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Born in Fear
You have the power to transform your wounds to wisdom
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Suicide, addiction, abuse, drugs, alcohol, and violence can destroy individuals, families, and communities. Through years of working with people who aspired to change their lives, Richard developed approaches and techniques to assist in the...
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People, Places and Things
Inspirational Voices from Canada's Drug Treatment Courts
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“In my eyes, Drug Treatment Court gives people like me a second chance to change their lives and to realize that we deserve a good life, no matter what we have done in the past. All I can really say is that if I didn’t have the privilege to be in...
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How To Become a Successful (recovering) Alcoholic
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Sobriety isn’t a destination, it’s an ongoing journey, one with which J.P. Willson is all too familiar. In How to Become a Successful (recovering) Alcoholic, Willson is eager to offer whatever insights he can for those embarking on the same road....
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Through the Mind's Eye: A Journey of Self-Discovery
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Depression, self-loathing, unemployment, and destroyed relationships: the effects of drug and alcohol addiction run so much deeper than the morning-after hangover. However, awareness alone will not save the struggling addict, as J.P. Willson...
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Spiritual Transformation
An In-depth Examination of Addictions, Culture, Relationships, and the Twelve-Step Journey from Addicted to Recovered.
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Spiritual Transformation examines the subtle and complex nature of addictions and poly-addictions—alcohol, drugs, pornography, shopping, eating, work, etc., the myths and traps that defeat recovery from them, the structure and intent of each of...
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Nelly
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A riveting and passionate account of the scourge of alcoholism and mental illness on families, Nelly takes readers on a journey of struggle and faith as they explore the honest analysis of one woman’s battle against these formidable foes. Holding...
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Nancy Hillis: The Vamp of Savannah
As told to Mary Anne Street
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Filled with intrigue and juicy stories, The Vamp of Savannah tells the story of one of Savannah's most colorful characters, Ms. Nancy Hillis. Now with ALS, Miss Hillis is telling the real story of Mandy Nichols, her character in the best selling...
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Addiction is Addiction
Understanding the disease in oneself and others for a better quality of life
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Treating Addiction as a personal failing or weakness is stigmatizing and doesn’t work—not for those living with it, or for their loved ones. Understanding Addiction as a primary chronic brain disease allows us to see the symptoms and behaviours...
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Trash
A True Story
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Flipping through a bag of old photographs, Lynn Hellers relives her traumatic childhood growing up in the low-income row houses of Kingston, Ontario, in the 1970s and 80s. Against the backdrop of the dramatic social and political upheaval of the...
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A Healing Journal
Struggles from Addiction to Sobriety
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A Healing Journal is a collection of poetry designed to give inspiration to those who are in search of the path to recovery and spiritual peace. Appealing to readers who are interested in poems conveying inspirational messages of hope, love, and...
