Drowning in Addiction: Sink or Swim is a book about saving lives and giving hope to addicts and loved ones of addicts. We, the authors, believe this book is a lifeline for those affected by addiction to find their path to recovery. We believe recovery is possible, regardless of background or situation. It begins with a choice!
To the addict/alcoholic reading this book, we love you and respect you. We get you, we see you. We know you. We have been you. We want to help you. We, the authors, have faith these stories will speak to you and inspire you to change and lead a better life. Your addiction is not shameful. Your addiction is the chapter of struggle in your book of life before your story turns into a success.
To family and friends of addicts that will read this book, we want to bring awareness to the fact that you do not need to feel guilt or shame for your loved one's challenges through addiction. The goal of this book and the stories within is to help you, the loved one of an addict or alcoholic, to realize your actions are not in vain; however, being present for your loved one may be the best course of action. Your loved one must make the decision to be the change for themselves.
This book is about us, for others.
Scott Leeper is a Mindset Coach, speaker and author based out of Mishawaka, IN with his wife, Ashley, and son, Jaxson. In 2012, Scott made the decision to remove his father from life-support and watched him take his last breath, as a result of a life of alcohol abuse. After 13 years of service to his country, Scott was forced out of the Marine Corps, at which time he decided to serve others in a different manner. Today, Scott is an author, inspirational speaker, and Mindset Coach for executives, entrepreneurs and business owners that want to gain mental strength and clarity in their confidence, profession, and personal lives. He also is an inspirational speaker and author.
Michael Arnold is a hurricane of happiness. She went through her own personal transformation with brutal alcohol addiction that was partnered with fear of judgment, acceptance, no self-love and identity loss. Michael captivates her clients with her own vulnerability by being raw and real about highs and lows of evolving and transforming in sobriety. Michael now lives a beautiful, healthy life in sobriety. Michael can truly say she now knows what it is like to feel alive, free, and to be unapologetically herself from the inside out. It is Michael's passion to inspire and support people to Make Shift Happen in peoples lives.
Once Andrea Carr attained sobriety, she decided to become a sober coach. Andrea realized her own journey to sobriety would have been much easier if she had worked with a Sober Coach from the beginning. Andrea has been in recovery for over six years. In November of 2018, Andrea celebrated three years of relapse-free sobriety, and almost two years free from disordered eating. Andrea realized she had to reinvent herself starting from the inside. Andrea wanted to be healthy, confident, fulfilled, happy, and free. These are traits so far from who she was when she was in active addiction. What clicked for Andrea on her journey is that her mindset needed to change. Andrea has made the commitment to choose life-long recovery and helps her clients do the same.
