🌿 Alcohol-Free Life

Books that illuminate the rewards and challenges of choosing sobriety, offering both personal testimony and practical wisdom for living without alcohol.

The Sober Girl Society Handbook

by Millie Gooch • 2021

Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.

4.14

2k+

🚫 Quit Lit 🧃 Alcohol-Free Living 💬 Sober Socializing 🍻 Drinking Culture 👩 Women And Alcohol

The Sober Girl Society Handbook 93%

Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.

by Millie Gooch 2021

4.14

2k+ ratings

🚫 Quit Lit 🧃 Alcohol-Free Living 💬 Sober Socializing 🍻 Drinking Culture 👩 Women And Alcohol

Sober Curious

by Ruby Warrington • 2018

A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.

3.59

5k+

🍷 Alcohol Culture 🌫️ Gray Area Drinking 🧘 Mindful Drinking 💎 Emotional Sobriety 🌿 Wellness Culture

Sober Curious 93%

A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.

by Ruby Warrington 2018

3.59

5k+ ratings

🍷 Alcohol Culture 🌫️ Gray Area Drinking 🧘 Mindful Drinking 💎 Emotional Sobriety 🌿 Wellness Culture

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

by Catherine Gray • 2017

Sobriety isn't deprivation. It's the joy you've been chasing at the bottom of every glass.

4.32

16k+

🛑 Alcohol Recovery 📖 Quit Lit ✍️ Sobriety Memoir 🤔 Sober Curious 🍸 Drinking Culture

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober Summary

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober 92%

Sobriety isn't deprivation. It's the joy you've been chasing at the bottom of every glass.

by Catherine Gray 2017

4.32

16k+ ratings

🛑 Alcohol Recovery 📖 Quit Lit ✍️ Sobriety Memoir 🤔 Sober Curious 🍸 Drinking Culture

The Easy Way to Stop Drinking

by Allen Carr • 2005

Remove the desire to drink, and quitting becomes not a sacrifice but a celebration.

4.13

2k+

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🔄 Addiction Reframing 🎉 Joyful Sobriety 🚫 Abstinence Mindset 🛑 Quitting Alcohol

The Easy Way to Stop Drinking 92%

Remove the desire to drink, and quitting becomes not a sacrifice but a celebration.

by Allen Carr 2005

4.13

2k+ ratings

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🔄 Addiction Reframing 🎉 Joyful Sobriety 🚫 Abstinence Mindset 🛑 Quitting Alcohol

Living Sober

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1975

Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.

4.35

2k+

🛡️ Alcohol Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🚧 Relapse Prevention 🛠️ Recovery Skills 🤝 Peer Support

Living Sober 91%

Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1975

4.35

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Alcohol Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🚧 Relapse Prevention 🛠️ Recovery Skills 🤝 Peer Support

Alcoholics Anonymous

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1939

Willpower keeps failing alcoholics. The original program that works starts where self-control ends.

4.49

12k+

🍷 Alcoholism Recovery 🤝 Peer-Led Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Surrender 🩺 Addiction As Disease 🧰 Sobriety Maintenance

Alcoholics Anonymous 91%

Willpower keeps failing alcoholics. The original program that works starts where self-control ends.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1939

4.49

12k+ ratings

🍷 Alcoholism Recovery 🤝 Peer-Led Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Surrender 🩺 Addiction As Disease 🧰 Sobriety Maintenance

Why We Drink Too Much

by Charles Knowles • 2026

Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.

3.67

418

🌅 Addiction Recovery 🍺 Drinking Culture 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🤔 Sober Curious 🧘 Mindfulness Recovery

Why We Drink Too Much 91%

Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.

by Charles Knowles 2026

3.67

418 ratings

🌅 Addiction Recovery 🍺 Drinking Culture 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🤔 Sober Curious 🧘 Mindfulness Recovery

Unwasted

by Sacha Z. Scoblic • 2011

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

3.79

2k+

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Unwasted 91%

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

by Sacha Z. Scoblic 2011

3.79

2k+ ratings

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Quit Like a Woman

by Holly Whitaker • 2019

Recovery was built for men. Alcohol is the new tobacco. Here's how women get free.

3.98

31k+

🌱 Sobriety And Recovery ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🌿 Holistic Healing 🔄 Habit Change 🎯 Corporate Critique

Quit Like a Woman 91%

Recovery was built for men. Alcohol is the new tobacco. Here's how women get free.

by Holly Whitaker 2019

3.98

31k+ ratings

🌱 Sobriety And Recovery ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🌿 Holistic Healing 🔄 Habit Change 🎯 Corporate Critique

Alcohol Explained

by William Porter • 2015

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

4.36

4k+

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

Alcohol Explained 91%

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

by William Porter 2015

4.36

4k+ ratings

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

The Sober Revolution

by Sarah Turner • 2013

Dreading 5 p.m. without wine? A six-week reset and the ten minutes that decide everything.

3.98

410

🍷 Grey Area Drinking 📚 Quit Lit 🌿 Sober Living 👩‍👧 Mommy Wine Culture 🔄 Habit Change

The Sober Revolution 91%

Dreading 5 p.m. without wine? A six-week reset and the ten minutes that decide everything.

by Sarah Turner 2013

3.98

410 ratings

🍷 Grey Area Drinking 📚 Quit Lit 🌿 Sober Living 👩‍👧 Mommy Wine Culture 🔄 Habit Change

The Alcohol Experiment

by Annie Grace • 2018

One drink demands the next. A 30-day experiment to break the chemical loop, no willpower needed.

4.33

3k+

✨ Sobriety Journeys 💥 Habit Disruption 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness For Addiction 🔄 Modern Recovery

The Alcohol Experiment 90%

One drink demands the next. A 30-day experiment to break the chemical loop, no willpower needed.

by Annie Grace 2018

4.33

3k+ ratings

✨ Sobriety Journeys 💥 Habit Disruption 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness For Addiction 🔄 Modern Recovery

Easy Way to Control Alcohol

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

4.15

3k+

🍷 Quit Lit 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning

Easy Way to Control Alcohol 90%

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

by Allen Carr 2002

4.15

3k+ ratings

🍷 Quit Lit 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning

This Naked Mind

by Annie Grace • 2015

Alcohol's relaxing effect is the trap. Quitting doesn't require willpower, just understanding why.

4.24

20k+

🍷 Alcohol Addiction 🧩 Addiction Psychology 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience 📺 Societal Conditioning 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

This Naked Mind 90%

Alcohol's relaxing effect is the trap. Quitting doesn't require willpower, just understanding why.

by Annie Grace 2015

4.24

20k+ ratings

🍷 Alcohol Addiction 🧩 Addiction Psychology 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience 📺 Societal Conditioning 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Rewired

by Erica Spiegelman • 2015

Recovery is rebuilding the self that no longer needs the substance. A blueprint for real change.

3.86

472

🧰 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Holistic Recovery 🧠 Emotional Sobriety 🔧 Life Redesign 🔒 Personal Integrity

Rewired 90%

Recovery is rebuilding the self that no longer needs the substance. A blueprint for real change.

by Erica Spiegelman 2015

3.86

472 ratings

🧰 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Holistic Recovery 🧠 Emotional Sobriety 🔧 Life Redesign 🔒 Personal Integrity

Alcoholics Anonymous

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1991

A program of spiritual surrender and radical honesty: why it works when willpower cannot.

3.99

348

🩹 Addiction Recovery ✨ Spiritual Recovery 🤝 Peer Support 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👥 Anonymous Fellowships

Alcoholics Anonymous 90%

A program of spiritual surrender and radical honesty: why it works when willpower cannot.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1991

3.99

348 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery ✨ Spiritual Recovery 🤝 Peer Support 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👥 Anonymous Fellowships

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps

by Stephanie S. Covington • 1994

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

4.45

643

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps Summary

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps 90%

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

by Stephanie S. Covington 1994

4.45

643 ratings

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

Drink?

by David J. Nutt • 2020

Seven drinks cost you 30 minutes. A neuroscientist explains the damage and why no level is safe.

4.04

3k+

🍸 Alcohol Science 🏥 Public Health 🧠 Neuropharmacology 🛡️ Harm Reduction 🍷 Mindful Drinking

Drink? 90%

Seven drinks cost you 30 minutes. A neuroscientist explains the damage and why no level is safe.

by David J. Nutt 2020

4.04

3k+ ratings

🍸 Alcohol Science 🏥 Public Health 🧠 Neuropharmacology 🛡️ Harm Reduction 🍷 Mindful Drinking

After All

by Mary Tyler Moore • 1995

America loved Mary Richards. Only her family knew she was drinking herself to death.

3.81

1k+

📺 Classic Television 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Alcoholism Recovery 💎 Perfectionism 🖤 Grief And Loss

After All 89%

America loved Mary Richards. Only her family knew she was drinking herself to death.

by Mary Tyler Moore 1995

3.81

1k+ ratings

📺 Classic Television 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Alcoholism Recovery 💎 Perfectionism 🖤 Grief And Loss

The Year of Less

by Cait Flanders • 2018

She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.

3.45

71k+

🛒 Shopping Addiction 🏠 Minimalist Living 🍷 Sobriety Journey 📉 Consumerism Critique 💸 Debt Recovery

The Year of Less 89%

She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.

by Cait Flanders 2018

3.45

71k+ ratings

🛒 Shopping Addiction 🏠 Minimalist Living 🍷 Sobriety Journey 📉 Consumerism Critique 💸 Debt Recovery

The Addiction Manifesto

by Jerry Weaver • 2021

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

4.72

1k+

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

The Addiction Manifesto 89%

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

by Jerry Weaver 2021

4.72

1k+ ratings

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

Recovery

by Russell Brand • 2017

Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.

3.93

13k+

🧰 Addiction Recovery 📋 Twelve Step Programs 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🔍 Self Examination

Recovery 89%

Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.

by Russell Brand 2017

3.93

13k+ ratings

🧰 Addiction Recovery 📋 Twelve Step Programs 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🔍 Self Examination

Unbottled Potential

by Amanda Kuda • 2023

Moderation is exhausting. Abstinence is freeing. The case for quitting before you hit bottom.

3.93

208

🧃 Sober Curiosity 🫂 Emotional Processing ✨ Spiritual Growth 💬 Authentic Relationships 💼 Career Alignment

Unbottled Potential 89%

Moderation is exhausting. Abstinence is freeing. The case for quitting before you hit bottom.

by Amanda Kuda 2023

3.93

208 ratings

🧃 Sober Curiosity 🫂 Emotional Processing ✨ Spiritual Growth 💬 Authentic Relationships 💼 Career Alignment

Drink

by Ann Dowsett Johnston • 2013

Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.

3.74

4k+

🌱 Recovery Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🍻 Binge Drinking 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✊ Feminist Critique

Drink 89%

Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.

by Ann Dowsett Johnston 2013

3.74

4k+ ratings

🌱 Recovery Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🍻 Binge Drinking 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✊ Feminist Critique

Living Clean

by Unknown • 2012

The first recovery gets you clean. The second teaches you to live.

4.58

529

🏥 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🛤️ Long Term Recovery 🧎 Spiritual Practice 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

Living Clean 89%

The first recovery gets you clean. The second teaches you to live.

by Unknown 2012

4.58

529 ratings

🏥 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🛤️ Long Term Recovery 🧎 Spiritual Practice 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery

by Allen Berger • 2008

Recovery gets derailed by twelve predictable patterns. Here is how to spot and short-circuit them.

4.12

246

🧪 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Relapse Prevention 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🙏 Twelve-Step Principles ✨ Recovery Spirituality

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery Summary

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery 88%

Recovery gets derailed by twelve predictable patterns. Here is how to spot and short-circuit them.

by Allen Berger 2008

4.12

246 ratings

🧪 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Relapse Prevention 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🙏 Twelve-Step Principles ✨ Recovery Spirituality

One Breath at a Time

by Kevin Griffin • 2004

Buddhist wisdom meets the 12 steps: how surrender and mindfulness create recovery that awakens.

4.28

1k+

🕊️ Twelve Step Recovery ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness In Recovery 🌊 Surrender In Recovery 🔍 Self-Examination

One Breath at a Time 88%

Buddhist wisdom meets the 12 steps: how surrender and mindfulness create recovery that awakens.

by Kevin Griffin 2004

4.28

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Twelve Step Recovery ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness In Recovery 🌊 Surrender In Recovery 🔍 Self-Examination

Gratitude and Trust

by Paul Williams • 2014

Six daily recovery commitments that replace self-sabotage with gratitude, trust, and service.

3.87

336

🛟 Addiction Recovery 🙏 Twelve Step Spirituality 💥 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🌙 Daily Reflection

Gratitude and Trust 88%

Six daily recovery commitments that replace self-sabotage with gratitude, trust, and service.

by Paul Williams 2014

3.87

336 ratings

🛟 Addiction Recovery 🙏 Twelve Step Spirituality 💥 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🌙 Daily Reflection

The Addicted Lawyer

by Brian Cuban • 2017

Brian Cuban practiced law by day and fed his addiction by night. The collapse took years.

3.87

150

🏛️ Legal Profession 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🎭 Functional Addiction 🧠 Dual Diagnosis ⚖️ Attorney Wellness

The Addicted Lawyer 88%

Brian Cuban practiced law by day and fed his addiction by night. The collapse took years.

by Brian Cuban 2017

3.87

150 ratings

🏛️ Legal Profession 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🎭 Functional Addiction 🧠 Dual Diagnosis ⚖️ Attorney Wellness

It Works How and Why

by Narcotic Anonymous • 1993

The blueprint under the steps: spiritual principles that dismantle addiction and reconstruct a life.

4.54

199

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📝 Twelve Step Programs 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🤲 Recovery Fellowships 🔍 Self-Examination

It Works How and Why 88%

The blueprint under the steps: spiritual principles that dismantle addiction and reconstruct a life.

by Narcotic Anonymous 1993

4.54

199 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📝 Twelve Step Programs 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🤲 Recovery Fellowships 🔍 Self-Examination

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2018

Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.

4.41

107

🧭 Smoking Cessation ⚗️ Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Anti-Willpower Methods ♀️ Women's Health

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking 88%

Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.

by Allen Carr 2018

4.41

107 ratings

🧭 Smoking Cessation ⚗️ Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Anti-Willpower Methods ♀️ Women's Health

The Sober Truth

by Lance Dodes • 2014

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

3.92

616

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

The Sober Truth 88%

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

by Lance Dodes 2014

3.92

616 ratings

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

A Million Little Pieces

by James Frey • 2003

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

3.69

265k+

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

A Million Little Pieces 88%

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

by James Frey 2003

3.69

265k+ ratings

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

Mentors

by Russell Brand • 2019

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

3.67

2k+

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

Mentors 88%

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

by Russell Brand 2019

3.67

2k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

Sober Mercies

by Heather Harpham Kopp • 2013

The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.

4.31

636

🧊 Addiction Memoir ✝️ Christian Spirituality 📘 12-Step Recovery 🍷 Functional Addiction 🌱 Faith Deconstruction

Sober Mercies 88%

The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.

by Heather Harpham Kopp 2013

4.31

636 ratings

🧊 Addiction Memoir ✝️ Christian Spirituality 📘 12-Step Recovery 🍷 Functional Addiction 🌱 Faith Deconstruction

Lucky Man

by Michael J. Fox • 2002

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

4.08

29k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs 📢 Disability Advocacy 💰 Medical Philanthropy

Lucky Man 88%

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

by Michael J. Fox 2002

4.08

29k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs 📢 Disability Advocacy 💰 Medical Philanthropy

Happy People Are Annoying

by Josh Peck • 2022

Fat, fatherless, and funny: a child star's armor became his cage, and sobriety the key.

4.05

18k+

🎬 Child Stardom 🧃 Sobriety Memoirs 😂 Humor As Defense 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🔄 Hollywood Reinvention

Happy People Are Annoying 88%

Fat, fatherless, and funny: a child star's armor became his cage, and sobriety the key.

by Josh Peck 2022

4.05

18k+ ratings

🎬 Child Stardom 🧃 Sobriety Memoirs 😂 Humor As Defense 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🔄 Hollywood Reinvention

This Is How

by Augusten Burroughs • 2012

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

3.68

13k+

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

This Is How 88%

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

by Augusten Burroughs 2012

3.68

13k+ ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

I Forgot to Die

by Khalil Rafati • 2015

How a homeless heroin addict became the interventionist families call when hope runs out.

4.34

3k+

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🌑 Heroin Addiction 🏚️ Homelessness

I Forgot to Die 88%

How a homeless heroin addict became the interventionist families call when hope runs out.

by Khalil Rafati 2015

4.34

3k+ ratings

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🌑 Heroin Addiction 🏚️ Homelessness

Carry On, Warrior

by Glennon Doyle • 2013

Addiction, infidelity, parenting fails: one woman's refusal to pretend, and the life that followed.

4.10

30k+

🔮 Spiritual Memoir 🧊 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💬 Radical Honesty 👶 Modern Motherhood

Carry On, Warrior 88%

Addiction, infidelity, parenting fails: one woman's refusal to pretend, and the life that followed.

by Glennon Doyle 2013

4.10

30k+ ratings

🔮 Spiritual Memoir 🧊 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💬 Radical Honesty 👶 Modern Motherhood

The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook

by Anna Lembke • 2024

Your brain on too much pleasure: a practical four-week protocol to reset its reward wiring.

3.99

164

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Dopamine And Reward 📵 Digital Detox 🔬 Neuroscience Of Habits

The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook Summary

The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook 88%

Your brain on too much pleasure: a practical four-week protocol to reset its reward wiring.

by Anna Lembke 2024

3.99

164 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Dopamine And Reward 📵 Digital Detox 🔬 Neuroscience Of Habits

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

by Matthew Perry • 2022

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

3.94

408k+

📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Summary

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing 88%

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

by Matthew Perry 2022

3.94

408k+ ratings

📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently

by Allen Carr • 1995

Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.

4.20

520

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🚬 Nicotine Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Quit Without Willpower 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently Summary

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently 88%

Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.

by Allen Carr 1995

4.20

520 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🚬 Nicotine Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Quit Without Willpower 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Breaking Addiction

by Lance Dodes • 2011

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

3.88

304

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

Breaking Addiction 88%

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

by Lance Dodes 2011

3.88

304 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

Quitting Smoking for Dummies

by David Brizer • 2003

Cravings last three minutes. A quit plan that handles the physical, mental, and environmental sides.

3.38

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧠 Nicotine Addiction 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚠️ Trigger Management 🔁 Relapse Prevention

Quitting Smoking for Dummies 88%

Cravings last three minutes. A quit plan that handles the physical, mental, and environmental sides.

by David Brizer 2003

3.38

16 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧠 Nicotine Addiction 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚠️ Trigger Management 🔁 Relapse Prevention

American Drug Addict

by Brett Douglas • 2018

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

4.00

3k+

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

American Drug Addict 88%

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

by Brett Douglas 2018

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower - Includes Quit Vaping

by Allen Carr • 2009

Quit smoking without willpower or withdrawal by removing the one belief that traps you.

4.43

325

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧪 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🗑️ Desire Elimination 🧘 Anti-Willpower Method

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower - Includes Quit Vaping Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower - Includes Quit Vaping 88%

Quit smoking without willpower or withdrawal by removing the one belief that traps you.

by Allen Carr 2009

4.43

325 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧪 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🗑️ Desire Elimination 🧘 Anti-Willpower Method

The Glass Girl

by Kathleen Glasgow • 2024

She holds her family together and drinks herself apart, until a blackout forces her into rehab.

4.29

21k+

🍺 Teen Alcoholism 🫂 Group Therapy 🏥 Rehab 👧 Parentified Teen 📖 Nonlinear Narrative

The Glass Girl 88%

She holds her family together and drinks herself apart, until a blackout forces her into rehab.

by Kathleen Glasgow 2024

4.29

21k+ ratings

🍺 Teen Alcoholism 🫂 Group Therapy 🏥 Rehab 👧 Parentified Teen 📖 Nonlinear Narrative

Another Bullshit Night in Suck City

by Nick Flynn • 2004

His estranged father walked into the shelter where he worked. Helping him meant becoming him.

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His estranged father walked into the shelter where he worked. Helping him meant becoming him.

by Nick Flynn 2004

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Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

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Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

by Allen Carr 2002

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