Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else)

When Laura McKowen was two years sober, she received an email from a woman whose sister was struggling with alcohol addiction.

McKowen had barely climbed out from the dark place the woman's sister was in, but she made a list of the things she most needed to hear when she was deep in her own battle. 1.

It is not your fault. 2.

It is your responsibility. 3.

It is unfair that this is your thing. 4.

This is your thing. 5.

This will never stop being your thing until you face it. 6.

You cannot do it alone. 7.

Only you can do it. 8.

You are loved. 9.

We will never stop reminding you of these things.