We are the luckiest : the surprising magic of a sober life
McKowen, Laura, 1977-2020
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What could possibly be 'lucky' about addiction? Absolutely nothing, thought Laura McKowen when drinking brought her to her knees. As she puts it, she 'kicked and screamed, wishing for something - anything - else' to be her issue. The people who got to drink normally, she thought, were so damn lucky. But in the midst of early sobriety, when no longer able to anesthetise her pain and anxiety, she realised that she was actually the lucky one. Lucky to feel her feelings, live honestly, really be with her daughter, change her legacy. Here, in straight-talking chapters filled with personal stories, McKowen addresses issues such as facing facts, the question of AA, and other people's drinking. Without sugarcoating the struggles of recovery, she relentlessly emphasises the many blessings of an honest life, one without secrets and debilitating shame.
Main title:
We are the luckiest : the surprising magic of a sober life / Laura McKowen.
Author:
McKowen, Laura, 1977-, author
Imprint:
Novato : New World Library, 2020.
Collation:
256 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781608686544 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
362.292092362.292 MCK
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
454740