The Little Book of College Sobriety: Living Happy, Healthy, and Free - Softcover

Packard, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 173525858X ISBN 13: 9781735258584

Publisher: Simply Good Press, 2022

Synopsis

How do we stop young people from dying from addiction?

What is the ONE THING that is critically missing from society’s debate on addiction?

These 12 stories of hope from college students, graduates, and a mother of a child in addiction, will illuminate the debate and help those struggling to find answers.

Emotional fitness expert Susan Packard (Fully Human) shines a bright light on how our emotions are a critical contributor to substance use disorders, much like our genetics are. She shares how loneliness, disconnectedness, and despair lead millions of young adults to substance misuse - and many thousands to suicide.

“In the hundreds of recovery meetings I’ve attended,” Susan says, “I hear some version of this: ‘I am unlovable.’ Our culture thinks addiction is weakness, but it’s really the language of the deeply wounded.”

Susan interviewed college students, graduates, and a mother of a child who strugged in addiction, to discover ways young adults gain and grow their sobriety. She uses her own experience as a long-term member of the recovery community to reach across the divide of generations, and to establish that addiction is a disease of emotions, genetics, and experiences.

These stories are often harrowing, but their honesty and vulnerability will connect with anyone struggling to become sober, or to gain new foundations in sobriety. It’s thrilling to watch for the moments when sparks of light and hope come back into the lives of the students.

This book is a must-read for students, administrators, and staff working in mental health on college campuses, and in recovery high schools too. The storytellers demonstrate how young people today can move from heartache to hope, and from fear to resilience, courage, and gratitude. With this ground-breaking book, Susan brings new tools to people in recovery, and new insights into the overall debate on mental health today.

Susan also offers a multi-media book experience, through the students’ audio-taped stories available with purchase of the book. All proceeds from book sales go to the Association of Recovery in Higher Education.

About this title

About the Author

Susan Packard is a media entrepreneur and a sober, hope-rich author who has contributed to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Refinery 29. This is her third book about emotional fitness and the many shapes it takes in people's lives, and how it is essential to living with peace and joy. She is a frequent speaker and gave a TEDx talk about emotional fitness at UCLA. For more information visit her website https: //susanpackard.com/

Edition details

• Publisher: Simply Good Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 173525858X
• ISBN 13: 9781735258584
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136