from the bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club comes a modern exploration of addiction that offers Nine foundational building blocks that anyone at any stage of Sobriety can use.
With profound honesty and boundless compassion, Push Off from Here provides an actionable framework for healing what pains us and proves that a life of Sobriety can be synonymous with a life of magic, peace, and freedom..
The stories and advice Mckowen shares are specific to alcohol addiction, but the tenets are universal in their application and useful no matter what challenge you face.
Whether you\'re just starting out or have been sober for decades, Mckowen instructs us to be kind to ourselves: Change is messy and progress is rarely linear, but we can always Push off from here .
She addresses topics such as the correlation between trauma and addiction, the importance of radical honesty, letting go of the illusion of control, the value of community, a reminder that healing is a continual process, and that the process is a gift.
In Push Off from Here, Mckowen delves deeply into each of her Nine points: what they mean, how they work, and how every person can live them.
We will never stop reminding you of these things. 9.
You are loved. 8.
Only you can do it. 7.
You cannot do it alone. 6.
This will never stop being your thing until you face it. 5.
This is your thing. 4.
It is unfair that this is your thing. 3.
It is your responsibility. 2.
It is not your fault. 1.
Mckowen had barely climbed out from the dark place the woman\'s sister was in, but she made a list of the things she most needed to hear when she was deep in her own battle.
When Laura Mckowen was two years sober, she received an email from a woman whose sister was struggling with alcohol addiction.
I wish I had it when I first got sober, but I\'m glad I have it now.--Anne Lamott No matter how far astray you\'ve gone or how many times you\'ve tried and failed before, as long as you\'re still sitting here, breathing, and reading these words, freedom and joy are still possible.
from the bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club comes a modern exploration of addiction that offers Nine foundational building blocks that anyone at any stage of Sobriety can use
