Vital Voyage Authors' Bookshelf
Could the way we understand Addiction, Recovery, and Mental Health be entirely upside down? The Infinite Recovery Project is NOT just another self-help book - it’s a transformative invitation to radically rethink addiction, mental health, and emotional healing. If you've found yourself drawn to books like Addicted to Pain, When the Body Says No, Codependent No More, or How to Change Your Mind - and yet still feel something's missing - this book offers a different kind of understanding. Not a strategy, but a shift. Not a technique, but a return to what’s already whole beneath the pain.
It's Ok Not to Be Okay! Discover how to find peace when you thought it was impossible. Use these concepts to experience relief and gain the power to have more control over your life, even when nothing is going right. I'll also describe the top 3 ways to move forward and keep you from drowning in unnecessary shame attached to substance abuse. In fact, here's just a sample of what you'll learn: Time doesn't heal all wounds. Your past doesn't define who you are today. Substance use disorder is a medical condition and not a moral failure, and much, MUCH more!
In Emotionally Naked: A Teacher's Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk, trainer, speaker, and suicide loss survivor Anne Moss Rogers, and clinical social worker and researcher Kimberly O'Brien, PhD, LICSW, empower middle and high school educators with the knowledge and skills to leverage their relationships with students to reduce this threat to life.
Every day, nearly 275 people are dying from opioid addiction in America. This doctor wants it to stop. “I can’t retire. Not until the Opioid Epidemic finally becomes a chapter in our country’s history.” Over the past two decades, opioid addiction has resulted in the deaths of nearly one million people in our country. Screening and brief intervention for addictions will mean fewer people dying from illegal overdose and ensure that patients get prescription-grade pain pills or buprenorphine from the pharmacy. Still, doctors are not taught this in American medical schools. In 2006, after years of feeling powerless to help those addicted to opioids, benzodiazepines, and stimulants, general practitioner Dr. Arun Gupta joined the American Society of Addiction Medicine and earned his certification to treat patients with addictions. Now, in his eye-opening new book, after decades of research and first-hand experience, he tells us how to end this crisis that is destroying so many lives.
In Discover Your Adult Child, O'Connor merges his research on the Adult Child of an Alcoholic Syndrome with personal anecdotes to help others overcome childhood trauma inflicted by an alcoholic parent. Offering empathy and hope, O'Connor shares survival skills and specific action items to allow adult children of alcoholics to better understand themselves and ultimately live a more stable, peaceful life. Both a memoir and a self-help guide, the book is a welcome resource for adult children of alcoholics in need of validation.
THE FUNNIEST, MOST POPULAR KID IN SCHOOL, Charles Aubrey Rogers suffered from depression and later addiction, then ultimately died by suicide. Diary of a Broken Mind focuses on the relatable story of what led to his suicide at age twenty and answers the why behind his addiction and this cause of death, revealed through a mother's story and years of Charles' published and unpublished song lyrics. The closing chapters focus on hope and healing-and how the author found her purpose and forgave herself. Diary of a Broken Mind is a poignant and powerful story written with telling detail and searing honesty-and hope. It is an inside look at the issues of depression, addiction, and suicide affecting so many families. It is a book that won't easily be forgotten.
From a junkie addicted to methamphetamines to a federal judge, Mary Beth O’Connor’s memoir shares her inspiring journey from rock bottom to resilience as she forged a personal path to recovery from trauma and addiction. Silver Award, 2023 Nonfiction Book Awards Searing, unsettling, and ultimately triumphant, Judge O'Connor's debut memoir takes readers on a wild ride through the rock-bottom underbelly of intravenous drug addiction to the hallowed halls of justice where she rose to the pinnacle of success as a federal judge.
In two-plus decades of working as a child therapist, author Nicole Runyon, LMSW, has seen the devastating effect technology is having on today’s young people. From social media and gaming addiction to pornography and sextortion, children’s innocence and health are being demolished by their virtual realities. In Free to Fly, Nicole will show you where we’ve gone wrong and how to get back on track by sharing essential info such as The four parts of child development, and how technology use impacts each stage The ways children have become disconnected from other people, and from themselves The reasons discomfort is critical to resilience, in both parents and children strategies for creating boundaries around your child’s technology use Why therapy isn’t always the answer
Whether you are a self-healer embarking on a personal journey of recovery, a professional dedicated to supporting others in their healing processes, or a family member wanting to understand and assist a loved one, this book offers invaluable insights and practical tools to navigate the complexities of trauma. Through actionable strategies, this book illuminates the often unseen roots and triggers of trauma, helping readers to identify and address the underlying issues that may be affecting their emotional and physical well-being. You’ll discover how trauma can shape our thoughts, behaviours, and relationships, and learn how to gently peel back the layers that have held you back. This book serves as a vital resource for anyone wanting to engage in self-healing psychoeducation, and self -awareness. You will understand the many facets of trauma both intergenerational, familial and personal exploring the nature and roots of trauma gaining a basic awareness of the nervous system, discovering effective tools to move into greater calm and regulation, using somatic experiencing, and mindfulness techniques all designed to foster healing and resilience