Let Your Privates Breathe: Breaking the Cycle of Addiction and Family Dysfunctio

Description: Let Your Privates Breathe by Melissa Steussy Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description There is another way. The author would have never found it on her own. Finding herself in handcuffs in the back of a police car at 21 was a wake-up call. What was different about her than her alcoholic mother whom she swore she would never be like? Melissa grew up in a tumultuous home environment on welfare, in low-income apartments, with an Incarcerated father she had never met, an Alcoholic mother, and her abusive boyfriend. After a DUI at 21 and court-ordered treatment, she learns about the effects of Addiction and slowly finds recovery of her health, mind, and body, and eventually builds a family of her own. Anyone growing up in an alcoholic home knows that chaos and unpredictability affect our brains and nervous systems. We become hypervigilant, unable to relax or "have fun" We need to be inebriated to avoid looking at the pain that was caused. We find that by trying to avoid our issues with drinking and using we fall deeper until we find a way out, which for many is jail, institutions, or death. Finding herself court-ordered to treatment and AA meetings she meets another trying to stay clean and gets pregnant at 8 months sober. Still, a child herself emotionally and reeling from a life of abuse, an absent father re-incarcerated, and a deep mother wound, she struggles. Its not always pretty, but sobriety wins out and she realizes that not drinking and using drugs is the only way to create the life she wants to live. To be the mother and wife she strives to be. To be the woman God created her to be. With 10/10 Adverse childhood experiences (ACES) Melissa strives to heal her childhood trauma while staying present enough to mother her children and find solutions to regulate her overwhelmed nervous system. She finds calm in the chaos and learns to manage her constant triggers. Melissa is a woman who was able to break the cycle of addiction and abuse and hopes to carry the message to help others in recovery. It isnt easy, but it is possible. This memoir celebrates the consistency of one day at a time-changing the trajectory of our lives. Falling and rising regardless of our circumstances. There is hope. Details ISBN 1508579539 ISBN-13 9781508579533 Title Let Your Privates Breathe Author Melissa Steussy Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 212 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:143384759; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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