Volume I takes you on a journey through my childhood, motherhood, and into my problem gambling. Not everyone knows why they gamble to such extremes, I have been fortunate to understand why and fortunate enough to have recovered from it. In this first edition, I share with you my first arrest, my worst day of gambling, my first crime and how everyone had to face it too. Very personal at times. I take you into the depths of my addiction, to places so low, so painful and so truthful, that you will think you are walking right beside me. I share my past so others can learn from it and make better decisions before it is too late for them, I am thankful for my faith and I believe in miracles because I am alive to share my life lessons with you - Julie Enjoy this sample excerpt:
"For anyone who knows a gambler who can't stop, this is a must read. I couldn't put it down." - C.W. - Milwaukee, WI
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"I crawl into bed. I can hear the needles of sleet falling from a dark, starless sky. I caress the pillow next to me. Like me, it too is lifeless and cold. Yet it is not a man that I crave or the sweet goodnight kisses from my 10-year-old daughter who lies innocently sleeping in her bed 60 miles away. The emptiness I feel is for a stranger who does not know me, yet he knows me very, very well. He flirts with me. He teases me. He entices me, but I always want him more. In the morning when the first light of dawn filters through the ice-encrusted trees I will go to him. I miss him painfully, yet it has only been hours since we were together. I ponder what this reunion will hold, this lover's tryst of mine. It is not blood, but champagne which courses through my veins when I think of him and what lies ahead... only I know that the love of my life is not a person. He breathes no air, and he does not whisper in my ear. He owns me. All of me. He took possession of me and never let me go. The love of my life is a casino. My lover knows my name. He knows my face. He knows how deadly he is for me, yet I won't allow him to turn me away. Even when he tries to reject me, I don't accept it. Our meetings have become more intense and more tumultuous. He never makes me laugh. He only brings me to my knees."
Please contact me via email: julie@goodbyegambling.com to discuss any gambling issues that you may have or to contact me about speaking engagements.
