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Vennie, Quentin, author.
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Vennie, Quentin.
Vennie, Quentin -- Health.
Vennie, Quentin -- Philosophy.
Recovering addicts -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography.
Drug addiction -- Treatment -- Philosophy.
Healing -- Philosophy.
Health -- Philosophy.
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Strong in the broken...
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Strong in the broken places : a memoir of addiction and redemption through wellness / Quentin Vennie with Jon Sternfeld.
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Vennie, Quentin, author.
Emmaus, Pennsylvania : Rodale, 2017.
Subjects
Vennie, Quentin.
Vennie, Quentin -- Health.
Vennie, Quentin -- Philosophy.
Recovering addicts -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography.
Drug addiction -- Treatment -- Philosophy.
Healing -- Philosophy.
Health -- Philosophy.
Redemption.
Yoga -- Therapeutic use.
Meditation -- Therapeutic use.
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9781623368227 (hardcover) :
1623368227 (hardcover)
Description:
214 pages : ills. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Part I. Child's pose -- Residue -- Survival in Baltimore -- The Curtain -- Target -- Problem Kid -- Least -- Part II. Cobra pose -- Moe -- The Wall -- The Fall -- Stranger -- Crutch -- White Noise -- The Price -- Part III. Tree pose -- My Dealer -- Road to Healing -- My Truth -- Wading Into the Deep -- Epilogue: Outward -- Appendix A: Juices to try -- Appendix B: Yoga resources.
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"Quentin Vennie shouldn't be alive. He has walked a path that many don't live long enough to write about. Growing up in Baltimore, he was surrounded by nothing but dead ends. Statistics mapped out his future, and he grew hostile toward a world that viewed him with suspicion and disdain. He's been shot at, sold drugs up and down the East Coast, lingered on the brink of incarceration, and stared down death more than once. Haunted by feelings of abandonment and resentment, he struggled with chronic anxiety and depression and battled a crippling prescription drug addiction. The day he contemplated taking his life was the day he rediscovered his purpose for living. Vennie's survival depended upon his finding a new path, but he didn't know where to turn. His doctor was concerned only with prescribing more medication. Vennie refused, and in a desperate attempt to save his own life, decided to pursue a journey of natural healing. After researching a few self-healing methods, he immediately bought a juicer from an all-night grocery store. He started juicing in the hopes that it would help him repair his body and clear his mind. He jumped headfirst into the world of wellness and started incorporating yoga and meditation into his life. This 'wellness trinity' helped him cut back on and then quit the many medications he was on, overcome his addictions, and ultimately, transform his life while inspiring others to find their own unique path to wellness. Strong in the Broken Places is the harrowing story of Vennie's life, the detours that almost ended it, and the inspiring turns that saved it. The odds were stacked against him, but he was able to defy expectations and claw his way out on his own terms"--Provided by publisher.
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Hawaii State Library
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362.29092 Vennie Ve
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