The Courage to Be True

Set Your Best Self Free

De: Tina Ruysseveldt

Narrado por: Ellen Shantz

In this stunning tale of life and living, Tina Ruysseveldt redefines the meaning of self-care as she takes you on the journey she has travelled as both the patient and the health care professional to the other side of both addictions and cancer.

By sharing her story and her truth, the listener is both challenged and assisted as they embark on their own destined path of wellness. This book represents her effort to share what she has learned and as a roadmap to help listeners grow and evolve as they find their own courage to be true, and set their best self free.

Tina Ruysseveldt’s rise from a neglected childhood in an abusive alcoholic home to a career as a respected Canadian nurse is a breath-taking tribute to the power of the human spirit.

Told with rigorous honesty, this memoir takes listeners on Tina’s gripping journey through her life of substance abuse and then, ultimately, towards a state of wellbeing she would have considered unimaginable in her youth.

Hear how Tina’s LiveWell Recipe for self-care helped save her from alcoholism and later helped her recover from the deadly cancer that nearly took her life. And soak up this book’s important reminder that there is hope for everyone.

©2020 Tina Ruysseveldt (P)2020 Tina Ruysseveldt

Thank you for motivating me to take my program to the next level and not rest on my laurels!

Reading "The Courage to be True" by Tina Ruysseveldt brought back memories of the loneliest moments of my life. The way she so articulately described the pain, suffering, despair and utter powerlessness to stop when deep in active addiction made me feel maybe I wasn't as alone as I thought back then.

Her ability to put those feelings into words is something I have struggled with. I was also struck by her LiveWell Recipe. While the 12 steps have been crucial to my recovery, her approach adds extra layers that resonated with me. It goes beyond the 12 steps, describing the path from the depths of addiction to the pink cloud of recovery in a way that has inspired me to take my program to another level.

Ruysseveldt's story is inspiring and offers practical advice for anyone in recovery. It is one thing to maintain sobriety in the good times, it is another thing to have your program so solid that during times of extreme adversity, to not only survive but thrive. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a deeply personal and uplifting read on overcoming addiction and finding true wellness.

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Inspirational, true, harsh. I had the chance to meet the writer and I have to tell I didn’t imagine this book was this good. Even if you have never had an addiction problem or a close family member with it, this give you a total different perspective of the disease and most important, of the opportunities you have every single day to improve your live.