{"product_id":"we-are-the-luckiest-the-surprising-magic-of-a-sober-life-hardcover","title":"We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura McKowen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWe Are the Luckiest \u003c\/em\u003eis a masterpiece. It's the truest, most generous, honest, and helpful sobriety memoir I've read. It's going to save lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Glennon Doyle, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLove Warrior: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What could possibly be \"lucky\" about addiction? Absolutely nothing, thought Laura McKowen when drinking brought her to her knees. As she puts it, she \"kicked and screamed . . . wishing for something -- anything -- else\" to be her issue. The people who got to drink normally, she thought, were so damn lucky.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But in the midst of early sobriety, when no longer able to anesthetize her pain and anxiety, she realized that she was actually the lucky one. Lucky to feel her feelings, live honestly, really be with her daughter, change her legacy. She recognized that \"those of us who answer the invitation to wake up, whatever our invitation, are really the luckiest of all.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Here, in straight-talking chapters filled with personal stories, McKowen addresses issues such as facing facts, the question of AA, and other people's drinking. Without sugarcoating the struggles of sobriety, she relentlessly emphasizes the many blessings of an honest life, one without secrets and debilitating shame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura McKowen\u003c\/strong\u003e had a successful career in public relations and the \u003cem\u003eMad Men\u003c\/em\u003e-esque drinking culture of advertising. After getting sober, she became recognized as a fresh voice in recovery, beloved for her soulful and irreverent writing online and in print. She now leads sold-out retreats and courses, teaching people how to say \u003cem\u003eyes\u003c\/em\u003e to a bigger life. She lives outside Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46373399363769,"sku":"9781608686544","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/dHlmWFdHSGdERGZZVmUzMFRTSHNOUT09.webp?v=1770965706","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/we-are-the-luckiest-the-surprising-magic-of-a-sober-life-hardcover","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}