Staying steady and sober would be impossible for me unless I had books like the ones below to get me through each day. While I can relate to some of these stories better than others, the underlying message is the same throughout. Recovery is not easy, it takes time, and it takes work. Eventually, you get your life back.
Nothing Good Can Come from This by Kristi Coulter
Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp
Unwasted by Sacha Z. Scoblic
The Sober Diaries by Clare Pooley
Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepola
Lit: A Memoir by Mary Karr
Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol by Ann Dowsett Johnson
Drunk Mom by Jowita Bydlowska
Steady Sober Woman 