The Sober Vegan: Sunshine to Soulshine, becoming healthy one year at a time - Paperback

My journey from child alcoholic and control freak to adult sober vegan has been motivated by pain and freedom. Alcohol, negative thinking, and junk food fueled my disease and wreaked havoc on my body. God was an entity I blamed for my pain and suffering. My biggest challenge was how to change my inner thoughts, my beliefs, and my behaviors.

When I was 19, my life would be changed forever due to a drunk driving accident. I found a mentor, a Higher Power Tree, and chose a word or a phrase to heal my life each year for the past three decades. Eventually, I learned to nurture my mind with information, my body with food, and my spirit with prayer and meditation. Then, the real miracle happened, and I learned to love myself. This book will take you through my life, year by year, and teach you the simple approach I took to attach to myself and live a congruent life. I used italicized words to represent my inner critical voice and the healthy, nurturing voice I developed to grow, heal, and attach to myself.

My experiences, approach to sobriety, and healthy habits are easy to follow, and anyone can do it. The names of many people in my story have been changed to protect their anonymity. May this book heal your heart as the tour through my life shines brightly on your soul.