The first thing they do when they get home after a hard day at work is reaching for the bottle opener. Using a combination of his own story and a generous amount of fact Craig really makes you reconsider your long held opinions of alcohol. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development.

I think anyone who's ever wanted to slow down on booze or kick the habit completely should give this book a listen. Add to that alcohol is a documented carcinogenic, weakens the heart, and depresses the immune system, not what you need in the age of COVID 19.

Craig's personal experience with alcoholism gives him a unique perspective on the challenges of quitting drinking and staying sober. I realize I’ve been a contributor to the great alcohol conspiracy most of my life and its really taken its toll.

This inspirational, aspirational and highly relatable narrative champions the benefits of sobriety with a three-pronged approach combining the author's personal experience, factual reportage and contributions from expert sources and self-help advice for anyone who wants to reduce their alcohol intake or eliminate it completely. I did not realize about the 24 hour withdrawal urge (it explains it perfectly, 24 hours after giving up wine is when I want it again the most). I appreciate that Craig does not go on abou the value of AA and he also does not take a religious stance. However, the author/ narrator puts his own style on it making it easier to listen to and holds your attention a little better.

I hung on his every word and for the first time actually understood the no bullshit approach that Craig gives 🙏 I will listen to it again and download a couple of mp3 hypnosis guides too. However, the book seems to be selling Craig's programme all the time and it gets especially cringeworthy at the end. This is the most powerful and effective alcohol cessation solution anywhere today" this is a big claim indeed with not a lot of evidence to prove it.

And the realization that alcohol kills cells (that's why it's used to sterilize things) is a powerful image. However, I was already over the last year coming to the conclusion I needed to back WAY off of alcohol but I couldn’t do it on my own. Get ready for each enlightening episode, where a surreal social nightmare complete with spine-tingling music is complemented by a roadmap to navigate through it.

In The Power of Ho'oponopono, new thought author Craig Beck gives you a brief introduction and grounding in this life changing style of meditation. Making and keeping friends seemed to revolve around a tamed down version of college shenanigans, with a sense of responsibility due to having to “get up for work in the morning. Yet we tell ourselves that we enjoy a nice craft beer or a good glass of wine but give that same drink to a child and ask how it tastes.

To be honest, within the first few pages I was put off by his view that alcohol is bad for EVERYBODY (we know that only a proprtion of people get into difficulty and that many are lucky enough to be able to drink and not have serious problems. First listen it came across too preachy and ott but that is mainly due to me not considering my few a beers a night to be comparable to alcoholism. Yes, that was bad, but then again a lot of things in my life were bad by that point and there were far, far, far more problems than just my drinking, or his drinking, or, or, or! He should have added way more elaboration on why he is such an advocate for this treatment instead of the three pages of saying "it works, just trust me. Placing alcohol in the same class as other mind-altering substances that are mo

Do you really need to be proud of how well you can handle poisoning yourself with a toxin and carcinogen? Alcohol’s lies are more deceptive, and because of that I allowed these lies to dictate my relationship with it.