50 Books like Addictive Thinking

Breaking Addiction

by Lance Dodes • 2011

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

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304

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

Breaking Addiction 96%

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

by Lance Dodes 2011

3.88

304 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery

by Allen Berger • 2008

Recovery gets derailed by twelve predictable patterns. Here is how to spot and short-circuit them.

4.12

246

🧪 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Relapse Prevention 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🙏 Twelve-Step Principles ✨ Recovery Spirituality

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery Summary

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery 96%

Recovery gets derailed by twelve predictable patterns. Here is how to spot and short-circuit them.

by Allen Berger 2008

4.12

246 ratings

🧪 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Relapse Prevention 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🙏 Twelve-Step Principles ✨ Recovery Spirituality

It Works How and Why

by Narcotic Anonymous • 1993

The blueprint under the steps: spiritual principles that dismantle addiction and reconstruct a life.

4.54

199

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📝 Twelve Step Programs 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🤲 Recovery Fellowships 🔍 Self-Examination

It Works How and Why 96%

The blueprint under the steps: spiritual principles that dismantle addiction and reconstruct a life.

by Narcotic Anonymous 1993

4.54

199 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📝 Twelve Step Programs 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🤲 Recovery Fellowships 🔍 Self-Examination

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps

by Stephanie S. Covington • 1994

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

4.45

643

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps Summary

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps 96%

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

by Stephanie S. Covington 1994

4.45

643 ratings

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

The Addiction Manifesto

by Jerry Weaver • 2021

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

4.72

1k+

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

The Addiction Manifesto 96%

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

by Jerry Weaver 2021

4.72

1k+ ratings

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

Alcohol Explained

by William Porter • 2015

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

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4k+

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

Alcohol Explained 96%

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

by William Porter 2015

4.36

4k+ ratings

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

Healing the Addicted Brain

by Harold C. Urschel III • 2009

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

3.88

307

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Healing the Addicted Brain 96%

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

by Harold C. Urschel III 2009

3.88

307 ratings

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Gratitude and Trust

by Paul Williams • 2014

Six daily recovery commitments that replace self-sabotage with gratitude, trust, and service.

3.87

336

🛟 Addiction Recovery 🙏 Twelve Step Spirituality 💥 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🌙 Daily Reflection

Gratitude and Trust 96%

Six daily recovery commitments that replace self-sabotage with gratitude, trust, and service.

by Paul Williams 2014

3.87

336 ratings

🛟 Addiction Recovery 🙏 Twelve Step Spirituality 💥 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🌙 Daily Reflection

Emotional Sobriety

by Tian Dayton • 2007

The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.

4.26

486

🧠 Trauma Recovery 💗 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Addiction Recovery 🪢 Codependency Recovery 🔗 Attachment Theory

Emotional Sobriety 95%

The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.

by Tian Dayton 2007

4.26

486 ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery 💗 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Addiction Recovery 🪢 Codependency Recovery 🔗 Attachment Theory

In the Shadows of the Net

by Patrick J. Carnes • 2001

The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.

3.85

121

🌐 Internet Addiction ⚠️ Sexual Compulsion 🔞 Porn Addiction 🪜 12-Step Recovery 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

In the Shadows of the Net 95%

The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.

by Patrick J. Carnes 2001

3.85

121 ratings

🌐 Internet Addiction ⚠️ Sexual Compulsion 🔞 Porn Addiction 🪜 12-Step Recovery 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

Sex Addiction 101

by Robert Weiss • 2013

Sex addiction is not about sex. Recovery starts with a boundary plan, not with willpower.

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117

🛡️ Sex Addiction Recovery 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🔗 Trauma And Addiction 💔 Love Addiction 💥 Betrayal Trauma

Sex Addiction 101 95%

Sex addiction is not about sex. Recovery starts with a boundary plan, not with willpower.

by Robert Weiss 2013

4.08

117 ratings

🛡️ Sex Addiction Recovery 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🔗 Trauma And Addiction 💔 Love Addiction 💥 Betrayal Trauma

Alcoholics Anonymous

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1991

A program of spiritual surrender and radical honesty: why it works when willpower cannot.

3.99

348

🩹 Addiction Recovery ✨ Spiritual Recovery 🤝 Peer Support 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👥 Anonymous Fellowships

Alcoholics Anonymous 95%

A program of spiritual surrender and radical honesty: why it works when willpower cannot.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1991

3.99

348 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery ✨ Spiritual Recovery 🤝 Peer Support 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👥 Anonymous Fellowships

Recovery

by Russell Brand • 2017

Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.

3.93

13k+

🧰 Addiction Recovery 📋 Twelve Step Programs 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🔍 Self Examination

Recovery 95%

Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.

by Russell Brand 2017

3.93

13k+ ratings

🧰 Addiction Recovery 📋 Twelve Step Programs 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🔍 Self Examination

The Little Book of Big Change

by Amy Johnson • 2016

Why willpower backfires: the insight shift that unwinds any habit without struggle or setback.

3.88

1k+

🧘 Addiction Recovery 💡 Insight-Based Change 🌱 Innate Health 🌀 Non-Dual Psychology 🌊 Urge Management

The Little Book of Big Change 95%

Why willpower backfires: the insight shift that unwinds any habit without struggle or setback.

by Amy Johnson 2016

3.88

1k+ ratings

🧘 Addiction Recovery 💡 Insight-Based Change 🌱 Innate Health 🌀 Non-Dual Psychology 🌊 Urge Management

Healing the Shame That Binds You

by John Bradshaw • 1988

When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.

4.09

12k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🗣️ Inner Critic 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💗 Self-Compassion 🔗 Codependency

Healing the Shame That Binds You Summary

Healing the Shame That Binds You 95%

When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.

by John Bradshaw 1988

4.09

12k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🗣️ Inner Critic 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💗 Self-Compassion 🔗 Codependency

Living Clean

by Unknown • 2012

The first recovery gets you clean. The second teaches you to live.

4.58

529

🏥 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🛤️ Long Term Recovery 🧎 Spiritual Practice 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

Living Clean 95%

The first recovery gets you clean. The second teaches you to live.

by Unknown 2012

4.58

529 ratings

🏥 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🛤️ Long Term Recovery 🧎 Spiritual Practice 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

Out of the Shadows

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1983

Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.

4.10

1k+

🕳️ Sexual Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Programs 🪢 Codependency 😞 Toxic Shame

Out of the Shadows 95%

Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1983

4.10

1k+ ratings

🕳️ Sexual Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Programs 🪢 Codependency 😞 Toxic Shame

Don't Call It Love

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1991

A recovery map for sex addiction: the trauma roots, the wrecked lives, and the spiritual rebuild.

4.18

243

🔥 Sex Addiction 👥 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience ⚠️ Relapse Prevention

Don't Call It Love 95%

A recovery map for sex addiction: the trauma roots, the wrecked lives, and the spiritual rebuild.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1991

4.18

243 ratings

🔥 Sex Addiction 👥 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience ⚠️ Relapse Prevention

Living Sober

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1975

Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.

4.35

2k+

🛡️ Alcohol Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🚧 Relapse Prevention 🛠️ Recovery Skills 🤝 Peer Support

Living Sober 95%

Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1975

4.35

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Alcohol Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🚧 Relapse Prevention 🛠️ Recovery Skills 🤝 Peer Support

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

by Gabor Maté • 2007

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

4.48

24k+

🧠 Addiction Psychology 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Addiction Recovery

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts 95%

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

by Gabor Maté 2007

4.48

24k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Addiction Recovery

Video Game Addiction

by Henry Lee • 2014

Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.

4.40

🎮 Digital Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔨 Habit Breaking 🏠 Environmental Design

Video Game Addiction 95%

Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.

by Henry Lee 2014

4.40

5 ratings

🎮 Digital Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔨 Habit Breaking 🏠 Environmental Design

The Sober Truth

by Lance Dodes • 2014

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

3.92

616

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

The Sober Truth 95%

Addiction is not a disease, AA works 5% of the time, rehab is a 90k mirage.

by Lance Dodes 2014

3.92

616 ratings

🍺 AA Criticism 🧠 Anti-Disease Model 🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 💰 Rehab Industry Critique 📋 Evidence-Based Treatment

Beyond Addiction

by Jeffrey Foote • 2014

Tough love backfires. Here's what actually helps families guide a loved one into recovery.

4.32

944

🏥 Addiction Recovery 💝 Supporting Loved Ones 🔄 Behavioral Change 🗣️ Communication Skills 🚧 Boundaries

Beyond Addiction 95%

Tough love backfires. Here's what actually helps families guide a loved one into recovery.

by Jeffrey Foote 2014

4.32

944 ratings

🏥 Addiction Recovery 💝 Supporting Loved Ones 🔄 Behavioral Change 🗣️ Communication Skills 🚧 Boundaries

The Alcohol Experiment

by Annie Grace • 2018

One drink demands the next. A 30-day experiment to break the chemical loop, no willpower needed.

4.33

3k+

✨ Sobriety Journeys 💥 Habit Disruption 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness For Addiction 🔄 Modern Recovery

The Alcohol Experiment 95%

One drink demands the next. A 30-day experiment to break the chemical loop, no willpower needed.

by Annie Grace 2018

4.33

3k+ ratings

✨ Sobriety Journeys 💥 Habit Disruption 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness For Addiction 🔄 Modern Recovery

Rewired

by Erica Spiegelman • 2015

Recovery is rebuilding the self that no longer needs the substance. A blueprint for real change.

3.86

472

🧰 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Holistic Recovery 🧠 Emotional Sobriety 🔧 Life Redesign 🔒 Personal Integrity

Rewired 95%

Recovery is rebuilding the self that no longer needs the substance. A blueprint for real change.

by Erica Spiegelman 2015

3.86

472 ratings

🧰 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Holistic Recovery 🧠 Emotional Sobriety 🔧 Life Redesign 🔒 Personal Integrity

The Easy Way to Stop Gambling

by Allen Carr • 2013

A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.

4.15

129

🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🃏 Gambling Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🆓 Fear-Free Quitting 🧩 Psychological Addiction

The Easy Way to Stop Gambling 95%

A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.

by Allen Carr 2013

4.15

129 ratings

🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🃏 Gambling Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🆓 Fear-Free Quitting 🧩 Psychological Addiction

Easy Way to Control Alcohol

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

4.15

3k+

🍷 Quit Lit 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning

Easy Way to Control Alcohol 95%

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

by Allen Carr 2002

4.15

3k+ ratings

🍷 Quit Lit 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning

Alcoholics Anonymous

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1939

Willpower keeps failing alcoholics. The original program that works starts where self-control ends.

4.49

12k+

🍷 Alcoholism Recovery 🤝 Peer-Led Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Surrender 🩺 Addiction As Disease 🧰 Sobriety Maintenance

Alcoholics Anonymous 95%

Willpower keeps failing alcoholics. The original program that works starts where self-control ends.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1939

4.49

12k+ ratings

🍷 Alcoholism Recovery 🤝 Peer-Led Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Surrender 🩺 Addiction As Disease 🧰 Sobriety Maintenance

Bradshaw On

by John Bradshaw • 1985

Your family taught you to feel fundamentally wrong. The path to recover the self you buried.

4.12

1k+

🏠 Family Systems 🔗 Co-Dependency 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 💔 Childhood Trauma

Bradshaw On 95%

Your family taught you to feel fundamentally wrong. The path to recover the self you buried.

by John Bradshaw 1985

4.12

1k+ ratings

🏠 Family Systems 🔗 Co-Dependency 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 💔 Childhood Trauma

Rewire

by Richard O'Connor • 2014

Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.

3.82

2k+

🧷 Addiction Recovery 🔄 Habit Change 💣 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Emotional Regulation

Rewire 94%

Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.

by Richard O'Connor 2014

3.82

2k+ ratings

🧷 Addiction Recovery 🔄 Habit Change 💣 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Emotional Regulation

The Biology of Desire

by Marc Lewis • 2015

Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.

4.09

2k+

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🔁 Habit Formation 🎯 Neuroscience Of Desire ⏳ Delay Discounting

The Biology of Desire 94%

Addiction is desire turned automatic, not disease. What the brain learned, it can unlearn.

by Marc Lewis 2015

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🔁 Habit Formation 🎯 Neuroscience Of Desire ⏳ Delay Discounting

Treating Pornography Addiction

by Kevin B. Skinner • 2005

Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.

4.14

239

🖥️ Pornography Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addiction 🔬 Addiction Neuroscience 🛡️ Relapse Prevention 💭 Cognitive Behavioral

Treating Pornography Addiction 94%

Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.

by Kevin B. Skinner 2005

4.14

239 ratings

🖥️ Pornography Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addiction 🔬 Addiction Neuroscience 🛡️ Relapse Prevention 💭 Cognitive Behavioral

One Breath at a Time

by Kevin Griffin • 2004

Buddhist wisdom meets the 12 steps: how surrender and mindfulness create recovery that awakens.

4.28

1k+

🕊️ Twelve Step Recovery ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness In Recovery 🌊 Surrender In Recovery 🔍 Self-Examination

One Breath at a Time 94%

Buddhist wisdom meets the 12 steps: how surrender and mindfulness create recovery that awakens.

by Kevin Griffin 2004

4.28

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Twelve Step Recovery ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness In Recovery 🌊 Surrender In Recovery 🔍 Self-Examination

Facing Codependence

by Pia Mellody • 1989

Codependence: a childhood-born disease of control, shame, and blurred boundaries that can be healed.

4.07

3k+

🎭 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔦 Shame Healing 🚧 Boundary Setting 🌟 Self-Esteem

Facing Codependence 94%

Codependence: a childhood-born disease of control, shame, and blurred boundaries that can be healed.

by Pia Mellody 1989

4.07

3k+ ratings

🎭 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔦 Shame Healing 🚧 Boundary Setting 🌟 Self-Esteem

Never Enough

by Judith Grisel • 2019

The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.

4.14

5k+

🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction 🧪 Dopamine And Reward 🔬 Neuroplasticity 🧒 Adolescent Brain Development 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction

Never Enough 94%

The brain never forgets a drug. A neuroscientist and former addict explains the permanent cost.

by Judith Grisel 2019

4.14

5k+ ratings

🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction 🧪 Dopamine And Reward 🔬 Neuroplasticity 🧒 Adolescent Brain Development 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction

Addiction and Grace

by Gerald G. May • 1988

Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.

4.20

2k+

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🙏 Spiritual Psychology ✝️ Christian Mysticism 💔 Attachment And Desire 🔄 Habit And Compulsion

Addiction and Grace 94%

Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.

by Gerald G. May 1988

4.20

2k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🙏 Spiritual Psychology ✝️ Christian Mysticism 💔 Attachment And Desire 🔄 Habit And Compulsion

Breaking the Cycle

by George Collins MA • 2011

Sex compulsion is not you. It is a subpersonality you can name, confront, and quiet.

4.19

470

🧠 Sex Addiction 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🪑 Parts Work 🧸 Early Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Breaking the Cycle 94%

Sex compulsion is not you. It is a subpersonality you can name, confront, and quiet.

by George Collins MA 2011

4.19

470 ratings

🧠 Sex Addiction 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🪑 Parts Work 🧸 Early Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Sober Mercies

by Heather Harpham Kopp • 2013

The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.

4.31

636

🧊 Addiction Memoir ✝️ Christian Spirituality 📘 12-Step Recovery 🍷 Functional Addiction 🌱 Faith Deconstruction

Sober Mercies 94%

The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.

by Heather Harpham Kopp 2013

4.31

636 ratings

🧊 Addiction Memoir ✝️ Christian Spirituality 📘 12-Step Recovery 🍷 Functional Addiction 🌱 Faith Deconstruction

The Porn Trap

by Wendy Maltz • 2008

Quitting porn is half the job. The rest: rebuilding a sexuality rooted in connection, not screens.

3.94

458

🖥️ Porn Addiction 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💞 Healthy Sexuality 🤝 Intimacy And Connection 🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction

The Porn Trap 94%

Quitting porn is half the job. The rest: rebuilding a sexuality rooted in connection, not screens.

by Wendy Maltz 2008

3.94

458 ratings

🖥️ Porn Addiction 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💞 Healthy Sexuality 🤝 Intimacy And Connection 🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction

American Drug Addict

by Brett Douglas • 2018

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

4.00

3k+

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

American Drug Addict 94%

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

by Brett Douglas 2018

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

Beyond Codependency

by Melody Beattie • 1989

Codependency doesn't end when you first set a boundary. Here's what happens after.

4.22

4k+

🌀 Codependency Recovery 🏠 Family Of Origin Work 🧱 Healthy Boundaries 💕 Self-Compassion Practices 🔄 Breaking Cycles

Beyond Codependency 94%

Codependency doesn't end when you first set a boundary. Here's what happens after.

by Melody Beattie 1989

4.22

4k+ ratings

🌀 Codependency Recovery 🏠 Family Of Origin Work 🧱 Healthy Boundaries 💕 Self-Compassion Practices 🔄 Breaking Cycles

Soulbriety

by Elisa Hallerman • 2022

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

4.01

242

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧩 Inner Parts Work 🙏 Spiritual Recovery

Soulbriety 94%

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

by Elisa Hallerman 2022

4.01

242 ratings

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧩 Inner Parts Work 🙏 Spiritual Recovery

Your Brain Is Always Listening

by Daniel G. Amen • 2021

The past installed invisible scripts in your brain. A playbook for spotting and rewriting them.

3.69

2k+

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🔁 Habit Change 🔬 Neuroplasticity

Your Brain Is Always Listening 94%

The past installed invisible scripts in your brain. A playbook for spotting and rewriting them.

by Daniel G. Amen 2021

3.69

2k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🔁 Habit Change 🔬 Neuroplasticity

Sober Curious

by Ruby Warrington • 2018

A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.

3.59

5k+

🍷 Alcohol Culture 🌫️ Gray Area Drinking 🧘 Mindful Drinking 💎 Emotional Sobriety 🌿 Wellness Culture

Sober Curious 94%

A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.

by Ruby Warrington 2018

3.59

5k+ ratings

🍷 Alcohol Culture 🌫️ Gray Area Drinking 🧘 Mindful Drinking 💎 Emotional Sobriety 🌿 Wellness Culture

Dopamine Nation

by Anna Lembke • 2021

Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.

3.88

89k+

🧠 Dopamine Neuroscience 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📈 Hedonic Adaptation 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Impulse Control

Dopamine Nation 94%

Too much pleasure backfires. A psychiatrist on why your brain's reward system needs less, not more.

by Anna Lembke 2021

3.88

89k+ ratings

🧠 Dopamine Neuroscience 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 📈 Hedonic Adaptation 🌱 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Impulse Control

Silicon Valley Porn Star

by Jason Portnoy • 2022

He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.

4.32

256

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Silicon Valley Porn Star 94%

He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.

by Jason Portnoy 2022

4.32

256 ratings

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

The Zen of Recovery

by Mel Ash • 1993

Recovery and Zen are parallel routes to awakening. A guide for walking both at once.

4.06

302

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🫂 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve-Step Programs ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

The Zen of Recovery 94%

Recovery and Zen are parallel routes to awakening. A guide for walking both at once.

by Mel Ash 1993

4.06

302 ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🫂 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve-Step Programs ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

The New Codependency

by Melody Beattie • 2008

Vanishing into other people is not love. The updated guide for boundaries that keep you here.

3.92

2k+

🧩 Codependency 🚧 Boundary Setting 💔 Family Dysfunction 🎭 Emotional Repression 🍃 Letting Go

The New Codependency 94%

Vanishing into other people is not love. The updated guide for boundaries that keep you here.

by Melody Beattie 2008

3.92

2k+ ratings

🧩 Codependency 🚧 Boundary Setting 💔 Family Dysfunction 🎭 Emotional Repression 🍃 Letting Go

This Is How

by Augusten Burroughs • 2012

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

3.68

13k+

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

This Is How 94%

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

by Augusten Burroughs 2012

3.68

13k+ ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

The Sober Revolution

by Sarah Turner • 2013

Dreading 5 p.m. without wine? A six-week reset and the ten minutes that decide everything.

3.98

410

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Dreading 5 p.m. without wine? A six-week reset and the ten minutes that decide everything.

by Sarah Turner 2013

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🍷 Grey Area Drinking 📚 Quit Lit 🌿 Sober Living 👩‍👧 Mommy Wine Culture 🔄 Habit Change

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