We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
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- Author：Laura McKowen
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Reviews
Kerry
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Not enough stars to award this book。 Beautiful writing by a beautiful person。
Em Biedenfeld
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Meh？ Just okay。 I wasn’t drawn to this， I didn’t find her relatable， and I just wanted to keep telling her - hey， I think you just need Jesus。 Oh well。
Rachel Rogers
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I thought the author told her story honestly and beautifully in a really approachable way。 Although I am approaching sober curiosity from an "I'm just kind of over it" approach rather than an "everything is falling apart and going to hell in a handbasket" sort of way， I still thought it was a lovely read。 Even if you wouldn't consider alcohol （or any other substance" abuse your particular battle， I think this is a really insightful ready to equip yourself with more understanding for others。 I thought the author told her story honestly and beautifully in a really approachable way。 Although I am approaching sober curiosity from an "I'm just kind of over it" approach rather than an "everything is falling apart and going to hell in a handbasket" sort of way， I still thought it was a lovely read。 Even if you wouldn't consider alcohol （or any other substance" abuse your particular battle， I think this is a really insightful ready to equip yourself with more understanding for others。 。。。more
Kaitlin
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As much as I want to hate white women sober stories （who also do yoga） -- I liked this。 Best bit is the fact you'll never stop drinking if you don't stop drinking。 So simple， so effective。 You'll never stop biting your nails if you don't stop biting your nails。 You'll never stop smoking weed if you don't stop smoking weed。 Ect。 I think about it a lot。 As much as I want to hate white women sober stories （who also do yoga） -- I liked this。 Best bit is the fact you'll never stop drinking if you don't stop drinking。 So simple， so effective。 You'll never stop biting your nails if you don't stop biting your nails。 You'll never stop smoking weed if you don't stop smoking weed。 Ect。 I think about it a lot。 。。。more
Lisa
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So honest and real， and beautifully written。 The Rilke quote near the end is one I try to live by。
Vig Gleeson
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Absolutely AMAZING！ Laura McKowen has mastered that gorgeous mix of memoir and inspiration。 Totally honest。 Packed full inspiration without any upsell。 A must-read for every modern-day woman。
Nicole Sharigian
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Take it or leave it， that's always my motto when it comes to the wishy washy self-help and memoir type of book。 Some of the information was helpful， I agreed with her perspective of why try sobriety and hide in shame？ I also enjoyed hearing her story because I related to some of it。 But the whole time I was trying to guess if I met this person IRL would I find her so freaking annoying？ Probably but， ehh， who cares！！ She had something to say and a newly sober friend recommended this so I thought Take it or leave it， that's always my motto when it comes to the wishy washy self-help and memoir type of book。 Some of the information was helpful， I agreed with her perspective of why try sobriety and hide in shame？ I also enjoyed hearing her story because I related to some of it。 But the whole time I was trying to guess if I met this person IRL would I find her so freaking annoying？ Probably but， ehh， who cares！！ She had something to say and a newly sober friend recommended this so I thought I'd check it out。 Looking at the cover of this book， I probably cringed on picking it up from the library。 （Yes I judge a book by its cover， and title！）Memoirs always give me a rub。 It's so hard to read one that doesn't get annoyingly preachy or self-righteous， which is why I always sorta skim them。 Like I KNOW there's an amazing Rainer Maria Rilke quote in here， but WHERE？ I know there's some hidden gem of wisdom that will hit straight to my heart but I have to schlep through a bunch of muddled half stories and re-hashed insights to get there。 That being said， when I hit those points with this book I felt grateful and it gave me something to think about， but the rest was a wash。 。。。more
Bethany Weigand
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This was an amazing memoir of the authors path to an alcohol-free life。 If you’re sober curious or even just interested in what addiction looks like to someone processing the transition- this is a great depiction。 Really loved every minute of this， even the harsh truths。
Crista Huff
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A very good sobriety memoir。 Baldly honest。 I especially liked how Laura made it clear that there is a better life after sobriety， because when you're pondering letting go of alcohol， or sugar， or your addiction-du-jour， it's somewhat impossible to imagine that life will improve。 So yes， at first， you're focused on the loss， the things you can't have anymore， but eventually， new and better things come to you that are not wrapped up in addiction。 A very good sobriety memoir。 Baldly honest。 I especially liked how Laura made it clear that there is a better life after sobriety， because when you're pondering letting go of alcohol， or sugar， or your addiction-du-jour， it's somewhat impossible to imagine that life will improve。 So yes， at first， you're focused on the loss， the things you can't have anymore， but eventually， new and better things come to you that are not wrapped up in addiction。 。。。more
Monique Csoke
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Amazing - Felt like she wrote about my life！I found so many great insights！！！ Highlights galore！ Nugget after nugget！ I want to re read it already！Great sober reading！！！
Catherine
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Eye-opening and educational for a non alcoholic。 Has me seeing the world differently。。。in a very good way。
Dusty Pedersen
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I am the luckiest ❤️
Kate Viner
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Quit-Lit was a new genre for me when I read this book as I had recently given up drinking my nightly wine。 This was my first real foray into the genre and， while I was happy to be reading about sobriety， I was looking for a story I can relate to。 Fortunately， I cannot relate to Laura McKowen’s tale of multiple rock bottoms on her way out of addiction。 I have had moments I’m not proud of but nothing close to what Laura fought through。 But her story is so brave， so raw， and I applaud her for putti Quit-Lit was a new genre for me when I read this book as I had recently given up drinking my nightly wine。 This was my first real foray into the genre and， while I was happy to be reading about sobriety， I was looking for a story I can relate to。 Fortunately， I cannot relate to Laura McKowen’s tale of multiple rock bottoms on her way out of addiction。 I have had moments I’m not proud of but nothing close to what Laura fought through。 But her story is so brave， so raw， and I applaud her for putting it out into the world。 I would have preferred a more linear story though。 This book goes back and forth in time a lot which had the effect of taking me out of her story， not drawing me in。 But ultimately some great wisdom is to be found in these pages， particularly for anyone who truly struggles with the heavy weight of addiction。 There is so much strength here。 。。。more
Kristina
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One of the best sober living books I've read。 A lot of "aha moments。" One of the best sober living books I've read。 A lot of "aha moments。" 。。。more
Nancy Dardarian
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At first I thought this was just another "look how many awful things I did when I drank" memoirs but that was just chapter 1。 She really lays out how to deal with anything in your life that is dragging you down。 Worth reading for the sober curious or anyone dealing with or reluctant to deal with things that aren't making your life better。 At first I thought this was just another "look how many awful things I did when I drank" memoirs but that was just chapter 1。 She really lays out how to deal with anything in your life that is dragging you down。 Worth reading for the sober curious or anyone dealing with or reluctant to deal with things that aren't making your life better。 。。。more
Rachel Mountz
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This book was arresting in its raw honesty。 It was engaging， inspiring and adequately well written。 I recommend it。
Kathryn
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The author was interviewed on The Simple Life and I was very impressed with her composure， honesty， and grace。 The book is a true reflection of who she is。 I am not a drinker but have vices I would like to put behind me。 This book was a gentle push。
Mrs J
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An inspirational readI loved Laura’s honesty about her journey into sobriety。 She shares so many insights of her personal struggle。 I would recommend it to anyone giving up alcohol。
Paul N。 Marcus
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A Beautiful Read for any HumanThis gentle book captures my attention immediately。 Laura resonates with the reader in such a compassionate way that you feel like you are reading with a friend and learning about yourself， life， love and isms， whatever they may be。 I recommend this to all who want to enjoy an honest story of finding and believing in yourself
Nina Simone
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Compelling， personal， “girl next door” insight into alcoholism。
Laura Kisthardt
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These kind of books are always hard to rate。 It was an easy/quick read and it is mostly a memoir focused on a few years of the authors life。 I don’t know if I can put a finger on why I didn’t care for this book。 I think I felt a little unsettled by the way her daughter is featured。 While drunk， author makes very bad decisions that could put child at risk。 Writing about them with the detail she does seemed to pull the curtain back a little too far。 It fell into the category of many other sobriety These kind of books are always hard to rate。 It was an easy/quick read and it is mostly a memoir focused on a few years of the authors life。 I don’t know if I can put a finger on why I didn’t care for this book。 I think I felt a little unsettled by the way her daughter is featured。 While drunk， author makes very bad decisions that could put child at risk。 Writing about them with the detail she does seemed to pull the curtain back a little too far。 It fell into the category of many other sobriety books for me。 Author shares some of her rock bottom moments。 。。。more
Lynn Carlson
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RedemptionFrom a sloppy life of drinking to anesthetize her anxieties， Laura does the hard work of facing her demons。 Sad and funny and always engaging。 She eviscerates the phony glamour of drinking alcohol。
jeanette valdez
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Self help book Good read takes you into her life。 At times it was all over the place， I imagined just like her life。
Terhi
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Really moving story about one woman's sobriety journey。 There were many tidbits of advice and so many quotable parts， it's hard to pick just one but here's mine - "Here's the dirty little truth no one likes to admit – everyone feels better in the long run when they don't drink， not just alcoholics， everyone， because putting alcohol into your body isn't life giving， it's life sucking。 Nobody's life actually improves because of alcohol。" Mckowen talks a lot about our alcohol culture and how people Really moving story about one woman's sobriety journey。 There were many tidbits of advice and so many quotable parts， it's hard to pick just one but here's mine - "Here's the dirty little truth no one likes to admit – everyone feels better in the long run when they don't drink， not just alcoholics， everyone， because putting alcohol into your body isn't life giving， it's life sucking。 Nobody's life actually improves because of alcohol。" Mckowen talks a lot about our alcohol culture and how people don't really ever think about life without it。 Most of use don't go too many days without at least a glass of wine and she really gets to the bottom of that habit with her questions。 Great read！ 。。。more
Beth Y
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good read。 I think i enjoyed the other "quit-lit" more， or just having read so many there wasn't much new。 I did appreciate - her thoughts on AA and it being at least something/somewhere to go。 "take what you like and leave the rest" - "am I an alcoholic？" is not the question to ask yourself- pregnancy principle- her friend's definition of intimacy "having a kind， compassionate witness to your truest thoughts and feelings"- the need for honesty， even or especially about the little things， in rel good read。 I think i enjoyed the other "quit-lit" more， or just having read so many there wasn't much new。 I did appreciate - her thoughts on AA and it being at least something/somewhere to go。 "take what you like and leave the rest" - "am I an alcoholic？" is not the question to ask yourself- pregnancy principle- her friend's definition of intimacy "having a kind， compassionate witness to your truest thoughts and feelings"- the need for honesty， even or especially about the little things， in relationshipsAuthor jumped around in time a bit which， maybe because of audio book， I found difficult to follow 。。。more
Rachel Martin
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This one was recommended to me by a family member that recently got sober and went in with no expectations – but it was so good！ In ‘We Are The Luckiest，’ Laura McKowen shares her struggles with alcohol， the moments she realized she had a problem， and her struggle to get sober。 What I really liked about this book was that McKowen repeatedly mentions whether drinking is your thing， over eating or over dieting is your thing， or maybe it’s working too much， we have the ability to shift our focus an This one was recommended to me by a family member that recently got sober and went in with no expectations – but it was so good！ In ‘We Are The Luckiest，’ Laura McKowen shares her struggles with alcohol， the moments she realized she had a problem， and her struggle to get sober。 What I really liked about this book was that McKowen repeatedly mentions whether drinking is your thing， over eating or over dieting is your thing， or maybe it’s working too much， we have the ability to shift our focus and push through whatever it is we’re struggling with。 Whether you’re trying to get sober， are sober， simply don’t want alcohol in your life， or are facing another demon， this is a must read。 。。。more
Kathryn
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Informative。
Janet
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mixed thoughts。 5 stars for readability and simply hard to put down。 Lot's of good stuff worth pondering in here。 Excellent thought provoking quotes throughout the book。However 3 stars for hmmm， hard to put into words。 I didn't see any real sign of lasting contentment。 No real peace as she is still striving， searching and unsettled。 It is concerning。Also I found the bit about her thoughts on AA disjointed。 Almost like she didn't want to give it and the steps credit， when it's obviously such a hu Mixed thoughts。 5 stars for readability and simply hard to put down。 Lot's of good stuff worth pondering in here。 Excellent thought provoking quotes throughout the book。However 3 stars for hmmm， hard to put into words。 I didn't see any real sign of lasting contentment。 No real peace as she is still striving， searching and unsettled。 It is concerning。Also I found the bit about her thoughts on AA disjointed。 Almost like she didn't want to give it and the steps credit， when it's obviously such a huge part if not the actual key to her own sobriety according to her own story。 Odd。I would recommend this more as a memoir， certainly not a how to。 。。。more
Gloria Meske
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Great recovery book！
Anna Mosca
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