Transforming Loss

Grief and loss affect almost every aspect of living—or having lived—with alcoholism. Members share how they have learned to acknowledge and accept these losses with the help of Al-Anon Family Groups. The stories shared here reflect the experience, strength, and hope of hundreds of members.

In the span of just a few months James Peters lost his father to cancer and his four-year old son shortly after. Then, he found himself accused of a crime he did not commit. Reeling with this pain and suffering, he quickly realized that the conventional road to ‘recovery’ involving medications and labels, was completely inadequate and didn’t address the root cause of his pain. James chose a different route to healing, and the discoveries he made along the way are packaged in this book to help others navigate trials and tribulations in their lives.

If you are feeling bewildered and lost in grief, this book is the companion you need. At some stage, everyone experiences grief. Whether you consciously experience it or not is a choice. In Conscious Grief, you’ll discover ideas on how to support yourself as you grieve through self-care practices, therapies, modern mourning, spiritual seeking, and navigating triggers that abound in the sensitive mourning state.

Whether you are trying to shed a few pounds to look better in your birthday suit, bathing suit, business suit, sweat suit, or lounging suit, your subconscious mind holds all the trump cards to win at losing weight. Until you get it fully on board, you are not playing the dieting game to your waistline's advantage.

Intermittent fasting is a type of lifestyle change that many people have adopted recently. Many tend to confuse this “lifestyle option” with a diet. It is not exactly a diet that a person needs to follow, but rather a way of eating. Here, we will introduce you to intermittent fasting. We’ll consider what intermittent fasting really is, the different types of this “dietary” or “lifestyle” option that is available, how it works, and we will, of course, also consider the benefits and possible drawbacks.