I came across this terrific blog that mentioned by book. The author, a single mother, who had been fighting addiction, was trying to get through detox.

“While I was detoxing, as soon as I was able to hold a book and read for a bit, I read The Other Irish: The Scots-Irish Rascals Who Made America by Karen McCarthy. It helped me remember that those who came before me were also survivors, being strong because they had to be, finding a way through their difficulties with ingenuity, an indomitable...