50 Books like The Sober Girl Society Handbook

Sober Curious

by Ruby Warrington • 2018

A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.

3.59

5k+

🍷 Alcohol Culture 🌫️ Gray Area Drinking 🧘 Mindful Drinking 💎 Emotional Sobriety 🌿 Wellness Culture

Sober Curious 98%

A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.

by Ruby Warrington 2018

3.59

5k+ ratings

🍷 Alcohol Culture 🌫️ Gray Area Drinking 🧘 Mindful Drinking 💎 Emotional Sobriety 🌿 Wellness Culture

Quit Like a Woman

by Holly Whitaker • 2019

Recovery was built for men. Alcohol is the new tobacco. Here's how women get free.

3.98

31k+

🌱 Sobriety And Recovery ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🌿 Holistic Healing 🔄 Habit Change 🎯 Corporate Critique

Quit Like a Woman 97%

Recovery was built for men. Alcohol is the new tobacco. Here's how women get free.

by Holly Whitaker 2019

3.98

31k+ ratings

🌱 Sobriety And Recovery ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🌿 Holistic Healing 🔄 Habit Change 🎯 Corporate Critique

The Sober Revolution

by Sarah Turner • 2013

Dreading 5 p.m. without wine? A six-week reset and the ten minutes that decide everything.

3.98

410

🍷 Grey Area Drinking 📚 Quit Lit 🌿 Sober Living 👩‍👧 Mommy Wine Culture 🔄 Habit Change

The Sober Revolution 97%

Dreading 5 p.m. without wine? A six-week reset and the ten minutes that decide everything.

by Sarah Turner 2013

3.98

410 ratings

🍷 Grey Area Drinking 📚 Quit Lit 🌿 Sober Living 👩‍👧 Mommy Wine Culture 🔄 Habit Change

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

by Catherine Gray • 2017

Sobriety isn't deprivation. It's the joy you've been chasing at the bottom of every glass.

4.32

16k+

🛑 Alcohol Recovery 📖 Quit Lit ✍️ Sobriety Memoir 🤔 Sober Curious 🍸 Drinking Culture

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober Summary

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober 97%

Sobriety isn't deprivation. It's the joy you've been chasing at the bottom of every glass.

by Catherine Gray 2017

4.32

16k+ ratings

🛑 Alcohol Recovery 📖 Quit Lit ✍️ Sobriety Memoir 🤔 Sober Curious 🍸 Drinking Culture

Easy Way to Control Alcohol

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

4.15

3k+

🍷 Quit Lit 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning

Easy Way to Control Alcohol 97%

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

by Allen Carr 2002

4.15

3k+ ratings

🍷 Quit Lit 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning

Unwasted

by Sacha Z. Scoblic • 2011

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

3.79

2k+

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Unwasted 96%

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

by Sacha Z. Scoblic 2011

3.79

2k+ ratings

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Alcohol Explained

by William Porter • 2015

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

4.36

4k+

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

Alcohol Explained 96%

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

by William Porter 2015

4.36

4k+ ratings

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps

by Stephanie S. Covington • 1994

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

4.45

643

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps Summary

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps 96%

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

by Stephanie S. Covington 1994

4.45

643 ratings

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

The Alcohol Experiment

by Annie Grace • 2018

One drink demands the next. A 30-day experiment to break the chemical loop, no willpower needed.

4.33

3k+

✨ Sobriety Journeys 💥 Habit Disruption 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness For Addiction 🔄 Modern Recovery

The Alcohol Experiment 96%

One drink demands the next. A 30-day experiment to break the chemical loop, no willpower needed.

by Annie Grace 2018

4.33

3k+ ratings

✨ Sobriety Journeys 💥 Habit Disruption 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness For Addiction 🔄 Modern Recovery

Living Sober

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1975

Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.

4.35

2k+

🛡️ Alcohol Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🚧 Relapse Prevention 🛠️ Recovery Skills 🤝 Peer Support

Living Sober 96%

Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1975

4.35

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Alcohol Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🚧 Relapse Prevention 🛠️ Recovery Skills 🤝 Peer Support

Drink

by Ann Dowsett Johnston • 2013

Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.

3.74

4k+

🌱 Recovery Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🍻 Binge Drinking 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✊ Feminist Critique

Drink 95%

Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.

by Ann Dowsett Johnston 2013

3.74

4k+ ratings

🌱 Recovery Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🍻 Binge Drinking 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✊ Feminist Critique

Alcoholics Anonymous

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1939

Willpower keeps failing alcoholics. The original program that works starts where self-control ends.

4.49

12k+

🍷 Alcoholism Recovery 🤝 Peer-Led Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Surrender 🩺 Addiction As Disease 🧰 Sobriety Maintenance

Alcoholics Anonymous 95%

Willpower keeps failing alcoholics. The original program that works starts where self-control ends.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1939

4.49

12k+ ratings

🍷 Alcoholism Recovery 🤝 Peer-Led Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Surrender 🩺 Addiction As Disease 🧰 Sobriety Maintenance

Rewired

by Erica Spiegelman • 2015

Recovery is rebuilding the self that no longer needs the substance. A blueprint for real change.

3.86

472

🧰 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Holistic Recovery 🧠 Emotional Sobriety 🔧 Life Redesign 🔒 Personal Integrity

Rewired 95%

Recovery is rebuilding the self that no longer needs the substance. A blueprint for real change.

by Erica Spiegelman 2015

3.86

472 ratings

🧰 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Holistic Recovery 🧠 Emotional Sobriety 🔧 Life Redesign 🔒 Personal Integrity

Drink?

by David J. Nutt • 2020

Seven drinks cost you 30 minutes. A neuroscientist explains the damage and why no level is safe.

4.04

3k+

🍸 Alcohol Science 🏥 Public Health 🧠 Neuropharmacology 🛡️ Harm Reduction 🍷 Mindful Drinking

Drink? 95%

Seven drinks cost you 30 minutes. A neuroscientist explains the damage and why no level is safe.

by David J. Nutt 2020

4.04

3k+ ratings

🍸 Alcohol Science 🏥 Public Health 🧠 Neuropharmacology 🛡️ Harm Reduction 🍷 Mindful Drinking

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2018

Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.

4.41

107

🧭 Smoking Cessation ⚗️ Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Anti-Willpower Methods ♀️ Women's Health

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking 94%

Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.

by Allen Carr 2018

4.41

107 ratings

🧭 Smoking Cessation ⚗️ Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Anti-Willpower Methods ♀️ Women's Health

Alcoholics Anonymous

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1991

A program of spiritual surrender and radical honesty: why it works when willpower cannot.

3.99

348

🩹 Addiction Recovery ✨ Spiritual Recovery 🤝 Peer Support 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👥 Anonymous Fellowships

Alcoholics Anonymous 94%

A program of spiritual surrender and radical honesty: why it works when willpower cannot.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1991

3.99

348 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery ✨ Spiritual Recovery 🤝 Peer Support 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👥 Anonymous Fellowships

The Addiction Manifesto

by Jerry Weaver • 2021

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

4.72

1k+

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

The Addiction Manifesto 94%

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

by Jerry Weaver 2021

4.72

1k+ ratings

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

4.10

1k+

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧪 Addiction Psychology 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking 94%

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

by Allen Carr 2002

4.10

1k+ ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧪 Addiction Psychology 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Unbottled Potential

by Amanda Kuda • 2023

Moderation is exhausting. Abstinence is freeing. The case for quitting before you hit bottom.

3.93

208

🧃 Sober Curiosity 🫂 Emotional Processing ✨ Spiritual Growth 💬 Authentic Relationships 💼 Career Alignment

Unbottled Potential 94%

Moderation is exhausting. Abstinence is freeing. The case for quitting before you hit bottom.

by Amanda Kuda 2023

3.93

208 ratings

🧃 Sober Curiosity 🫂 Emotional Processing ✨ Spiritual Growth 💬 Authentic Relationships 💼 Career Alignment

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery

by Allen Berger • 2008

Recovery gets derailed by twelve predictable patterns. Here is how to spot and short-circuit them.

4.12

246

🧪 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Relapse Prevention 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🙏 Twelve-Step Principles ✨ Recovery Spirituality

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery Summary

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery 94%

Recovery gets derailed by twelve predictable patterns. Here is how to spot and short-circuit them.

by Allen Berger 2008

4.12

246 ratings

🧪 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Relapse Prevention 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🙏 Twelve-Step Principles ✨ Recovery Spirituality

Recovery

by Russell Brand • 2017

Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.

3.93

13k+

🧰 Addiction Recovery 📋 Twelve Step Programs 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🔍 Self Examination

Recovery 94%

Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.

by Russell Brand 2017

3.93

13k+ ratings

🧰 Addiction Recovery 📋 Twelve Step Programs 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🔍 Self Examination

Breaking Addiction

by Lance Dodes • 2011

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

3.88

304

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

Breaking Addiction 93%

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

by Lance Dodes 2011

3.88

304 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

Living Clean

by Unknown • 2012

The first recovery gets you clean. The second teaches you to live.

4.58

529

🏥 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🛤️ Long Term Recovery 🧎 Spiritual Practice 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

Living Clean 93%

The first recovery gets you clean. The second teaches you to live.

by Unknown 2012

4.58

529 ratings

🏥 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🛤️ Long Term Recovery 🧎 Spiritual Practice 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

The Sober Truth

by Lance Dodes • 2014

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

3.92

616

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

The Sober Truth 93%

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

by Lance Dodes 2014

3.92

616 ratings

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

The Little Book of Big Change

by Amy Johnson • 2016

Why willpower backfires: the insight shift that unwinds any habit without struggle or setback.

3.88

1k+

🧘 Addiction Recovery 💡 Insight-Based Change 🌱 Innate Health 🌀 Non-Dual Psychology 🌊 Urge Management

The Little Book of Big Change 93%

Why willpower backfires: the insight shift that unwinds any habit without struggle or setback.

by Amy Johnson 2016

3.88

1k+ ratings

🧘 Addiction Recovery 💡 Insight-Based Change 🌱 Innate Health 🌀 Non-Dual Psychology 🌊 Urge Management

Gratitude and Trust

by Paul Williams • 2014

Six daily recovery commitments that replace self-sabotage with gratitude, trust, and service.

3.87

336

🛟 Addiction Recovery 🙏 Twelve Step Spirituality 💥 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🌙 Daily Reflection

Gratitude and Trust 93%

Six daily recovery commitments that replace self-sabotage with gratitude, trust, and service.

by Paul Williams 2014

3.87

336 ratings

🛟 Addiction Recovery 🙏 Twelve Step Spirituality 💥 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🌙 Daily Reflection

This Is How

by Augusten Burroughs • 2012

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

3.68

13k+

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

This Is How 93%

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

by Augusten Burroughs 2012

3.68

13k+ ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

It Works How and Why

by Narcotic Anonymous • 1993

The blueprint under the steps: spiritual principles that dismantle addiction and reconstruct a life.

4.54

199

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📝 Twelve Step Programs 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🤲 Recovery Fellowships 🔍 Self-Examination

It Works How and Why 93%

The blueprint under the steps: spiritual principles that dismantle addiction and reconstruct a life.

by Narcotic Anonymous 1993

4.54

199 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📝 Twelve Step Programs 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🤲 Recovery Fellowships 🔍 Self-Examination

Addictive Thinking

by Abraham J. Twerski • 1990

Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.

4.17

957

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎭 Self-Deception 💔 Shame And Addiction 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Addictive Thinking 93%

Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.

by Abraham J. Twerski 1990

4.17

957 ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎭 Self-Deception 💔 Shame And Addiction 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Video Game Addiction

by Henry Lee • 2014

Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.

4.40

🎮 Digital Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔨 Habit Breaking 🏠 Environmental Design

Video Game Addiction 93%

Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.

by Henry Lee 2014

4.40

5 ratings

🎮 Digital Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔨 Habit Breaking 🏠 Environmental Design

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently

by Allen Carr • 1995

Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.

4.20

520

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🚬 Nicotine Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Quit Without Willpower 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently Summary

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently 93%

Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.

by Allen Carr 1995

4.20

520 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🚬 Nicotine Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Quit Without Willpower 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Year of Less

by Cait Flanders • 2018

She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.

3.45

71k+

🛒 Shopping Addiction 🏠 Minimalist Living 🍷 Sobriety Journey 📉 Consumerism Critique 💸 Debt Recovery

The Year of Less 93%

She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.

by Cait Flanders 2018

3.45

71k+ ratings

🛒 Shopping Addiction 🏠 Minimalist Living 🍷 Sobriety Journey 📉 Consumerism Critique 💸 Debt Recovery

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2013

Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.

4.28

19k+

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔧 Behavioral Change

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking Summary

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking 93%

Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.

by Allen Carr 2013

4.28

19k+ ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔧 Behavioral Change

Girl Walks Out of a Bar

by Lisa F. Smith • 2016

A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.

4.14

7k+

🍷 Addiction Memoir 🌅 Recovery Stories 👩 Women In Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧠 Dual Diagnosis

Girl Walks Out of a Bar 93%

A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.

by Lisa F. Smith 2016

4.14

7k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Memoir 🌅 Recovery Stories 👩 Women In Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧠 Dual Diagnosis

Soulbriety

by Elisa Hallerman • 2022

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

4.01

242

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧩 Inner Parts Work 🙏 Spiritual Recovery

Soulbriety 92%

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

by Elisa Hallerman 2022

4.01

242 ratings

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧩 Inner Parts Work 🙏 Spiritual Recovery

Healing the Addicted Brain

by Harold C. Urschel III • 2009

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

3.88

307

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Healing the Addicted Brain 92%

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

by Harold C. Urschel III 2009

3.88

307 ratings

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Mentors

by Russell Brand • 2019

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

3.67

2k+

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

Mentors 92%

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

by Russell Brand 2019

3.67

2k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

Everything I Know About Love

by Dolly Alderton • 2018

MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.

3.93

517k+

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 📖 Coming Of Age Memoir 📱 Millennial Experience 🍸 Drinking Culture 🎭 People Pleasing

Everything I Know About Love 92%

MSN Messenger, Camden parties, and a friendship that survived every man who didn't.

by Dolly Alderton 2018

3.93

517k+ ratings

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 📖 Coming Of Age Memoir 📱 Millennial Experience 🍸 Drinking Culture 🎭 People Pleasing

One Breath at a Time

by Kevin Griffin • 2004

Buddhist wisdom meets the 12 steps: how surrender and mindfulness create recovery that awakens.

4.28

1k+

🕊️ Twelve Step Recovery ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness In Recovery 🌊 Surrender In Recovery 🔍 Self-Examination

One Breath at a Time 92%

Buddhist wisdom meets the 12 steps: how surrender and mindfulness create recovery that awakens.

by Kevin Griffin 2004

4.28

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Twelve Step Recovery ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness In Recovery 🌊 Surrender In Recovery 🔍 Self-Examination

Sober Mercies

by Heather Harpham Kopp • 2013

The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.

4.31

636

🧊 Addiction Memoir ✝️ Christian Spirituality 📘 12-Step Recovery 🍷 Functional Addiction 🌱 Faith Deconstruction

Sober Mercies 92%

The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.

by Heather Harpham Kopp 2013

4.31

636 ratings

🧊 Addiction Memoir ✝️ Christian Spirituality 📘 12-Step Recovery 🍷 Functional Addiction 🌱 Faith Deconstruction

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

by Gabor Maté • 2007

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

4.48

24k+

🧠 Addiction Psychology 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Addiction Recovery

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts 92%

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

by Gabor Maté 2007

4.48

24k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Addiction Recovery

Beyond Addiction

by Jeffrey Foote • 2014

Tough love backfires. Here's what actually helps families guide a loved one into recovery.

4.32

944

🏥 Addiction Recovery 💝 Supporting Loved Ones 🔄 Behavioral Change 🗣️ Communication Skills 🚧 Boundaries

Beyond Addiction 92%

Tough love backfires. Here's what actually helps families guide a loved one into recovery.

by Jeffrey Foote 2014

4.32

944 ratings

🏥 Addiction Recovery 💝 Supporting Loved Ones 🔄 Behavioral Change 🗣️ Communication Skills 🚧 Boundaries

Emotional Sobriety

by Tian Dayton • 2007

The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.

4.26

486

🧠 Trauma Recovery 💗 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Addiction Recovery 🪢 Codependency Recovery 🔗 Attachment Theory

Emotional Sobriety 92%

The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.

by Tian Dayton 2007

4.26

486 ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery 💗 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Addiction Recovery 🪢 Codependency Recovery 🔗 Attachment Theory

The Easy Way to Stop Gambling

by Allen Carr • 2013

A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.

4.15

129

🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🃏 Gambling Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🆓 Fear-Free Quitting 🧩 Psychological Addiction

The Easy Way to Stop Gambling 92%

A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.

by Allen Carr 2013

4.15

129 ratings

🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🃏 Gambling Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🆓 Fear-Free Quitting 🧩 Psychological Addiction

Love Warrior

by Glennon Doyle Melton • 2016

After her husband's infidelity, staying married meant ending a lifelong habit of hiding from pain.

4.07

75k+

💔 Marriage Crisis 🦋 Addiction And Recovery 💗 Emotional Vulnerability 🌸 Women's Self-Discovery ⛪ Faith Reconstruction

Love Warrior 92%

After her husband's infidelity, staying married meant ending a lifelong habit of hiding from pain.

by Glennon Doyle Melton 2016

4.07

75k+ ratings

💔 Marriage Crisis 🦋 Addiction And Recovery 💗 Emotional Vulnerability 🌸 Women's Self-Discovery ⛪ Faith Reconstruction

Quitting Smoking for Dummies

by David Brizer • 2003

Cravings last three minutes. A quit plan that handles the physical, mental, and environmental sides.

3.38

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧠 Nicotine Addiction 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚠️ Trigger Management 🔁 Relapse Prevention

Quitting Smoking for Dummies 92%

Cravings last three minutes. A quit plan that handles the physical, mental, and environmental sides.

by David Brizer 2003

3.38

16 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧠 Nicotine Addiction 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚠️ Trigger Management 🔁 Relapse Prevention

The Addicted Lawyer

by Brian Cuban • 2017

Brian Cuban practiced law by day and fed his addiction by night. The collapse took years.

3.87

150

🏛️ Legal Profession 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🎭 Functional Addiction 🧠 Dual Diagnosis ⚖️ Attorney Wellness

The Addicted Lawyer 92%

Brian Cuban practiced law by day and fed his addiction by night. The collapse took years.

by Brian Cuban 2017

3.87

150 ratings

🏛️ Legal Profession 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🎭 Functional Addiction 🧠 Dual Diagnosis ⚖️ Attorney Wellness

In the Shadows of the Net

by Patrick J. Carnes • 2001

The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.

3.85

121

🌐 Internet Addiction ⚠️ Sexual Compulsion 🔞 Porn Addiction 🪜 12-Step Recovery 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

In the Shadows of the Net 92%

The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.

by Patrick J. Carnes 2001

3.85

121 ratings

🌐 Internet Addiction ⚠️ Sexual Compulsion 🔞 Porn Addiction 🪜 12-Step Recovery 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

Brain over Binge

by Kathryn Hansen • 2011

Binge eating is a brain habit, not a disorder. Stop acting on urges, and they stop.

3.84

3k+

🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Urge Surfing 🧘 Mindful Detachment 📖 Eating Disorder Memoir

Brain over Binge 92%

Binge eating is a brain habit, not a disorder. Stop acting on urges, and they stop.

by Kathryn Hansen 2011

3.84

3k+ ratings

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Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

by Brett Douglas 2018

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