Blue Wolf Reviews

Tag: recovery

  • A Vision of Hope

    A Vision of Hope

    A Story of Redemption and Purpose

    Powerful, factual and deeply poignant A Vision of Hope from Andrew Dasen delivers without flinching the world that is inhabited by those who find themselves addicted to some form of drug and the long-term effect that has not only on their lives but those of their families.

    Becoming addicted to OxyContin at the age of 15 years, he began the slow but steady slide into full blown addiction. He commences his story as an inmate in the Milwaukee Secure Detention facility where he is in the process of carrying out a residential drug and alcohol program. It is not the first time, and it will certainly not be the last.

    In this deeply personal memoir, he shares the highs and lows of addiction, the tragedy of a society that still has no clear concept of how to deal with addiction. The psychology of the thought process which leads the ‘reformed addict’ into using again is fascinating reading.

    Each vignette shared is a clear insight into the life of a drug user and dealer who is well aware of the effect it has on his family, but is unable to stop, to change to ‘reform’ no matter how hard he tries.

    Even though Andrew Drasen lives in Milwaukee and is writing about the penal system there, the basic structure of the story, of his life, is the same or similar for those who live in the very murky world of drugs, no matter where they live.

    Drasen says in the Preface this was not a book that was meant to be published! But it is and it needed to be. Written in Prison with a heavy heart he finally decided to write his story, something he and his mother had discussed; ‘one truth, two different perspectives’.

    Since he was released for the last time, he has changed his life, lost his finance to suicide, held firm to remaining clean and reaches out with a strong belief and desire to help those travelling the same or similar pathway to his. A Vision of Hope is more than just one man’s story it is a textbook on life, change, love, hope and belief.

    For those on the outside looking in A Vison of Hope is a masterclass in addiction and addiction tendency told as it is, no holds barred and offers a clear insight into the world which so many fail to understand. It should be a must read for anyone in any occupation that works with those suffering mental health and addition issues.

  • You Can Thrive After Narcissistic Abuse

    You Can Thrive After Narcissistic Abuse

    Narcissism, what is it and how do you know if it is a part of your life, is a question many people ask, many who have been and are victims in many ways do not really understand the condition entirely, but do fully understand the debilitating and life-threatening fallout from the abuse which is Narcissism?

    Melanie Tonia Evans is a survivor of Narcissism, knowing all too well the horror and destruction this causes as she , as a healer and well educated person, found herself enveloped in abuse, unable to see a way out, no matter how hard she tried, until she was at a point in her life when suicide was, at least to her, the only way to get any relief from the very real torture her life had become.

    She had what she refers to as a collapse of body, mind and soul, calling out ‘Help me. I can’t do this on my own!’ at which point she felt a massive change within herself, as if a gigantic load had been lifted and clarity and illumination as to what had, was and would happen in her life, was offered to her.

    Since that time, and after several years rebuilding her life, she has researched thoroughly the evil that is Narcissism and become considered as a leading expert in Narcissistic Personality Disorder, acceptance, recovery and empowerment.

    Evans shares her story, her philosophies and her tried and true healing methods, reaching out to everyone who is suffering at the hands of a narcissist, in this practical, easy to use book on moving on, rebuilding a purposeful life and becoming the person you were always meant to be, by healing the pain and becoming empowered.

    Heartbreaking stories are told from many people who have reached out and rebuilt their lives, her own deeply personal story and importantly, what are considered as the five major signs of narcissism and the nine major points that make you susceptible to the whiles of the narcissist are very, very informative.

    You Can Thrive After Narcistic Abuse is an empowering course in small miracles, constructed and proven, that anyone who has or believes they may be being abused, should consider as a must read, as it is the roadmap to place your life back on a healthy, happy and most importantly, empowered journey into new and unchartered happiness.