This Is Not a Self-Help Book

But It Might Just Help You

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This Is Not a Self-Help Book

By: Mark Mehigan

Narrated by: Mark Mehigan

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Much of Mark Mehigan’s 20s read like a how-to manual: How to get very drunk without raising people’s suspicions you might be an alcoholic. Outwardly successful, inside he was drowning.

Nearing 30, he was hurtling towards a nervous breakdown and using payday loans to fund a burgeoning cocaine habit. His only choice was to finally relinquish control and ask for help. In doing so he discovered a life beyond his wildest dreams.

This new way of life embraced letting stuff go. Giving things up. He discovered the power of rigorous honesty, how to live without relying on destructive behavioural patterns and the joy of letting people in instead of keeping them out.

Mark’s story is one of recovery and sobriety. It brilliantly articulates the societal pressures that can leave people feeling isolated and lost, and offers a path to finding your own sense of ‘good enough’. Perhaps Mark’s story can be the spark that ignites that journey for you, or at the very least a guide on how not to mess up your life. Either way, it’s definitely not a self-help book.

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Reading this book has given me such a good perspective of an addicts mindset & the actions and behaviors I have come to know only too well. I appreciate Marks raw honesty & how important it is to tell the story of I guess a classic addict… u don’t necessarily have to end up on the street or on the heaviest of drugs to make an impactful story. This relatable insight is so helpful to others experiencing something similar. I’m going to listen to it again in the coming weeks.