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Rejected by her mother and excluded by her school, Flip is a little girl desperate to be loved. ‘Am I ugly, Mummy?’ are the first words that little Phillipa says to Mike and Casey as she stomps into their lives on a hot August afternoon. She has a Barbie doll in one hand and a pink vanity...

A revealing debut memoir of one woman's twenty-year battle with sex, drugs, and alcohol addiction, and what happens when she emerges on the other side. Growing up in Beverly Hills, Amy Dresner had it all: a top-notch private school education, the most expensive summer camps, and even a weekly...

In Scars for Future Wars, the listener is brought inside the volatile psychology of an alcoholic in full acceleration — the rage, the impulsivity, the ruptured relationships, and the mounting damage inflicted both inward and outward. The suffering is deafening. It is a chronicle of unchecked force, where emotion and addiction merge into something dangerously unpredictable.

“In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life—one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us.”—Elizabeth Gilbert This audiobook is read by the author...

For those who have chased relief but found ruin . . . this is a story of redemption. For decades, Brian Harris lived in blackouts, chaos, and shame. A husband, father, and small-town businessman, he looked successful on the outside while addiction hollowed him out on the inside. He drank to disappear, and nearly succeeded. Sobriety saved his life, but it didn’t make everything easy. When tragedy struck his family, Brian had to face his darkest moment without the bottle that once numbed it all.

By sharing her story and her truth, the listener is both challenged and assisted as they embark on their own destined path of wellness. This book represents her effort to share what she has learned and as a roadmap to help listeners grow and evolve as they find their own courage to be true, and set their best self free.

Worried the bottle will tempt you back? Suffering from anxiety and depression while trying to quit drinking? Don’t believe you can stay straight for good? Certified recovery coach Dirk Foster’s own success in quitting years of self-medication has helped him assist thousands of addicts around the globe to find their way to wellness. Now he’s here to share the extraordinary benefits meditation and prayer can bring to your personal path to serenity.