A RAW, FUNNY, HELPING HAND OF A BOOK, BY THE CO-PRESENTER OF BBC RADIO 5 LIVE'S PODCAST HOOKED: THE UNEXPECTED ADDICTS
Sobering is the story of an insecure teenager turned Liverpudlian party girl, schoolteacher turned alcoholic and now recovering alcoholic turned award-winning podcaster. Melissa's story is as dramatic as her unique voice, but her message is universal: mental health issues often drive vulnerable people to addiction and working on mental health and personal development can help recovery.
Written with the expert help of rehab and addiction specialists, and with insights from other recovering alcoholics and addicts, Sobering covers everything from denial, isolation and shame to getting help and rebuilding relationships. This is a personal story with a mission: to help anyone worried about their drinking to understand themselves and move forward with wisdom to make that hardest decision of all - to stay sober.
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'Unique, honest, witty, occasionally shocking, you need this uplifting, amazing book in your life' Steve Bland, host of You, Me and the Big C podcast 'Melissa's unique combination of authenticity, personal experience and humour makes for an incredibly refreshing take on addiction and recovery. A much-needed book that will help individuals to find hope and society to rethink substance misuse' Shahroo Izadi, author of The Kindness Method 'A fresh perspective on a well-trodden genre... engaging and studded with wisdom and useful insights into dependency (not just on alcohol ) and how to tackle it' Googlebox's Mary Killen, Lady
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 137 mm
Dicke: 33 mm
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978-1-912836-67-3 (9781912836673)
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Melissa Rice is one half of successful BBC Radio 5 Live podcast Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts, which debunks the stereotypes of who and what an addict is. It won Broadcasting Press Guild Radio Programme of the Year 2020, BBC Best Community Podcast 2020 and a Silver British Podcast Award. Until 2016, Melissa was a primary school teacher. After hospitalisation for her alcohol addiction and a period of rehabilitation at Clouds House, she submitted the winning pitch for the podcast with her friend from rehab, Jade Wye, for the Rachael Bland New Podcast Award. Melissa lives in London.
