Bibliograph

Not drinking tonight, a guide to creating a sober life you love, Amanda E. White

Type

Label

Not drinking tonight, a guide to creating a sober life you love, Amanda E. White

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Not drinking tonight

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Amanda E. White

Sub title

a guide to creating a sober life you love

Summary

When "retired party girl" and popular therapist Amanda White admitted she was an alcoholic, it wasn't because she'd done something outrageous while under the influence, like land herself in jail or get married in Vegas. It was because she realized three things: 1. Alcohol was making her life worse. 2. Moderation wasn't helping. 3. She could not be a therapist if she continued to use alcohol to numb her life. Something needed to change-not just her relationship with alcohol, but her relationship with herself. Choosing not to drink can be daunting. It's everywhere in our culture, our socializing, and our destressing. And it can seem black or white: you drink, or you don't (and if you don't, people ask why). That's where Not Drinking Tonight comes in

Table Of Contents

Part one. Why you drink: reevaluating your relationship with alcohol -- Would your life be better without alcohol? -- Evolutionary psychology: it's in your brain -- The impacts of trauma -- The culture of shame -- Our bodies, ourselves...and alcohol -- Part two. The tools you need to heal your relationship with alcohol -- Reparenting yourself -- The voice in your head -- Emotions -- Self care -- Boundaries -- Part three. Make it stick: how to build a life you don't need to escape -- One thing at a time -- Socializing while sober -- Love, sex & romance -- Embracing the journey

Target audience

adult

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