Showing results for "Bad Habit" in Biographies & Memoirs

In January 2021, Freda Love Smith, acclaimed rock musician and author of Red Velvet Underground, watched as insurgents stormed the U.S. Capitol. It felt like the culmination of eight months of pandemic anxiety. She needed a drink, badly. But she suspected a midday whiskey wouldn’t cure what was really ailing her—nor would her nightly cannabis gummy, or her four daily cups of tea, or any of the other substances she relied on to get through each day. Thus began her experiment to remove one addictive behavior from her life each month to see if sobriety was really all it was cracked up to be.

Dr. Tim Hennessy has skillfully drawn on his life experiences to put together Recalled to Health. This book functions as both a personal memoir of his path to becoming a doctor and a useful medical guide to achieving and keeping good health. Written over a fiveyear period in between his work as a doctor and his other professional and personal pursuits, Dr. Hennessy says the initial impetus for the book came from his bimonthly email health newsletter, Hmail: Medical Education Made Easy.

Winners always quit! Sometimes, success comes from what you don't do. Author, Crystal Waltman, knows the struggle of navigating the emotional ups and downs of life. As a college athlete, her career came to an unexpected end. She dealt with stress and pain through addiction until, one day, she realized she was living a life she never wanted. In the depths of despair, Crystal decided she needed to quit in order to win. She discovered a powerful process to acknowledge the past, find joy in the present, and welcome a new future.