Resiliency Talks in Recovery: Stories of Overcoming from Addiction & Trauma - Softcover

Bagheri, Essi; Alaghamandan, Pej; Diaz, Nanette; Hryniuk, Angela; Rice, Kate; Bartley, Kim; Schindel, Rob; Bolton-Islas, Lara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9698092722 ISBN 13: 9789698092726

Publisher: Essi Bagheri, 2025

Synopsis

Life is not simply about surviving; it’s about overcoming. True overcoming isn’t just the absence of drinking, using, or falling into old patterns. It’s about healing the wounds we carry, finding freedom within ourselves, and walking into the world with dignity and respect.
Overcoming means being honest with yourself. It means facing your past without letting it define you, loving yourself despite the mistakes, and learning to trust your heart again. It’s about becoming the person you were always meant to be — not by forgetting where you came from, but by understanding it.
This book is not a story of perfection. It’s a story of struggle, of falling and getting back up, of learning to sit with pain and still choose love. Our journey is filled with moments of doubt, anger, and regret — but also with grace, forgiveness, and hope.
Each chapter is a piece of our truth. We share it not because we have all the answers, but because we believe that by telling our stories, we give others permission to heal their own. Overcoming is not a finish line; it’s a way of living — a daily commitment to patience, kindness, and the belief that change is possible.
We invite you to walk this road with us. Maybe you’ll find parts of your own story in these pages. Maybe you’ll find the strength you didn’t know you had. Either way, we hope you come away believing what we have come to learn.
No matter how heavy the past is, we are all capable of overcoming.

Edition details

• Publisher: Essi Bagheri
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9698092722
• ISBN 13: 9789698092726
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 143