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  • The Chips Are on the Table

    My Journey Towards Recovery by

    With unflinching honesty, Teddy Assaly shares his journey from self-destructive behaviours to sobriety and recovery. The eldest of eight children, Teddy grew up feeling the pressure to be perfect. Feeling that no matter what he did, he could never ...


  • We Know What We Know

    Transcending the Psychological Trap We're Caught In by

    The psychological trap is the mental health pandemic we have been struggling with since the birth of humanity. The psychological trap explains why we have evolved into creatures of habit, and why addiction has woven its way into the fabric of our ...


  • Addiction is Addiction Workbook

    Understanding the disease in oneself and others for a better quality of life. by

    Addiction is a primary, chronic brain disease. Primary means that it is not caused by anything else and chronic means that it lasts a lifetime. Genetic factors account for more than half the likelihood that an individual will develop Addiction but ...


  • Addiction:The Light and the Dark

    Poems in Recovery by

    I know my demons, And I’ve met yours. I don’t like your chances, In this upcoming war. All the pieces written for this book were conceived between March 2013 and January 2014. They are the Light and the Dark and all feelings in between.They are an ...


  • Addiction is Addiction

    Understanding the disease in oneself and others for a better quality of life by

    Treating Addiction as a personal failing or weakness is stigmatizing and doesn’t work—not for those living with it, or for their loved ones. Understanding Addiction as a primary chronic brain disease allows us to see the symptoms and behaviours as ...