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Everything’s here, No strings attached. No gatekeepers. Just real tools to help you breathe, heal, and break free.

I believe knowledge must be free and accessible.

Money has always limited education—especially for people battling addiction and the allies helping them heal. The need is greatest where resources are scarcest.

I also respect that creators survive on sales. So if you can, support them: buy books that move you and share them with recovery centers or those who are struggling.

But here, there’s no catch—no ads, links, memberships, or hidden agendas. I don’t want anything from you. My only aim is to give you tools to help break free from addiction’s grip.

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Which journey are you on...

This section is for you. Whether you’re just starting out, deep in the work, or somewhere in the messy middle, I’m curating a collection of free books and tools that speak to the realness of recovery—no sugarcoating, no shame, and definitely no preaching.

These materials include workbooks, mindfulness practices, and alternative recovery paths that center your autonomy, your healing, and your voice. They’re here to help you explore what works for you—whether that means learning to sit with your emotions, reworking your relationship to craving, or just finding something that doesn’t make you roll your eyes.

Everything here is free, accessible, and grounded in the idea that you don’t need to be “fixed”—you just need space, support, and a path that actually makes sense.

Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love That Heals Fear and Shame
Rational Recovery—the New Cure for Substance Addiction
The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry
The Sober Starting Today Workbook: Powerful Mindfulness & CBT Tools to Help You Break Free from Addiction
Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners
The Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Workbook by David A. Treleaven
Be Here Now – Ram Dass
The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being
Healing the Addicted Brain: The Revolutionary, Science‑Based Alcoholism and Addiction Recovery Program
Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear and Heal Your Brain

If you support folks navigating the rough terrain of substance use recovery—whether as a peer, counselor, therapist, or any other frontline role—I’m building this space with you in mind.

I’m gathering a wide range of free resources: group workbooks, facilitator guides, mindfulness practices, and evidence-based tools you can use in your sessions or adapt for your own approach. The goal is to make it easier for you to keep showing up, stay inspired, and bring fresh, effective material into your work without having to dig through paywalls or corporate BS.

Whether you’re looking to deepen your skills, try new modalities, or just need something solid to run a group tomorrow, you’ll find materials here that support recovery in a real, practical, and human way.

The Biology of Desire
The Compass of Pleasure
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life
The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors
Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate
Addiction and the Visual Arts
The Mindfulness Solution for Intense Emotions: Take Control of Borderline Personality Disorder with DBT
The Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Workbook by David A. Treleaven

This is where the dharma meets the mess of real life. No gurus, no fluff—just grounded Buddhist teachings for folks walking through the fire and looking for something honest to hold onto.

These books aren’t about escaping pain; they’re about meeting it with wisdom, clarity, and compassion.

Whether you’re coming off substances, untangling trauma, or just trying to find your footing in a chaotic world, these texts offer a path that’s human, doable, and deeply liberating.

No dogma, no judgment—just practical tools for waking up, one breath at a time.

The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
The Daily Buddhist: 366 Days of Wisdom for Happiness, Inner Freedom, and Mindful Living
The Zen Way of Recovery
Advice on Dying
No Time Like the Present
Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book
Buddha Mind, Buddha Body
Ordinary Mind
The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa, Volume Ten