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Making of an Addict takes you through the childhood and early adult life of social media influencer James Shinny Davenport, delving deep into the immense struggles he faced as a result of addiction to drugs, food, drink, and sex.

The Twelve Step Affirmations for Recovery from Love Addiction are here to support you on your journey to emotional sobriety in your 12-step program for love addiction. Need uplifting support on your journey to heal from obsessing about love? Feeling hopeless, uncertain or anxious, and need uplifting mental support? Need a way to replace disempowering thoughts with empowering ones?

Bart, die aantreklikste ou in haar matriekklas, soen Esli uit haar vel. Vir meer as veertig jaar deel hulle hul lewens, maak saam kinders groot en sien om na vriende en familie. Jaarliks vier hulle Kersfees in Kleinmond met geskenke en trifle en stappies langs die see met hul worshond. Maar hoekom val Bart se broer uit ’n boom voor Esli se ouerhuis? En watter donker geheim is onderliggend aan Bart se ma se vreemde gedrag en onfatsoenlike grappe?

Sipping Fear shows you how the catecholamines responsible for desire and fear always act together. Desire is by its very nature a form of fear (like FOMO: fear of missing out). This is what narrows focus and provides temporary stress relief.

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of When the Body Says No and The Myth of Normal—The definitive book for understanding the roots and behaviours of addiction. Dr. Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction. His radical findings—based on...

You're not weak, you’re wired. Cigarettes weren’t just a habit. They were engineered to hook you. But now, you’ve found something different. Something that actually works. In the U.S., over 28 million adults still smoke (CDC, 2024), with most starting before age 18. The pull of nicotine is both psychological and physical, said to be as addictive as heroin or cocaine (Usman, 2024). Yet behind that cigarette is a carefully crafted lie—one that corporations sold through media, science, and even culture (Ling & Glantz, 2018).

Most people know that smoking is bad for their health and believe vaping is a better alternative. Now, vaping has become a national epidemic and shows no sign of slowing. Quitting Smoking & Vaping for Dummies delivers facts about the differences between smoking and vaping, the effects on their short-term and long-term health, and how addiction works. 

If you've tried to quit before, you already know the truth: vaping isn’t just about nicotine. It’s the cravings, the triggers, the stress, the routines, and the identity you’ve built around the habit. This book helps you understand all of it — and finally break free in a way that feels clear, manageable, and actually achievable.

Read by the author. Did you know that anyone--addicts or non-addicts--can benefit from working the Twelve Steps and find the freedom, joy, and intimacy with God that their hearts long for? We all suffer from a sense of spiritual homelessness--a feeling that we're not fully at home in the world...

“An emotionally absorbing and swiftly paced multisensory experience.” —The New York Times Book Review Named a Best Memoir of 2023 by Elle In the vein of Somebody’sDaughter, this wild, vivid addiction memoir from the host of the podcast The Only One in the Room “will inspire, awe...

If you’re suffering from an addiction, you’ve doubtless been presented with a number of possible treatments. Some of these might help and others, not so much. And some of these treatments will be more involved and expensive than others. Surprisingly, one of the best places to start if you’re looking for an alternative route is with guided therapeutic imagery.

In How to Get Hitched (And Stay Hitched), author and marriage coach Suzanne Venker claims women need a detox from the bogus cultural narratives they've absorbed about men, sex, marriage, work and family. If you're a woman who wants a successful love life (not just a successful professional life), you're going to need a brand new roadmap. And now you have one.

"Dr. Patrick Carnes is a creative, pioneering, and courageous human being. His books are changing the lives of thousands!" Every day people with sexual addictions face the possibility of destruction, risking their families, finances, jobs, dignity, and health. They come from all walks of life...

At last, you can listen to an audio version of The EZ Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. The eBook and paperback have sold around the world since 2010. Relax in your car, bed, or easy chair with this updated version of the original Alcoholics Anonymous textbook published by A.A. founders in 1939 and never revised until now. Enjoy over five hours of friendly narration.

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.

Trauma, addiction, and recovery. Aged 15, Matthew was hit by a car travelling at high speed. Although physically he made a full recovery, his mental health was never the same again.

This book is designed for people who are sick and tired of feeling "sick and tired" and want to get back in control of their drinking. Imagine if today you could go back to a time when you could "take or leave" a drink and tomorrow you wake up with no hangover, no regrets and feeling full of energy and vitality. Picture your bank account with thousands of extra dollars in it and imagine what life would be like if you had a limitless abundance of quality time with your family and loved ones?

Acclaimed classicist James Romm translates surviving pieces of timeless wisdom from the lost plays of ancient Athens. "The truly happy man ought to stay at home." "Hunger, and lack of coin, put a stop to love." "Hades, alone of the gods, does not enjoy bribes." These quotes―and hundreds of...

Alcohol is an intense, addicting poison that will slowly eat away at you. My journey to going alcohol-free started with the day I was told that I had 48 hours left to live due to consumption. You may know that too much of anything isn’t good for you, but there’s nothing good about alcohol. It’s a silent killer, perpetuated by society as a fun, lighthearted action. How much about alcohol do you really know? It’s time you cut ties with alcohol for good, because it’ll save your sanity and might just save your life.

Alcohol addiction is at an all-time high, as are its subsequent consequences such as obesity, depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Quit Drinking offers an eye-opening, confidence-boosting alternative to willpower-centered approaches to health, wellness, and sobriety. This audiobook is ideal for the struggling alcoholic as well as the concerned friend or family member. This audiobook will help you quit drinking in the most natural manner possible - by understanding yourself. It's time to reach your true potential. Begin your journey now to a meaningful life.