Breaking Free from the Shame of Addiction

Author Amanda Harms Do you feel trapped in a cycle of addiction and feelings of unworthiness? The cage of shame prevents millions of lives from achieving their full spiritual potential. The shame that stems from addiction can lead you into feeling unworthy of love or support. Attempting to cope with that lack of connection often propels you back to your addiction, which deepens the feelings of shame and accelerates the spiral. It's time to break that cycle! Whether your addiction involves drugs, alcohol, pornography, gambling, or any other vice, you have the power to reclaim your life and accept the Lord's help to achieve your divine potential. With nearly a decade of experience in the mental health field, addiction counselor and Latter-day Saint author Amanda Harms provides the skills and tools you need to help you break free from shame in your efforts to triumph over addiction. These principles include a mix of clinically proven mental exercises and doctrinally supported methods for deepening your relationship with Christ. Take that first step to dismantling shame today and trust that God stands with loving hands outstretched, ready to guide you the rest of the way on your journey of change.

Millions of people have addictions throughout the world. Many of us think the LDS culture is not at risk because of our beliefs, however, the LDS culture is not immune to addiction. The opioid epidemic in Utah alone is a reason for all of us to be concerned. Breaking Free from the Shame of Addiction is an inspirational book based on Gospel doctrine. This book is not about overcoming addiction (although, that would hopefully become the end goal) but rather it's about overcoming the shame of addiction. Many topics are explored in this book such as the neuroscience of addiction, vulnerability, shame, mental illness, connection, positive thinking, learning to let go, prayer, faith, the Atonement, and more.