{"product_id":"dead-set-on-living-making-the-difficult-but-beautiful-journey-from-f-king-up-to-waking-up-paperback","title":"Dead Set on Living: Making the Difficult But Beautiful Journey from F#*king Up to Waking Up - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Grosso\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlice Peck\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Grosso invites us to sit in on conversations with beloved luminaries and bestselling authors such as Ram Dass, Lissa Rankin, Noah Levine, Gabor Mate, and Sharon Salzberg to discover why people return to self-defeating behaviors--drugs, alcohol, unhealthy eating, sex, media--and how they can recover, heal, and thrive.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his recovery from drugs and alcohol, Chris Grosso has stumbled, staggered, and started all over again. In an effort to understand why he relapses, and why many of us return to the myriad of other self-defeating behaviors despite our better judgment, he went to bestselling authors, spiritual teachers, psychologists, doctors, and more, and asked them why we tend to repeat mistakes in our lives, even when we know these actions will harm us and the ones we love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDead Set on Living\u003c\/i\u003e, Chris shares these intimate conversations and the practices that have taught him to be more loving, compassionate, and forgiving with himself as well as new meditation and healing techniques he learned through his journey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnabashedly honest and inspiring, Dead Set on Living is essential reading for anyone seeking a path towards triumph over adversity, understanding the human condition, and rebuilding relationships after promises have been broken.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Grosso is a writer and public speaker. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIndie Spiritualist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEverything Mind\u003c\/i\u003e and writes for \u003ci\u003eORIGIN Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMantra Yoga + Health Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Chris speaks frequently at conferences and festivals and is passionate about his work with people who are in the process of healing or struggling with addictions of all kinds. He is a member of the advisory board for Drugs over Dinner and hosts \u003ci\u003eThe Indie Spiritualist \u003c\/i\u003epodcast on Ram Dass's Be Here Now Network. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn to finding the sacred in everyday things, Alice Peck's books include: \u003ci\u003eBe More Tree\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBread, Body, Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eNext to Godliness\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eCenter for Humans \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpirituality \u0026amp; Health\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRewire Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrime Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Good\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMountain Record\u003c\/i\u003e. As an editor, she focuses on mind and spirit. She collaborates with Zen teachers, Tibetan Buddhist psychotherapists, and mindfulness instructors, and edits memoir, fiction, and anthologies--recently \u003ci\u003eDharma of Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e. Before focusing on publishing, Alice acquired books and developed screenplays for film and TV. She lives in Red Hook, Brooklyn with her family.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759185068320,"sku":"9781501173974","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b9ee3dae549c375ce5e73529baee911e.webp?v=1780144709","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dead-set-on-living-making-the-difficult-but-beautiful-journey-from-f-king-up-to-waking-up-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}