Sobriety Memoir Books | Summaries & Audio

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

by Catherine Gray • 2017

Sobriety isn't deprivation. It's the joy you've been chasing at the bottom of every glass.

4.32

16k+

🛑 Alcohol Recovery 📖 Quit Lit 🤔 Sober Curious 🍸 Drinking Culture 🧘 Mindful Recovery

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober Summary

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober 94%

Sobriety isn't deprivation. It's the joy you've been chasing at the bottom of every glass.

by Catherine Gray 2017

4.32

16k+ ratings

🛑 Alcohol Recovery 📖 Quit Lit 🤔 Sober Curious 🍸 Drinking Culture 🧘 Mindful Recovery

Unwasted

by Sacha Z. Scoblic • 2011

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

3.79

2k+

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Unwasted 94%

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

by Sacha Z. Scoblic 2011

3.79

2k+ ratings

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Guts

by Kristen Johnston • 2012

A burst intestine, two weeks in a coma, and the Hollywood career that hid the drinking.

3.90

5k+

🍷 Addiction Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Functional Addiction 🪨 Rock Bottom Stories 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Guts 93%

A burst intestine, two weeks in a coma, and the Hollywood career that hid the drinking.

by Kristen Johnston 2012

3.90

5k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Functional Addiction 🪨 Rock Bottom Stories 🧸 Childhood Trauma

The Sober Girl Society Handbook

by Millie Gooch • 2021

Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.

4.14

2k+

🚫 Quit Lit 🧃 Alcohol-Free Living 💬 Sober Socializing 🍻 Drinking Culture 👩 Women And Alcohol

The Sober Girl Society Handbook 93%

Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.

by Millie Gooch 2021

4.14

2k+ ratings

🚫 Quit Lit 🧃 Alcohol-Free Living 💬 Sober Socializing 🍻 Drinking Culture 👩 Women And Alcohol

A Million Little Pieces

by James Frey • 2003

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

3.69

265k+

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

A Million Little Pieces 92%

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

by James Frey 2003

3.69

265k+ ratings

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

Quit Like a Woman

by Holly Whitaker • 2019

Recovery was built for men. Alcohol is the new tobacco. Here's how women get free.

3.98

31k+

🌱 Sobriety And Recovery ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🌿 Holistic Healing 🔄 Habit Change 🎯 Corporate Critique

Quit Like a Woman 92%

Recovery was built for men. Alcohol is the new tobacco. Here's how women get free.

by Holly Whitaker 2019

3.98

31k+ ratings

🌱 Sobriety And Recovery ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🌿 Holistic Healing 🔄 Habit Change 🎯 Corporate Critique

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

by Matthew Perry • 2022

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

3.94

408k+

📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Summary

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing 92%

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

by Matthew Perry 2022

3.94

408k+ ratings

📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

The Book of Drugs

by Mike Doughty • 2012

May 3, 2000: he poured the whiskey out. It was the first thing he didn't finish.

3.63

2k+

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🎵 Music Memoirs 🕊️ Recovery Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma

The Book of Drugs 92%

May 3, 2000: he poured the whiskey out. It was the first thing he didn't finish.

by Mike Doughty 2012

3.63

2k+ ratings

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🎵 Music Memoirs 🕊️ Recovery Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Girl Walks Out of a Bar

by Lisa F. Smith • 2016

A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.

4.14

7k+

🍷 Addiction Memoir 🌅 Recovery Stories 👩 Women In Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧠 Dual Diagnosis

Girl Walks Out of a Bar 92%

A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.

by Lisa F. Smith 2016

4.14

7k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Memoir 🌅 Recovery Stories 👩 Women In Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧠 Dual Diagnosis

Reality Check

by Mike Sorrentino • 2023

The body that made him famous couldn't protect him from opiate addiction, fraud, or federal prison.

4.28

14k+

🏥 Recovery Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Addiction 📺 Reality Television

Reality Check 92%

The body that made him famous couldn't protect him from opiate addiction, fraud, or federal prison.

by Mike Sorrentino 2023

4.28

14k+ ratings

🏥 Recovery Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Addiction 📺 Reality Television

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Happy People Are Annoying

by Josh Peck • 2022

Fat, fatherless, and funny: a child star's armor became his cage, and sobriety the key.

4.05

18k+

🎬 Child Stardom 🧃 Sobriety Memoirs 😂 Humor As Defense 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🔄 Hollywood Reinvention

Happy People Are Annoying 92%

Fat, fatherless, and funny: a child star's armor became his cage, and sobriety the key.

by Josh Peck 2022

4.05

18k+ ratings

🎬 Child Stardom 🧃 Sobriety Memoirs 😂 Humor As Defense 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🔄 Hollywood Reinvention

I Forgot to Die

by Khalil Rafati • 2015

How a homeless heroin addict became the interventionist families call when hope runs out.

4.34

3k+

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🌑 Heroin Addiction 🏚️ Homelessness

I Forgot to Die 92%

How a homeless heroin addict became the interventionist families call when hope runs out.

by Khalil Rafati 2015

4.34

3k+ ratings

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🌑 Heroin Addiction 🏚️ Homelessness

The Easy Way to Stop Drinking

by Allen Carr • 2005

Remove the desire to drink, and quitting becomes not a sacrifice but a celebration.

4.13

2k+

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🔄 Addiction Reframing 🎉 Joyful Sobriety 🚫 Abstinence Mindset 🛑 Quitting Alcohol

The Easy Way to Stop Drinking 92%

Remove the desire to drink, and quitting becomes not a sacrifice but a celebration.

by Allen Carr 2005

4.13

2k+ ratings

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🔄 Addiction Reframing 🎉 Joyful Sobriety 🚫 Abstinence Mindset 🛑 Quitting Alcohol

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 92%

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

After All

by Mary Tyler Moore • 1995

America loved Mary Richards. Only her family knew she was drinking herself to death.

3.81

1k+

📺 Classic Television 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Alcoholism Recovery 💎 Perfectionism 🖤 Grief And Loss

After All 92%

America loved Mary Richards. Only her family knew she was drinking herself to death.

by Mary Tyler Moore 1995

3.81

1k+ ratings

📺 Classic Television 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Alcoholism Recovery 💎 Perfectionism 🖤 Grief And Loss

Why We Drink Too Much

by Charles Knowles • 2026

Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.

3.67

418

🌅 Addiction Recovery 🍺 Drinking Culture 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🤔 Sober Curious 🧘 Mindfulness Recovery

Why We Drink Too Much 92%

Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.

by Charles Knowles 2026

3.67

418 ratings

🌅 Addiction Recovery 🍺 Drinking Culture 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🤔 Sober Curious 🧘 Mindfulness Recovery

The Addicted Lawyer

by Brian Cuban • 2017

Brian Cuban practiced law by day and fed his addiction by night. The collapse took years.

3.87

150

🏛️ Legal Profession 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🎭 Functional Addiction 🧠 Dual Diagnosis ⚖️ Attorney Wellness

The Addicted Lawyer 92%

Brian Cuban practiced law by day and fed his addiction by night. The collapse took years.

by Brian Cuban 2017

3.87

150 ratings

🏛️ Legal Profession 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🎭 Functional Addiction 🧠 Dual Diagnosis ⚖️ Attorney Wellness

Three Pianos

by Andrew McMahon • 2021

At 22, his exhaustion was leukemia. The cure: a stem cell transplant from his sister.

4.40

3k+

🎹 Musician Memoirs 🚐 Touring Life 🎗️ Cancer Survival 🧪 Parental Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Three Pianos 92%

At 22, his exhaustion was leukemia. The cure: a stem cell transplant from his sister.

by Andrew McMahon 2021

4.40

3k+ ratings

🎹 Musician Memoirs 🚐 Touring Life 🎗️ Cancer Survival 🧪 Parental Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery

The Many Lives of Mama Love

by Lara Love Hardin • 2023

Handcuffed in her cul-de-sac, a mother of four discovers family among the women of county jail.

4.43

133k+

💊 Addiction Memoir 🔒 Incarceration Memoir 🤝 Found Family In Prison 🌅 Redemption Arc 🔄 Second Chances

The Many Lives of Mama Love 92%

Handcuffed in her cul-de-sac, a mother of four discovers family among the women of county jail.

by Lara Love Hardin 2023

4.43

133k+ ratings

💊 Addiction Memoir 🔒 Incarceration Memoir 🤝 Found Family In Prison 🌅 Redemption Arc 🔄 Second Chances

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 92%

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

Lucky Man

by Michael J. Fox • 2002

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

4.08

29k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs 📢 Disability Advocacy 💰 Medical Philanthropy

Lucky Man 92%

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

by Michael J. Fox 2002

4.08

29k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs 📢 Disability Advocacy 💰 Medical Philanthropy

Drink

by Ann Dowsett Johnston • 2013

Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.

3.74

4k+

🌱 Recovery Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🍻 Binge Drinking 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✊ Feminist Critique

Drink 92%

Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.

by Ann Dowsett Johnston 2013

3.74

4k+ ratings

🌱 Recovery Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🍻 Binge Drinking 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✊ Feminist Critique

The Prelude

by William Wordsworth • 1850

He broke women for sport. Then he met someone who played his game better, with cameras.

3.88

4k+

🧊 Addiction Recovery 💔 Emotional Abuse 📖 Recovery Memoirs 🔄 Cycles Of Trauma 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

The Prelude 92%

He broke women for sport. Then he met someone who played his game better, with cameras.

by William Wordsworth 1850

3.88

4k+ ratings

🧊 Addiction Recovery 💔 Emotional Abuse 📖 Recovery Memoirs 🔄 Cycles Of Trauma 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

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 91%

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

Mentors

by Russell Brand • 2019

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

3.67

2k+

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

Mentors 91%

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

by Russell Brand 2019

3.67

2k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

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 91%

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

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 91%

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 Year of Less

by Cait Flanders • 2018

She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.

3.45

71k+

🛒 Shopping Addiction 🏠 Minimalist Living 🍷 Sobriety Journey 📉 Consumerism Critique 💸 Debt Recovery

The Year of Less 91%

She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.

by Cait Flanders 2018

3.45

71k+ ratings

🛒 Shopping Addiction 🏠 Minimalist Living 🍷 Sobriety Journey 📉 Consumerism Critique 💸 Debt Recovery

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 91%

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

Pour Me, A Life

by A.A. Gill • 2014

Drunk, dyslexic, and directionless, he walked into a newspaper and found the one language that fit.

4.08

3k+

🍷 Addiction Recovery 🍽️ Restaurant Criticism 📰 New Journalism 😂 Comic Memoir 🎖️ War Correspondence

Pour Me, A Life 91%

Drunk, dyslexic, and directionless, he walked into a newspaper and found the one language that fit.

by A.A. Gill 2014

4.08

3k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Recovery 🍽️ Restaurant Criticism 📰 New Journalism 😂 Comic Memoir 🎖️ War Correspondence

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

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

The Sober Revolution 91%

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

by Sarah Turner 2013

3.98

410 ratings

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

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 91%

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 Fifth Vital

by Mike Majlak • 2020

A thousand-dollar heroin habit. A shattered ankle. A dying grandfather. Then, Logan Paul's podcast.

4.32

3k+

💊 Opioid Crisis 🩹 Addiction Recovery 📝 Twelve-Step Programs 🔗 Drug Dealing Memoirs 🚴 Exercise And Mental Health

The Fifth Vital 91%

A thousand-dollar heroin habit. A shattered ankle. A dying grandfather. Then, Logan Paul's podcast.

by Mike Majlak 2020

4.32

3k+ ratings

💊 Opioid Crisis 🩹 Addiction Recovery 📝 Twelve-Step Programs 🔗 Drug Dealing Memoirs 🚴 Exercise And Mental Health

Down the Drain

by Julia Fox • 2023

An Italian girl follows her erratic father to New York. Survival will mean constant reinvention.

4.36

95k+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 💉 Addiction Recovery 🌍 Immigrant Childhood ⛓️ Sex Work 🔥 Raw And Unflinching

Down the Drain 91%

An Italian girl follows her erratic father to New York. Survival will mean constant reinvention.

by Julia Fox 2023

4.36

95k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 💉 Addiction Recovery 🌍 Immigrant Childhood ⛓️ Sex Work 🔥 Raw And Unflinching

Love Life

by Rob Lowe • 2014

Fame, addiction, recovery. Rob Lowe learned that a good life is cast, not scripted.

3.68

12k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Craft 🍃 Sobriety Journey 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship

Love Life 91%

Fame, addiction, recovery. Rob Lowe learned that a good life is cast, not scripted.

by Rob Lowe 2014

3.68

12k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Craft 🍃 Sobriety Journey 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship

Walking with Ghosts

by Gabriel Byrne • 2021

He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.

4.10

4k+

🎭 Actor Memoirs 🇮🇪 Irish Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🍺 Addiction Recovery ⛪ Catholic Upbringing

Walking with Ghosts 91%

He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.

by Gabriel Byrne 2021

4.10

4k+ ratings

🎭 Actor Memoirs 🇮🇪 Irish Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🍺 Addiction Recovery ⛪ Catholic Upbringing

Windswept & Interesting

by Billy Connolly • 2021

A Glasgow welder walked onstage with a banjo. The man who walked off was someone else.

4.40

11k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Memoir 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🃏 Humor As Survival 💪 Sobriety Journey 🎨 Creative Reinvention

Windswept & Interesting 91%

A Glasgow welder walked onstage with a banjo. The man who walked off was someone else.

by Billy Connolly 2021

4.40

11k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Memoir 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🃏 Humor As Survival 💪 Sobriety Journey 🎨 Creative Reinvention

Nobody Ever Told Me Anything

by Rachael "Steak" Finley • 2022

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

4.55

819

🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

Nobody Ever Told Me Anything 91%

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

by Rachael "Steak" Finley 2022

4.55

819 ratings

🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

by Rob Lowe • 2011

His 80s fame crashed into scandal. A sign in Fiji showed him what he actually wanted.

3.88

86k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Career 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📼 80s Pop Culture 🪞 Fame And Loneliness

Stories I Only Tell My Friends 91%

His 80s fame crashed into scandal. A sign in Fiji showed him what he actually wanted.

by Rob Lowe 2011

3.88

86k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Career 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📼 80s Pop Culture 🪞 Fame And Loneliness

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 91%

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

Another Bullshit Night in Suck City

by Nick Flynn • 2004

His estranged father walked into the shelter where he worked. Helping him meant becoming him.

3.80

12k+

👤 Absent Fathers 🏚️ Homelessness In America 🍷 Addiction And Family 🩹 Memoir Of Recovery 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

Another Bullshit Night in Suck City Summary

Another Bullshit Night in Suck City 91%

His estranged father walked into the shelter where he worked. Helping him meant becoming him.

by Nick Flynn 2004

3.80

12k+ ratings

👤 Absent Fathers 🏚️ Homelessness In America 🍷 Addiction And Family 🩹 Memoir Of Recovery 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

Carry On, Warrior

by Glennon Doyle • 2013

Addiction, infidelity, parenting fails: one woman's refusal to pretend, and the life that followed.

4.10

30k+

🔮 Spiritual Memoir 🧊 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💬 Radical Honesty 👶 Modern Motherhood

Carry On, Warrior 91%

Addiction, infidelity, parenting fails: one woman's refusal to pretend, and the life that followed.

by Glennon Doyle 2013

4.10

30k+ ratings

🔮 Spiritual Memoir 🧊 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💬 Radical Honesty 👶 Modern Motherhood

Over the Top

by Jonathan Van Ness • 2019

A hairdresser's path from meth addiction to Queer Eye stardom, and the secret he carried.

4.18

69k+

🧑‍🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Memoir 💊 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🏳️‍⚧️ Gender Nonconformity

Over the Top 91%

A hairdresser's path from meth addiction to Queer Eye stardom, and the secret he carried.

by Jonathan Van Ness 2019

4.18

69k+ ratings

🧑‍🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Memoir 💊 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🏳️‍⚧️ Gender Nonconformity

Alcohol Explained

by William Porter • 2015

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

4.36

4k+

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

Alcohol Explained 91%

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

by William Porter 2015

4.36

4k+ ratings

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