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How to Breathe While Suffocating: A Story Of Overcoming Addiction, Recovering From Trauma, and Healing My Soul

How to Breathe While Suffocating: A Story Of Overcoming Addiction, Recovering From Trauma, and Healing My Soul


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Let go of negativity, rediscover your inherent worth, and unlock your true potential How To Breathe While Suffocating is your antidote to the all-too-common tendency to surrender, giving up on your life’s ambitions. You don’t have to give up! For anyone who has gotten caught in the trap of “I can’t do it,” this book reminds you that you are enough, you possess value, and your unique ability to engage with the world can and will get you to where you want to be. Through simple positive affirmations, unflinching first-person stories, and insightful analysis, author Bruce W. Brackett helps you focus on the positive and keep moving forward. Society today is experiencing a hidden pandemic of loneliness, disconnection, and resistance to recovery. After the life-altering shutdowns of COVID-19, many of us have simply remained in shutdown mode. This book uses universal concepts, expressed through engaging narrative, to help you grapple with issues like mental health, isolation, gender identity, disconnection, and the overwhelming sense of negativity for our collective future. By the end, you’ll learn to turn it around and get back to the business of living. The message of How to Breathe When Suffocating is simple—spread love, inhabit joy, and embrace the power of positivity. Gain the inspiration you need to seize your potential, find confidence, and step into your authentic self Change your outlook on life with simple slogans and mantras for developing a healthier, more positive attitude Realize that you aren’t alone in your struggle, and see how others are finding the strength to move forward in difficult times Read the compelling story of one man who overcame insurmountable odds and found salvation from negativity and self-doubt After a two-decade healing journey of intensive trauma therapy, psychiatric treatment, and rehab, Bruce W. Brackett has emerged a survivor. Anyone in the midst of their own healing journey will resonate with benefit from his lived experience, portrayed here with intimate vulnerability and universal appeal.

Table of Contents:
Preface ix Chapter 1 Born into It and Removed from It 1 Chapter 2 The Foster Family 13 Chapter 3 It Takes a Village, for Pain or Glory 21 Chapter 4 Bullies Be Gone! 35 Chapter 5 Am I a Star? Meh, Same Difference 43 Chapter 6 The Foot That Should Have Kicked Me 55 Chapter 7 The Runaway 63 Chapter 8 Journey to the Dream 75 Chapter 9 Oklahoma City 89 Chapter 10 Angels in Dallas 97 Chapter 11 A Flight to Freedom 109 Chapter 12 Boystown 119 Chapter 13 Salt Lake City 131 Chapter 14 Las Vegas, Do or Die 145 Chapter 15 On My Way 157 Chapter 16 The Diagnoses 167 Chapter 17 Hurricane Bruce 177 Chapter 18 Crystal in the Rain 191 Chapter 19 Photo Gallery 199 Epilogue 207 Resource Guide for Help Hotlines 213 Acknowledgments 217 About the Author 219 Index 221

About the Author :
BRUCE W. BRACKETT is a certified motivational speaker and social media personality, creating mental health and positivity content. Having overcome abuse, neglect, emotional trauma, mental and physical health diagnoses, developmental disabilities, and addiction, Bruce has transformed his existence and continues to share his message of positivity with those experiencing similar challenges.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781394217410
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 567 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1394217412
  • Publisher Date: 09 Apr 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Story Of Overcoming Addiction, Recovering From Trauma, and Healing My Soul
  • Width: 155 mm


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