[PDF] My Journey To Recovery eBook

Author : Stephen Hill
Publisher : Speak Sobriety LLC
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,3 MB
Release : 2018-05-06
Category :
ISBN : 9780692951316

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Stephen Hill had everything going for him growing up: a loving family, lots of friends, and he excelled in school - especially sports.Elevated to play on the junior varsity lacrosse team in 8th grade, Stephen was introduced to drugs and alcohol by older peers. He started drinking and smoking his freshman year of high school, and his life quickly spiraled out of control. Before long, he was addicted to prescription painkillers and heroin.The American opioid epidemic has taken the lives of many and destroyed even more. At the height of Stephen's addiction, it seemed as if it were just a matter of time before he ended up just another deadly statistic.After a decade of substance abuse, multiple failed attempts at treatment, and numerous arrests, Stephen was finally able to achieve long-term sobriety. His story of hope and recovery will leave readers inspired and with a better understanding of addiction and recovery. Stephen is now living out his passion Speaking Sobriety to teens, parents, and teachers at schools and community events all over the country.

Author : Cynthia M. Bulik
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 10,69 MB
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 080271269X

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Explores the nature of midlife eating disorders, looking at why they develop, how their unique challenges set them apart from those that occur earlier in life, and the path to recovery.

Author : Bethany Yeiser
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 34,38 MB
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : Schizophrenia
ISBN : 9780990345220

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MIND ESTRANGED tells the story of Bethany's life, from her years as a promising university student through her gradual descent into schizophrenia, and unexpected, full recovery. While slowly losing her sanity, she traveled the world. She returned to the U.S. unable to work or study, and soon found herself homeless, delusional, and controlled by voices that talked to her and gave her orders in her mind. Bethany's memoir enables the reader to enter into the mind of a person with schizophrenia, homeless and roaming the streets. While living in the shadows of society, her illness drove her to refuse all contact with her family and friends, and eventually led to her arrest and hospitalization. Against all odds, she recovered from schizophrenia, returned to college, and graduated with honors. Henry A. Nasrallah, MD, a professor of psychiatry who treated Bethany, writes, "Bethany is living proof that recovery from schizophrenia is possible with good medical care, solid family support and the courage to keep fighting the tormenting voices that ordered her every move and controlled her every thought. MIND ESTRANGED is also a powerful message of encouragement and support for any human being facing an overwhelming challenge at some point in life." MIND ESTRANGED is the companion book to FLIGHT FROM REASON: A Mother's Story of Schizophrenia, Recovery and Hope, by Karen S. Yeiser. FLIGHT FROM REASON parallels the timeline of MIND ESTRANGED.

Author : Amy Pershing
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 16,67 MB
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1315301377

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Binge Eating Disorder, written by a clinician and an advocate who have personally struggled with Binge Eating Disorder (BED), illuminates the experience of BED from the patient perspective while also exploring the disorder’s etiological roots and addressing the components of treatment that are necessary for long-term recovery. Accessible for both treatment providers and patients alike, this unique volume aims to explore BED treatment and recovery from both sides of the process while also providing a resource for structuring treatment and building effective interventions. This practical roadmap to understanding, resilience, and lasting change will be useful for anyone working clinically with or close to individuals suffering from BED, as well as those on the recovery journey.

Author : Rana Awdish
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 22,34 MB
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1250119227

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A riveting first-hand account of a physician who's suddenly a dying patient, In Shock "searches for a glimmer of hope in life’s darkest moments, and finds it.” —The Washington Post Dr. Rana Awdish never imagined that an emergency trip to the hospital would result in hemorrhaging nearly all of her blood volume and losing her unborn first child. But after her first visit, Dr. Awdish spent months fighting for her life, enduring consecutive major surgeries and experiencing multiple overlapping organ failures. At each step of the recovery process, Awdish was faced with something even more unexpected: repeated cavalier behavior from her fellow physicians—indifference following human loss, disregard for anguish and suffering, and an exacting emotional distance. Hauntingly perceptive and beautifully written, In Shock allows the reader to transform alongside Awidsh and watch what she discovers in our carefully-cultivated, yet often misguided, standard of care. Awdish comes to understand the fatal flaws in her profession and in her own past actions as a physician while achieving, through unflinching presence, a crystalline vision of a new and better possibility for us all. As Dr. Awdish finds herself up against the same self-protective partitions she was trained to construct as a medical student and physician, she artfully illuminates the dysfunction of disconnection. Shatteringly personal, and yet wholly universal, she offers a brave road map for anyone navigating illness while presenting physicians with a new paradigm and rationale for embracing the emotional bond between doctor and patient.

Author : Dr Dawn-Elise Snipes
Publisher :
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 24,59 MB
Release : 2015-04-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780986256301

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"Journey to Recovery: A Comprehensive Guide to Recovery from Addiction and Mental Health Problems" Learn how to start recovering from addiction and mental health problems Use practical, concise exercises to develop the tools you need to be happy and sober. Discover why previous attempts have failed Explore options to the current 12-step and faith-based approaches to recovery Begin your journey The Journey to Recovery Series has been designed to provide people with practical tools that can be easily implemented in order to quickly begin to recover from addiction and mental health issues. This series uses motivational and strengths based approaches to help people understand what works best for them as individuals. "Journey to Recovery: A Comprehensive Guide to Recovery from Addiction and Mental Health Problems" explains how addictions and mental health issues are related, how they both negatively impact every aspect of people's lives, and provides tools to help people begin their recovery from both. BIOGRAPHY Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes is the CEO and Director of Education for All CEUs, and has provided over 200,000 hours of training to counselors throughout the world. She is a nationally certified counselor and a licensed mental health counselor, and has a private counseling practice where she specializes in co-occurring disorders counseling and recovery coaching. Snipes' has worked in the addictions treatment field since 1998, worked as an assistant professor at the University of Florida, published 50 Tips for Depression Recovery, and served as the wellness consultant for the Southern States Police Benevolent Association from 2005-2011.

Author : Jeff Jay
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,51 MB
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1616499109

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This revised and expanded third edition of the gold-standard for intervention provides clear steps for harnessing the power of family, friends, and professionals to create a better future with loved ones suffering from addiction. Over the course of the last twenty years, Love First has become the go-to intervention guide for tens of thousands of families. This trailblazing book empowers and equips families and friends to use the power of love and honesty to give their addicted loved ones a chance to reach for help. Updated with the latest addiction science as well as insights gained from decades of front-line experience in family interventions, this revised and expanded edition contains practical tools for taking the next step together: transforming the intervention team into an ongoing community of loving support, lasting accountability, and lifelong recovery.

Author : Dan F.
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 24,55 MB
Release : 2011-06-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1462883591

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Author Dan F. has lived a pretty interesting life, a big part of it spent as a recovering alcoholic. He has made fortunes and, unfortunately lost a lot more than he made. He never seemed to have much trouble making money. Holding on to it was another matter... Dan has been homeless and he has lived in beautiful houses. He has slept in alleyways and he has been the guest of foreign dignitaries and prime ministers. As a recovering alcoholic, the author has been through the extremes of life, both good and bad. He quotes Judy Collins, “I’ve looked at life from both sides now.” In Don't Drink And Go To Meetings, the author takes you along as he recalls the person he used to be, reconnecting with a painful part of his past. A lot of that life was spent in blackouts as excessive drinking binges left him no memory of what had occurred when he was out cold. Along the way, he learns some valuable lessons about life, and he hopes to pass them on to others who are attempting their own journey to recovery. Filled with amusing anecdotes and the author’s witty storytelling, this book is both entertaining and insightful.

Author : Merrit Hartblay
Publisher :
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 13,38 MB
Release : 2020-08-13
Category :
ISBN :

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This book describes in detail the dark places where my addiction took me and how, with the willingness and desire to change, I was able to rise from the ashes and find that somewhat and every elusive peace of mind. It tells the story of addiction and just how cunning and powerful the disease is, and the path of destruction that follows. It tells the story of how addiction is a family disease and how so many lives are affected, not just the life of the addict. It is my hope that people reading this book will come to see that anything is possible in life, once you stop living your life based on others expectations for you - nothing good ever comes from this.

Author : Tian Dayton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 21,76 MB
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0757322018

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More than just a book full of the latest information, this is a dynamic, interactive, and personalized journey of recovery for those impacted by adverse childhood experiences (ACES). Finally, they can put their past behind them where it belongs! For those who have grown up in a family with addiction, mental illness, or other adverse childhood experiences (ACES), the heartache and pain doesn’t end when they grow up and leave home. The legacy can last a lifetime and spread to generations unseen, as author Janet Wotitiz first showed readers in the groundbreaking Adult Children of Alcoholics. In The ACoA Trauma Syndrome Dr. Tian Dayton picked up where Dr. Woititz left off, filling in the decades of research that tell us why pain from yesterday recreates itself over and over again in our today. In The Soulful Journey of Recovery, Dr. Dayton gives us the how. There is a journey of recovery that you can start today. Simple, elegantly written and researched, poignant, penetrating, and on point, Dr. Dayton will move with you through the confusion, pain, and anger you may carry in secrecy and silence. Through engaging and enlightening exercises, you will give voice to hidden wounds and space to your innermost emotions and thoughts. Online links will also offer guided meditations, film clips and other tools to enhance the work you do in the book. You will learn what happened to you growing up with dysfunction and you will learn how to deal with it in the present. You will discover that recovery is a self-affirming life adventure, and the kindest and best thing you can do for yourself and future generations. Some books can change your life. This is one of them.