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8 years ago 0 +0 / -0 286

Hi Simmy,

Thanks for book recommendations which I plan to check out. Also, I love your movie list! What a great idea and I am looking forward to watching these!

Hope all is well with you.

8 years ago 0 +0 / -0 72

Julie I have also found your suggestions very helpful. Still meaning to read Buddha's Brain. I would like to add a couple books I have enjoyed:

Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp
Taking the Leap by Pema Chodron

Also, I am making myself a list of movies to watch about alcoholism, addiction, and recovery. I haven't watched them all yet, but I have found all them recommended on recovery blogs and sites:

A Royal Hangover (UK doc)
Once Were Warriors (New Zealand)
Stuart Saves His Family (comedy/SNL)
Permanent Midnight (the book is also supposed to be very good if not better)
My Name is Joe (Scotland)
Days of Wine and Roses (1960s classic oldie)
The Lost Weekend (1945 film noir drama)
Half Nelson (with the lovely Ryan Gosling)
Clean and Sober (with Michael Keaton)
Drunk in Public (doc)
Life or Meth (doc)
Withnail and I
28 Days
The Basketball Diaries
When a Man Loves a Woman
Leaving Las Vegas
Flight
The Salton Sea
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Running with Demons (about an addict who uses long distance running in his recovery - I love running!)
Machine Gun Preacher
Requiem for a Dream (if I can handle watching this again, it's awesome but INTENSE)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (from what I recall, this one left me feeling hungover just from watching it)
My Name is Bill W (about the founders of AA)
The Doors
Drugstore Cowboy
Rachel Getting Married
Drunks (reviews aren't great but it looks worth watching, set in an AA meeting)
Everything Must Go
Smashed

8 years ago 0 +0 / -0 19

Thanks for the list, Julie. I checked out one of the blogs you listed, "Tired of Thinking about Drinking", and couldn't stop reading! I can totally relate to Belle; I love her sense of humour and writing style. Unfortunately, I'm a newbie and don't yet have any resources to share but wanted to thank you for the list. I think this is a great idea.

8 years ago 0 +0 / -0 286

I have found certain resources very helpful in early sobriety and thought it might be helpful to create an ongoing list of our favourites. I am hoping that others will add their recommendations so we can all benefit from our experiences.

Books:

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate

Buddha's Brain by Rick Hanson

Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff

Recover to Live by Christopher Kennedy Lawford

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Control Alcohol by Allen Carr

Websites:

Tired of Thinking About Drinking - blog (100 Day Challenge)

Mrs. D. Is Doing Without - blog

www.tarabrach.com (podcasts, meditations and talks)

Apps:

Afternoon Affirmations

Hazelden - Inspirations

-Letting Go

Looking forward to checking out others' resources.

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