Marya Hornbacher is the author of two best-selling nonfiction
titles, Madness: A Bipolar Life and Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia
and Bulimia. She has also authored a recovery handbook, Sane:
Mental Illness, Addiction, and the 12 Steps, and a critically
acclaimed novel, The Center of Winter.
An award-winning journalist, she lectures nationally on eating
disorders and writing. She lives with her husband in Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Most 12-step programs insist that connection to God or a higher power is necessary for overcoming debilitating addictions. But how does this work for nonbelievers? Best-selling author and award-winning journalist Hornbacher carefully crafts a memoir of her recovery from alcoholism to answer this very question. Connecting each step toward freedom from addiction to months of the year, the author shows how the path to spirituality without God can bring forth healing and wholeness. This involves a process of 'waiting, ' slowing down, opening to the stillness and quiet, waiting for answers within. This form of waiting prepares a path for personal grounding that can make us self-sustaining versus needy. Hornbacher's version of spirituality, although without a God being, contains a high regard for the spirit of life and a deep faith in the value of connecting and sharing with others. Her personal experiences reveal the preciousness of self-acceptance and gratitude, and comfort gained throu
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