Book Description
"It makes my heart hurt to remember how shrunken I thought I had to be to fit into my own life"Such describes the feelings of many who try to navigate the hells of anorexia and bulimia. But this isn't just a story about overcoming addiction and triumphing in the face of inner turmoil.It's also the journey of a woman on a voyage of self-discovery."Thank God I picked up the phone, and for the first time, heard what someone else saw - food was my heroin. I was shooting dope once a month and didn't even know it."While sharing her journey through the first 35 years of her life; including being a business owner, professional horseback rider, and a Champion of Ultra obstacle course races, Alison shares the inner turmoil that so many of us face - crippling addiction mixed with self-doubt."Returning to aisle 7, my insides still churned, but with an impending excitement that every junkie feels before their hit. Yes, it is that intense. It is that palpable. It is that horrifying."Reading "The Addict In Aisle 7", you will experience a lifetime of experiences, culminating in the realization that it was a burning passion to experience an amazing life that fueled Alison to become the amazing best friend, daughter, sister, sales professional, and writer that she is today."Alison has lived through and conquered things most cannot envision overcoming [...] Drug addiction, alcoholism as a teen, sobriety as a teen and into adulthood, and the one thing most stigmatized of all - eating disorders. This book is for everyone and anyone. You may not have an eating disorder, you may not think you know someone with an eating disorder, but you certainly know people trying to be better. This book is about that: becoming the best you, the best human you, you can be." Doug PobstBegin reading The Addict In Aisle 7 today. You'll be glad you did.
