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Join Us in Discussing The Biology of Desire by Marc Lewis
When I read Marc Lewis’s book The Biology of Desire in 2015, I recognized my own story of recovery from addiction. In the eight years that have followed since my first reading, I have not seen my experience of recovery reflected more clearly than in this quote from his groundbreaking book. The facility for viewing…
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Join Us in Discussing the book Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari
I first read Johann Hari’s book Chasing the Scream, in September 2016. I was 18 months sober and working with my orchestra on a cruise ship. While my colleagues were all enthusiastically enjoying the all-you-can-drink hospitality I found refuge in the ship’s library. I had read a lot of what is often called “quit lit” in…
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Blackout – A Boom Community Book Club Selection
April is Alcohol Awareness month in the U.S. and I’m thinking of the absolute opposite of awareness… alcohol-related blackouts. I often drank to the blackout stage, probably because I crammed my drinking of large quantities into pretty short periods. Remembering the last hour of my evening was impossible. Usually, I drank at home, but that…
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The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober – A Boom Community Book Club Selection
Welcome to the Boom Community Book Club. Below you will find our discussion on The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober by Catherine Gray. There are eleven sections here that each link back to the discussion in our private community. You are welcome to come join in the discussion any time. TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACEINTRODUCTIONI. THE NIGHTCRAWLING…