Recovery - By James Humphrey | Book

RECOVERY — A MEMOIR

By James J. Humphrey

Getting sober was only the beginning.

Recovery is a raw, unfiltered memoir about addiction, consequences, jail, faith, family, rock bottom, and the difficult process of learning how to live again.

This isn't a story written from a distance. It's a story from inside it.

James J. Humphrey takes readers through the progression of addiction—from music, partying and chasing a lifestyle to the point where methamphetamine began controlling nearly every part of his life. What once felt manageable eventually became arrests, stealing, damaged relationships, jail cells, withdrawal and the realization that the life he had built could no longer continue.

But Recovery isn't only about how far a person can fall.

It's about what happens when they decide to get back up.

Through nine deeply personal chapters, James tells the story without pretending recovery suddenly made everything easy. Sobriety meant facing consequences without drugs to escape them. It meant accountability, meetings, drug court, faith, rebuilding trust and confronting the person he had become while discovering the person he could still be.

There are ugly moments in this book. There are painful ones. There are moments of fear, regret, humor, honesty, hope and realization.

Most importantly, there is life after rock bottom.

THE BOOK

INSIDE RECOVERY

Chapter One — Surrounded
Chapter Two — The Beginning
Chapter Three — The Dark Place
Chapter Four — Rockstar
Chapter Five — Meth
Chapter Six — Pain Became Reality
Chapter Seven — Recovery Begins
Chapter Eight — Higher Power
Chapter Nine — Learning to Live

THIS ISN'T A PERFECT RECOVERY STORY.

It's a human one.

Recovery doesn't pretend that sobriety erases the past. It explores what happens when someone finally stops running from it.

If you've struggled with addiction, love somebody who has, are beginning your own recovery, or simply need proof that your worst chapter doesn't have to become your final chapter, this book was written for you.

No matter how far you've fallen, your story isn't finished.

You are not alone.

RECOVERY — A Memoir by James J. Humphrey
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