Susan Keller

This statement is validated with scientific research and data, but…

I Have Been Personally Attacked for This Perspective

In my recent book, Mostly Sober: A Love Story and a Road Trip I tell the story of a woman who must reduce her daily drinking in order to marry the man she loves and reach lifetime goals. She is not physiologically dependent on alcohol, but childhood trauma has led her to finding solace in a bottle.

Here is the Amazon review that attacked me for my message that drinking can be moderated:

 Don’t believe a word in this book. Susan is out to make money selling her book to a very vulnerable population. Alcoholics! They are searching for an easier softer way to lick their alcohol problem. Go to an AA meeting, it’s free and has worked for millions of people. Sorry to see Susan taking advantage of people.

This cutting review is a dated perspective that ignores the science-based help available today and puts everyone into a “normal drinker or alcoholic” bucket, which is simply not the case. Also, the data on the success of AA isn’t consistent or reliable.

While I am not going to name the person who left this scathing review, he runs his own program to treat alcoholics. He is the one benefitting from people’s pain and pushing sobriety onto people who may not need an all-or-nothing approach.

My second book, Mostly Sober: A Love Story and a Road Trip, is a deeply human narrative that will help the growing number of people determined to reduce their drinking. Reduce or quit. The choice is yours.

 

 

 

 

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