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Have you ever been asked, “why don’t you drink alcohol?” and felt like you were being judged as if you were an alien from outer space? The concept of asking someone why they don’t want the night to end in complete chaos and to write off the next three days broke, depressed, and puffy-skinned seems crazy–yet alcohol is the only drug we have to justify not taking!

Of course you have a drinking problem. Alcohol dependence is a totally normal adaptation to living in a bat-shit crazy world that rewards narcissism, dishonesty, violence, and self-obsession. No mystery here. But what if a drinking problem isn't a problem or a mistake, but a biological messenger trying to nudge—then force—us onto a healthier path. That is, if we listen. Those who heal from addiction often emerge fully transformed.

There is a lot I did not share for many reasons. What I have shared is my experience, strength, and hope. My experience—The past does not dictate who I am, but it has taught me that I am strong and to never give up! It has made me the person I am today. My strength—Everything that God has allowed me to live through is nothing more than a miracle. My hope—To continue to live life on life terms and whoever hears this will know that they can recover too. Even when your story is more real than you could ever imagine, your story is something you own.

Note from Author: How Jesus Heals Horny is the audiobook I wish had been given to me when I was wandering around in New York City bars and porn theaters, searching for someone or something to make me stop hurting. I was a very promiscuous man. My friend Kevin summed it up well one day when he said, "Good Lord, Robert. I did the math, and I can safely say that only Rogaine has been on more men than you."

 I Love You, More offers insight into the various perspectives and experiences of family members who have dealt with the harrowing disease of addiction. The goal of this quick, accessible book is to be the conduit that allows you to enter the body and mind of a substance abuser and their family, to see the world through their eyes as they navigate their way through one of the most heart-breaking and gut-wrenching hardships they will ever face.