The Last Addiction Own Your Desire, Live Beyond Recovery, Find Lasting Freedom

In an age of tell-all addiction memoirs and reality television programs, we gulp down the stories of others in the hope that we, too, can be overcomerseven as we continue to love a person, substance, activity, or ideology too much. As Sharon Hersh writes, "We all suffer from the same condition." InThe Last Addiction,she exploreswhywe are prone to addictionto make one thing in our lives more central than it should beand how we can break free of our compulsions. This is not a book of "self-help" answers or "how-to" steps. It is a book about falling down and getting up again, about realizing that we need more than ourselves to be saved. The truth is, we're not as bad as we think we areand we are worse than we ever dreamed. When we live between those two realities, we are ready to let go of the last idol: the belief that we can save ourselves. The Last Addictioninvites you to see your own story more clearly as you better understand your longing for intimacy. It invites you to love boldly and receive love in return. It invites you to the freedom of redemption.

Sharon A. Hersh is a licensed professional counselor, and the director of Women’s Recovery and Renewal, a ministry of support for struggling women. She speaks frequently at conferences and retreats and is an adjunct professor in Addictions Counseling at Reformed Theological Seminary, Mars Hill Graduate School, and Colorado Christian University. She’s also the author of Bravehearts, and four books in the Hand-in-Hand series for moms and daughters. Sharon lives with her two teenagers in Lone Tree, Colorado.