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Silencing the Enemy Within: A Memoir of Addiction and Healing
Marsha Rene seemed destined for the good life, raised by loving parents in a Long Island suburb where she and her brothers often rode their bikes until their father's whistle summoned them home for dinner. But at eight years old, her father died, leaving Marsha, her mother, and her brothers struggling to move forward.
In a few short years, Marsha, still grieving, became a drug addict and, in the drug underworld of '90s New York, experienced sexual abuse over and over. But Marsha had a weapon-hands that had the power to heal others. That discovery would lead her to get clean after more than ten years of active drug addiction, but she would stay in abusive romantic relationships, at a loss about how to end the cycle.
Would Marsha triumph over this too? In Silencing the Enemy A Memoir of Addiction and Healing, learn the answer and pick up lessons that can help anyone, regardless of their addiction, get and stay clean.
In a few short years, Marsha, still grieving, became a drug addict and, in the drug underworld of '90s New York, experienced sexual abuse over and over. But Marsha had a weapon-hands that had the power to heal others. That discovery would lead her to get clean after more than ten years of active drug addiction, but she would stay in abusive romantic relationships, at a loss about how to end the cycle.
Would Marsha triumph over this too? In Silencing the Enemy A Memoir of Addiction and Healing, learn the answer and pick up lessons that can help anyone, regardless of their addiction, get and stay clean.
188 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 27, 2020
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December 21, 2020
My god I loved this book.
I read many books on addiction and recovery and this is one of the best I have ever read.
Absolute truth....Marsha does not sugarcoat it. I could not believe she survived her drug and alcohol addictions. I think her HP was already present in her life, long before she started AA and NA12 Step programs....how else can you explain the author's active addictions and ultimately surviving them.
Beautiful look at 12 step programs without hitting us over the head with program beliefs.
The writing is so down to earth and captivating.
I hope Marsha continues to be a beacon of hope for those who still suffer.
I am so inspired when I read about recovery.
I read many books on addiction and recovery and this is one of the best I have ever read.
Absolute truth....Marsha does not sugarcoat it. I could not believe she survived her drug and alcohol addictions. I think her HP was already present in her life, long before she started AA and NA12 Step programs....how else can you explain the author's active addictions and ultimately surviving them.
Beautiful look at 12 step programs without hitting us over the head with program beliefs.
The writing is so down to earth and captivating.
I hope Marsha continues to be a beacon of hope for those who still suffer.
I am so inspired when I read about recovery.
October 29, 2024
I truly enjoyed reading this book. As someone whose father died an addict, I appreciate the difficulty in not only facing addiction, but in being vulnerable enough to tell your story to possibly help others. Thank you for the opportunity to read your story. It was well written and crafted.
January 30, 2021
Great book Marsha Rene and Cheryl Ross. Marsha Rene you are an inspiration to us all.
October 21, 2022
This book took me into the life of addiction. It opened my eyes to a lot that I did not know. The causes the up and down battling and the revive process. This was a great book!
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