The Road I Never Meant to Take

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>What happens when the therapist needs therapy? When the helper becomes the one in need of healing?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Told through 52 heartfelt letters The Road I Never Meant to Take is a brave and compassionate memoir about one woman's unexpected descent into addiction-and the gritty beautiful journey back. Through the voice of L a fictionalized character based on lived experience author and therapist Alanna Bell explores the emotional wreckage the neurological science and the spiritual reckoning behind substance use disorder.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>But this isn't just a story about addiction. It's about recovery-from trauma from shame from the belief that we have to do it all alone.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>This book offers:</span></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>A rare behind-the-scenes look at addiction in the lives of high-functioning professionals</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Powerful insights into the biology and psychology of substance use disorder</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>A soulful invitation to heal-mind body and spirit</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Practical encouragement for helpers sufferers and supporters alike</span></li></ul><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Whether you're personally struggling loving someone who is or working to better serve clients and patients-this book is for you.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Because addiction doesn't just affect one kind of person. And neither does recovery. We don't have to do this alone. And we are all a part of the solution.</span></p>