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I also find many of those who have been able to overcome an addiction go on to live happier and more fulfilled lives than many of those who never experienced such challenges.
The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter. Writing this review as someone with an intimate knowledge of the disease of addiction, I can say that this is written by a lady who certainly knows her stuff, I identify with you, Byrony, all the way, I just wish I had your gift with words.Having been sober for around ten months, after numerous attempts over the years, I needed something to inspire me, there is a life after alcohol ! Her sober anniversary is my birthday, and later this month when I celebrate, I will raise a glass of non-alcoholic something to her. p>The data controller is Headline Publishing Group Limited. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It's a story of an addict's struggles and triumphs, and how the wins often look like absolutely ordinary moments.
Billed a "sobriety memoir like no other" - and rightly so - in Glorious Rock Bottom, Gordon opens up about two decades of alcohol and drug abuse, and the way her "party girl" life nearly ruined her life and her family. This is a much darker, grittier read than her other memoirs, but given the subject this is unsurprising. Alcohol is a depressant masquerading remarkably well as a relaxant, an Oscar-winning actor that had me fooled for years. And then, a chink of light as the hard work begins - rehab; twelve-step meetings; endless, tedious, painful self-reflection - a rollercoaster ride through self-acceptance, friendship, love and hope, to a joy and pride in staying sober that her younger self could never have imagined.It felt like she didn’t want to blame anyone but herself, which is very gallant—but I did wonder about her childhood family dynamic. I’ve read everything she has ever written, laughing out loud at The Wrong Knickers and being inspired to try Couch to 5K after reading Eat, Drink, Run. I came across her by accident a few years ago with her book about running and expected fluff and then got entertaining depth. It shocked me at first just how much I related to the thoughts and emotions Bryony talks about… and I had to take a step back and say to myself ‘well of course you do, you’re an alcoholic too. Bryony Gordon] has now charted the whole journey through her through alcoholism and subsequent recovery in her no-holds-barred new book.
The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Knowing these thoughts and emotions and behaviours and cravings and outbursts I get are things other addicts experience too.Her account does not suggest that sobriety will be an easy journey, but does suggest that to her, it was worth it. Perhaps for those impacted by addiction will get the most out of it, gain an understanding from the other side. However, they still remain somewhat trite and I can't help wanting a little more to elevate this book above others in the field.
I like Bryony's writing style, it's like she's telling me her story over coffee so some parts/stories are brief. We still judge mothers so harshly and that shame around parenting and addiction hurts far more than it helps. They are often people who are more self aware, and have more gratitude for the profound beauty in the simplicity of daily life. This book was hard to read at times being so close to home, and I had to take a few breaks, but it is such a powerful and much needed book! I was told that the glitter perhaps showed a person who was keen to hide their true self behind a sparkly front.Absolutely love Bryony's honesty and rawness, as well as her self-deprecating humour, no matter what topic she covers.
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