Big Talk's Book Talk

A lovely memoir style proposal of how to get connected to our wise self. The author used their experience with alcohol to propose reflection points for self awareness. ‘Dimmers’ we use to manage the big emotions we never learned the skills to cope with, things like alcohol, being busy, makeup, reading, anything that we pick up in an effort to avoid the feelings and truth of the world around us.

This book is great for harm reduction! If people want to explore taking breaks from anything they may be overusing, without feeling labeled as an addict, or feel the rigid expectations of ‘sobriety’ language, this is a great option! I appreciated the reflection around alcohol use in our society in a neutral and non blaming tone. So many people perceive addiction as a binary, and this writing goes a long way for destigmatizing all kinds of decisions people make.