GO TO THE DESERT: Healing from Alcohol: A Spiritual Perspective Paperback – July 17, 2025

This book is for those who feel like outcasts in both the sober world and the spiritual world.This book doesn’t preach sobriety— it’s about harm reduction. It’s about waking up and seeing through the bullshit we’ve been sold since childhood that drinking is normal, glamorous, and the solution to every human emotion.Equal parts hot mess and higher self, this book brings you a mix of personal misadventures, questionable decisions, spiritual light bulb moments, and actually useful coping tools. This book dives deep into the spiritual effects of alcohol, the craving mind, and how to reconnect with your higher self without numbing out.You’ll learn how alcohol hijacks your spiritual connection, dulls your emotional intelligence, and keeps you stuck on autopilot. More importantly, you’ll get real-world tools to break free— from journal prompts to energetic hygiene practices, and suggestions on how to navigate a new life, and align with our true purpose and authenticity. It’s a brutally honest look at what it actually feels like to build a life you no longer want to escape from.This isn't a self-help book wrapped in fake positivity. This is survival. This is rebirth. This is your call to f*cking remember who you are. Your higher self has been waiting.Excerpt From Introduction:The decision to stop drinking alcohol is a f*cking brave one. It takes guts to question your relationship with alcohol, and the fact that you’re here means you’re already stronger than you think. This is the book I wish I had while going through it, and a reminder that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. If you’ve ever sworn off alcohol for a couple of weeks— maybe even made it through a dry month— only to find yourself circling back to the same old patterns, then this book is for you. You tell yourself it’s not that bad. From the outside, no one would suspect a thing. But inside? You know. You feel it. Maybe you’ve already stopped drinking, but you're still searching for the better life sobriety promised— and wondering where the hell it’s hiding. Maybe you’ve looked into AA like I did, and it felt too heavy or serious, too extreme, or didn’t resonate. You’re not at rock bottom, but you are stuck. You can sense the power just beyond the fog. This book is your bridge to it.If you're feeling dull and lifeless, my goal is to guide you toward inspiration and curiosity, helping you live in alignment with your full vitality. If you’re feeling trapped in a drinking cycle (or any other coping mechanism) you can’t seem to break out of, may this book help you illuminate how to escape so that you may feel the freedom you desire. If you feel disconnected from your true self or don’t even know what you need to move forward, I can encourage you to take baby steps until you are confident in making bigger changes, navigable with the tools suggested in this book. If you’re feeling scared or awkward about not having alcohol as a crutch, I am here to empower you to be comfortable enough in your skin to let your authenticity shine. If you feel like strict quitting programs are too rigid or intense for you, this book guides you to your own inner compass while encouraging self-compassion and self-love. If you’re afraid of what’s hiding underneath the mask of alcohol, I’m here to offer encouragement to hug your shadows to release them. If you have a spiritual curiosity but may not know how to connect, this book will help you develop your own tools for a deeper connection.You don’t need another set of rules. You don’t need to be shamed or told what’s wrong with you. You need a safe space to be seen. Everything I share comes from lived experience, not perfection— just truth, compassion, and the deep knowing of what it’s like to be right where you are. I’m here to be a mirror, not a guru. Read more