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Marti MacGibbon

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Born

Lawrence, KS, The United States

Website

http://www.martimacgibbon.com

Genre

Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Humor

Member Since

September 2010

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Despite a scheduled appearance on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, emerging standup comic Marti MacGibbon became entangled in the San Francisco drug scene and descended into the underworld. She was trafficked from San Francisco to Tokyo and sold to Japanese organized crime figures, but survived against long odds and escaped with the help of a Hong Kong smuggler. After returning to the U.S., Marti realized she had to survive the surviving. Like all addicts, she tried using dope and alcohol to cope, and her addiction spiraled out of control. She was under-the-bridge homeless for a year or so, but during that time she met her true love. After years of addiction -- and some hilarious misadventures, she recovered, learning to give, and to re Despite a scheduled appearance on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, emerging standup comic Marti MacGibbon became entangled in the San Francisco drug scene and descended into the underworld. She was trafficked from San Francisco to Tokyo and sold to Japanese organized crime figures, but survived against long odds and escaped with the help of a Hong Kong smuggler. After returning to the U.S., Marti realized she had to survive the surviving. Like all addicts, she tried using dope and alcohol to cope, and her addiction spiraled out of control. She was under-the-bridge homeless for a year or so, but during that time she met her true love. After years of addiction -- and some hilarious misadventures, she recovered, learning to give, and to receive, love and forgiveness. Her critically acclaimed memoir, Never Give in to Fear: Laughing All the Way Up from Rock Bottom, tells her story in an upbeat and insightful style.

Today Marti MacGibbon, ACRPS, CADC-II, I-CADC, is an author, certified addiction treatment specialist, standup comic, and inspirational motivational speaker who inspires, entertains, and moves listeners to overcome fears, create possibilities, and make real changes in their lives and the lives of others. Marti is a member of the National Speakers Association. She is also a member of the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC), and the Indiana Counselors Association on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ICAADA). Marti lives in Indianapolis and the San Francisco Bay Area, alternately.

Never Give in to Fear is a darkly funny cautionary tale -- a story of hope and redemption, conquering fear, and how love prevails. It chronicles her struggle with, and recovery from, addiction. The fast-paced memoir is sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, but always genuine. She never tries to win over the reader, but takes full responsibility for all of her wrong choices. It is a powerful comeback story, and the e-book is now an Amazon bestselling title, having topped the Autobiographies and Memoirs list, and the Autobiographies and Memoirs of Women list on Amazon. ...more

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We've recently crossed the threshold of a new year, and many people are looking forward toward new opportunities, challenges and thresholds of achievement. Now is the time to look back, learn, and whenever possible, laugh. As human beings, we live in a body that is constantly changing, in a universe that is ever-expanding, exploding, destroying and creating. Life is not a constant, it can be chaot Read more of this blog post »

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	Never Give in to Fear: Laughing All the Way Up From Rock Bottom 3.81 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fierce, Funny, and Female: A Journey Through Middle America, the Texas Oil Field, and Standup Comedy 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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