You are beautiful and Black, and there’s nothing wrong with that. This book is a black woman’s guide to boost confidence, attract success and overcome the inner critic with empowering affirmations, inspirational quotes & important life lessons. There’s no right or wrong way to read through these affirmations. They are categorized so you can easily get to the ones you need whenever you need them. If you need a confidence boost, jump into the confidence section and get the morale boost you need. Jump into whatever section you are struggling with as they give you the help you need for that area. $0.99 on Kindle.
The Mental Health Toolkit (4 Books in 1): Workbook & Guide for CBT + DBT Skills, Complex PTSD, Addiction & Anxiety Recovery (Mental Wellness 3)
A Dress the Color of the Sky
Free: A Mother’s Tears: A Memoir
Communism. Cancer. Drugs and alcohol. Join Gabriela and Dre as the mother escapes the totalitarian landscape of Romania only to find out she has to battle multiple bouts of cancer, while the son fights his own war with drugs and alcohol. Will the two storylines lead to solace or succumb to sadness? Free on Kindle.
Free: The Road to Sobriety
Are you struggling with an addiction and looking for something or someone to relate to?
Are you looking for advice on proven and sustainable methods to achieve sobriety?
Have you been struggling to understand what is going on in the mind of your loved one as they battle through addiction?
Sobriety is a huge step that appears daunting if not gone about the right way.
The idea that an addict or alcoholic can become sober is only a myth to some people, but I’m here to tell you otherwise—from personal experience.
I went from a bottom-of-the-barrel alcoholic to becoming nine years sober and counting, and it has been incredible!
This book offers an in-depth look into addiction and the road to sobriety, starting from the implications of some early childhood experiences and how they may affect an addict in the long run.
It includes:
– Scientific studies to buttress each point while relating it to personal experiences in easy-to-understand terms
– Understanding the predisposing factors to alcoholism and addiction in general
– Enabling, the rock-bottom, intervention, disease theory of alcoholism/addiction
– Comparison between AA and SMART Recovery
– Ways of achieving sobriety and the challenges when trying to get sober
– Relapse and recovery, as well as what to do after a relapse. Free on Kindle.
Raised in a Bottle
Growing up in a family with alcohol abuse can leave you significantly scarred as an adult.
The addiction robbed you of a caring, nurturing, secure and playful childhood, forcing you to become an adult too early.
A lack of attention and compassion stifled your ability to grow into a whole person.
As an adult, you might experience personal and professional problems related to feelings of abandonment or loneliness, relationship problems, low self-esteem, unhealthy coping strategies, and lack of clear boundaries.
If you have felt traumatized, anxious, and depressed throughout your life, this is the book for you.
Through in-depth chapters and exercises, you will:
· Understand how families are shaped by alcohol addiction
· Gain insight into how trauma affects your body and your mind
· Learn how to build your self-esteem and become aware of your own feelings
· How to identify unhealthy patterns and relationships and break free of them
· Reshape your thoughts and beliefs about yourself and your future
This book offers extensive insight into the dynamics and consequences of growing up with addiction.
It provides the help and compassion that addiction stole from you when you were a child. In short, Raised in a Bottle offers new hope for reclaiming your own life. $0.99 on Kindle.
Escape Route
Jen Crawley’s first official introduction to alcohol was in the womb. From that very moment, alcohol has played an integral role in her life. Bearing witness to an abusive alcoholic dad, navigating the challenges of young adulthood with a developing alcohol addiction, and finally finding the courage to break free from the shackles herself, Jen’s story will undoubtedly grip you. Jen Crawley’s recovery story will find a way into your head, heart, and soul. Included is a #Project Sober guide that provides suggestions and guidance on “what to do” with your time, while getting sober so as to avoid depression, boredom, and the doldrums. This book is bound to both captivate and inspire you. $9.99 on Kindle.
The Suicide Journal
The Suicide Journal tells the story of Cal, an introverted teenager in a small town in Upstate New York. Cal’s life begins to spiral out of control after he witnesses a tragic incident in high school. Unable to cope with his resulting PTSD and addiction issues, Cal decides to chronicle the most vivid memories of his life before taking it. $0.99 on Kindle.
Reckless Beginnings
Tammy Mellows wanted the white picket fence family lifestyle but instead, she got a nightmare.
How will she survive and protect her child?
Tammy’s had a plan. Move to the U.S. and follow the white picket fence dreams she’d always had. Steven seemed nice, but there were clues she’d missed. He became abusive.
After she had the baby, it got worse.
Steven was addicted to heroin.
Thrown into a life of drugs and violence, Tammy lived in fear of what Steven might be capable of and struggled alone to provide for her young son. She longed for any sign of hope. Then he hit her.
Could she escape?
Who would be there for her?
Free: In Trouble with Coffee: 4 Steps for Controlling Consumption in the Workplace
Do you feel that coffee has taken control over your work life? Would you like to make coffee consumption a good and healthy habit in the workplace? This step-by-step book will show you how to effortlessly control coffee consumption in the workplace through: 1) Identifying the reasons you consume coffee in the workplace 2) Exploiting your mind’s full potential 3) Replacing a bad habit with a good one 4) Applying simple everyday tricks to your normal routine. Free on Kindle.
Finishing Off the Bottle: A Memoir of Addiction and Self-Discovery
For Bruce, alcohol was the solution to every problem. From stress and anxiety to real loss, booze was his magic elixir that made it all disappear. But the constant blackout nights brought with them even more trouble. Despite the perpetual cycle of drunken mistakes and continued escalation in drinking, he found new ways to rationalize his self-destructive behavior. Drinking was a part of who he was. And an existence without it seemed inconceivable.
This is a memoir about alcohol addiction, recovery, and rediscovering life after putting down the bottle. $0.99 on Kindle
Addicted to Dimes (Confessions of a Liar and a Cheat)
How does a good girl go bad? Based on a true story, told in the author’s own words, without polish or prose, this haunting tale of addiction, family secrets, abuse, sexual misconduct, destruction, crime and recovery! One day at a time, one page at a time. Learn of this remarkable and brave story. $2.99 on Kindle.
STOP: Things You Must Know Before Trying to Help Someone with Addiction
STOP is a short, innovative book that will give you a huge head-start on helping someone who is struggling with addiction. The information provided in STOP frequently takes people years to learn through trial and error, and often at a significant emotional and financial sacrifice.
STOP is based on the author’s direct experience working with families and friends of addicts at a major addiction treatment center, his personal success with recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, and research on the subject. STOP will change your view of what “helping” someone with addiction really means. $5.99 on Kindle.