The Thawing Man

A Heartwarming Journey From Active Addiction to Long-Term Recovery Third Edition

von Derek Chowen

260 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

He thought quitting drinking would be the hard part. It turned out to be the beginning.For years, Derek Chowen knew how to look successful while quietly disappearing inside his own life. Achievement, humor, relentless busyness, and alcohol became armor against fear, loneliness, failure, and feelings he did not know how to carry.Then came a devastating lie about a terminal illness, a collapse that nearly cost him his life, and the realization that he could no longer outrun the one person he had spent decades avoiding: himself.The Thawing Man is the candid, frequently funny, and deeply human account of what happened next. Originally written in real time as Derek moved from active addiction into long-term recovery, the writing changes as the man changes-raw and frantic at first, then steadier and more spacious as the ice begins to break.This is not a polished victory lap or a collection of easy answers. It is an honest journey through surrender, shame, accountability, damaged relationships, emotional numbness, and the difficult work of rebuilding a life without demanding that anyone forget the harm already done.Along the way, race cars, sailboats, factory floors, old cameras, music, childhood memories, and hard-earned lessons from his father become unexpected maps for living. Derek learns to accept help without surrendering his dignity, take responsibility without being destroyed by shame, rebuild trust without demanding forgiveness, and feel again after years of treating emotion as weakness.The result is more than a story about alcohol. It is a story about identity, vulnerability, masculinity, family, grief, self-forgiveness, community, and becoming fully present in your own life.Written for people in recovery, the people who love them, and anyone who has ever looked fine on the outside while quietly falling apart within, The Thawing Man offers truth without self-pity, humor without avoidance, and hope without pretending the road is easy.The drinking stopped in a day. The thawing took years.

• ISBN: 9781737915416
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.11.2022
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp