with those who have been there.Join hosts John and Jason as they sit down with guests who share their unfiltered, no-holds-barred stories of alcoholism, addiction, and recovery. By remaining anonymous, our guests are free to speak the whole truth of their journey: what it was like, what happened, and what it’s like now.These are not just stories of despair; they are testaments to the miracle of a new life. Through laughter, tears, and jaw-dropping honesty, we explore the darkest corners of alcoholism and drug addiction, and the light that can be found in ...

From the acclaimed author of What the Ermine Saw and Behaving Badly, a portrait of Victoria Woodhull, a celebrated and maligned 19th-century businesswoman and activist, and a leader in the fight for women’s suffrage and labor reforms. In 1894, a remarkably self-possessed American woman, with...

Did you marry the man of your dreams, only to now find alcohol seeping into every part of your family? As a woman of faith, committed to your vows, do you struggle to walk out your convictions amidst the chaos and confusion that has devastated your marriage? Do you wish you had someone to confide in without judgment, consequences later or let’s be honest, hearing the worst advice EVER from well meaning people? Despite your relentless efforts, do you feel betrayed, stuck in a cycle, praying for a breakthrough and wondering if things really will be ok? This is how everything was in my marriage...

Hillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance's powerful origin story... From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and the Republican Vice Presidential candidate for the 2024 election, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a...

Alcoholism and problem drinking is a destructive force, but help is at hand. Join experts Dr. John McMahon and Lou Lewis for kitchen table conversations offering help, advice, coping strategies and encouragement for both people who live with an alcoholic (problem drinker) and people who suffer from alcohol addiction. Alcohol can break up families and we know that living with an alcoholic partner is a stressful situation. At Bottled Up we teach people how to cope with and survive living with an alcoholic. We also help problem drinkers with their addiction with advice and strategies. We provide ...

Am I an alcoholic? www.peoplewithalcoholism.com teaches about alcoholic symptoms, alcohol dependence, and what to do if you have an alcohol problem. Learn strategies to stop drinking, the health effects of alcohol abuse, and signs of alcoholism from people with alcoholism. Get help and learn how to stop drinking, about benzodiazepines and drugs for alcohol withdrawal from our channel on substance abuse recovery. We provide alcohol detoxification strategies, alcohol use disorder treatment overviews, and other free resources to help you quit drinking and overcome alcoholism. Live a sober ...

When he woke up in jail in Fairfax County, Virginia, in 2015, Tim Murtaugh had no way of knowing he'd be a senior leader on the reelection campaign for the president of the United States less than four years later.

Exploring the process of recovery from addiction as it affects the entire family, this audiobook presents an innovative model for understanding and treating families navigating this difficult period. The authors draw upon extensive clinical and research experience to demonstrate how families can be helped to regroup after abstinence, weather periods of emotional upheaval, and find their way to establishing a more stable, yet flexible, family system.

Journalist Jenny Valentish investigates the female experience of drugs and alcohol, using her own story to light the way. Mining the expertise of leading researchers, she explores the early predictors of addiction, such as childhood trauma and temperament, and teenage impulsivity. Drawing on neuroscience, she explains why other self-destructive behaviours - such as eating disorders and high-risk sex - are interchangeable with substance use.

The purpose of this book is to introduce a true introspection of the inner workings of the mind and reality of the author and his journey from poverty, drug addiction, mental illness, imprisonment, and homelessness to a successful self-made expert and professional entrepreneur in the field of mental/behavioral healthcare and addictions services. The book is a testament that treatment when empathic, genuine, spiritual, eclectic, and most important, culturally sensitive, works. This book is the author's testimony that recovery is not only possible but limitless.