TY - BOOK AU - Brackett,Bruce TI - How to breathe while suffocating: a comprehensive guide for public, private, and not-for-profit board members SN - 9781394217410 AV - HV5801 .B66 2024 U1 - 362.29 23/eng/20240321 PY - 2024///] CY - Hoboken, New Jersey PB - Wiley KW - Drug abusers KW - Rehabilitation KW - Substance abuse KW - Self-esteem N1 - Includes index; Born into it and removed from it -- The foster family -- It takes a village, for pain or glory -- Bullies be gone! -- Am I a star? Meh, same difference -- The foot that should have kicked me -- The runaway -- Journey to the dram -- Oklahoma City -- Dallas, Texas, a walk in the park -- A flight to freedom -- Boystown -- Salt Lake City -- Las Vegas, do or die -- On my way -- The diagnoses -- Hurricane Bruce -- Crystal in the rain -- Photo gallery N2 - "Many have simply started to surrender and give up on their life and ambitions. This book seeks to remind them of their inherent worth, the value they possess, and their unique ability to engage with the world and their fellow humans. It threads the simple positive affirmations Brackett is known for through an unflinching look at the challenging details of his life story. With my simple slogans "Negativity Be Gone", "Grab my hands, Breathe" and "Here's a Cup Of Love", Brackett will help readers focus on the positive and "Keep Moving Forward"!"-- ER -