We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
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4.2 • 132 Ratings
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- $22.99
Publisher Description
“We Are the Luckiest is a masterpiece. It’s the truest, most generous, honest, and helpful sobriety memoir I’ve read. It’s going to save lives.”
— Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Warrior: A Memoir
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.
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.”
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.
Customer Reviews
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someone says this book changed their life and i can absolutely see how. this writer had me put into words in the first three pages. I can see her journey and this has been a helpful tool for me as a mother, trying to change habits passed in my family. if you or someone you know is also on this journey -this book is a great read.
So inspiring and resonating!
Love love love this!!!
Just finished and want to listen again!
I NEEDED this book. I’ve been 2 years sober myself, and feeling alone with some of my big emotions, and unique journey (as compared to others in my life). So I was feeling misunderstood, isolated and alone in my feelings. This book helped me to not feel alone, seen, and understood. Laura, thank you so much for the vulnerability, writing it all down, and sharing it with the world. I laughed, I cried, and had some deep reflections/revelations all throughout. I can’t express enough of my gratitude for this book!