Why You Drink and How to Stop: A Journey to Freedom

by Veronica Valli

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Author: Veronica Valli

Publisher: Ebby Publishing

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ISBN 10: 0989641406
ISBN 13: 978-0989641401

Winner of the eLit book award for self-help & Award-Winning Finalist in the “Self-Help: General” category of the 2014 USA Best Book Awards Kristen Johnston Emmy award winning actress & NY Times best selling Author says: "Veronica Valli has written one of the clearest, most fascinating & truly helpful books on addiction I've ever read. To me, it's up there with 'Clean' by David Sheff, except from the viewpoint of someone who's in long term recovery. Whether you're struggling now & need help, have struggled in the past, or you've ever loved an addict, this book pierces through the confusing and terrifying misinformation that surrounds this disease. From the first page to the last, I was completely enthralled by this brilliantly researched, refreshingly straightforward & delightfully compelling book." At last, a book that reveals why alcoholics think, feel and behave the way they do. This book looks into the heart and mind of the alcoholic; it explains their thought processes, how they feel and why they behave so self-destructively. Written by an addictions therapist and recovered alcoholic, it answers the question that every alcoholic and their loved ones have always asked, ‘Why do I/they drink this way?’. Veronica understands that recovery is a journey and the steps that need to be taken in order to achieve successful, sustainable sobriety. This book, written in easy to understand language, isn’t prescriptive but offers a deep understanding of the vital components that drive an alcoholic – and walks you through the steps you need to take to recover. It is simply a must read for any struggling alcoholic or drug addict, and their loved ones. Live the life you were meant to live. Learn how to mange your feelings to stay away from alcohol. A great resource for treatment centre's Recommended by addictions counsellors and treatment centre managers. This book is a great resource for clients early in recovery and a perfect accompaniment to the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Scroll up and grab a copy today.

Review

"Veronica Valli has written one of the clearest, most fascinating & truly helpful books on addiction I've ever read.

Whether you're struggling now & need help, have struggled in the past, or you've ever loved an addict, this book pierces through the confusing and terrifying misinformation that surrounds this disease.

From the first page to the last, I was completely enthralled by this brilliantly researched, refreshingly straightforward & delightfully compelling book."

Kristen Johnston, two-time Emmy award winning actress, NYT best selling author and recovery advocate.

"For the first time, all the relevant information and help for the struggling alcoholic or addict is in one place. Too often all this valuable help and guidance is scattered about in many places. This book brings it all together and forms a perfect handbook. It also provides guidance for the 'forgotten' people in this matter - the family and friends. This book should be compulsory for every doctor's surgery. It is direct, to-the-point, and easy to read and access. Focus12 will be using it to back up much of its work".

Chip Somers CEO Focus12 Treatment centre

"Why You drink and How to Stop is a must-read, user-friendly, thorough, and practical book that will help alcoholics, their families and friends, as well as any therapist working with alcoholics, to understand the alcoholic personality. It also provides practical steps to recovery; steps that anyone can follow.
Read this book if you're an alcoholic or addict and don't know how to get sober and clean, or you know someone who is still suffering. This is an inspiring read, and I highly recommend it".
Alex McKinlay, Addictions Therapist at The Living Room

"Facing up to a life without alcohol can be a very frightening prospect. As a recovered alcoholic and drug addict, Veronica Valli has personal experience of what it takes to recover. In this friendly and life-changing book Veronica will guide you step by step through a practical approach to stopping".

Rosalind Bubb, Dip Clin Hyp MNLP Coach, EFT, TAT Professional

About the Author

Veronica has worked as a therapist and life coach specialising in addiction for over ten years; her experience includes working with young people in the criminal justice system, primary care adult treatment, outreach services and private practice. Veronica has also worked in local government, delivering local drug and alcohol strategies. As a recovered alcoholic and drug addict, she has personal experience of what it takes to recover from an addiction. Veronica struggled with alcoholism through most of her twenties. As a binge drinker, she was aware for some time that something was wrong but was unable to define what it was; a chance meeting led to her finally getting help and turning her life around. At the height of her addiction, Veronica was unable to go to work without the aid of a drink; her life and confidence were in tatters. She got sober in 2000 at the age of twenty-seven. She now uses this experience to help and inspire others. She fully believes that all alcoholics and addicts can recover if they have access to the right kind of help, and that they can then go on to live life to the full. She is committed to educating and informing the public on problem drinking and addiction and has appeared regularly on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire as a specialist guest. She has also appeared on the Lorraine Kelly show on ITV, and an ITV programme entitled The Truth About Binge Drinking; she has also appeared in national magazines and publications, discussing recovery from alcoholism.