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The Secret Journal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Books 1 and 2: Coming face-to-face with the multi-headed spiritual dragon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenrick Welsh attempted suicide twice as a young man. Street drugs and liquor provided some of the relief he craved from his depression, but the \u201ccure\u201d he found soon transformed into a new inner monster: alcoholism. His deep personal shame regarding his alternative sexuality provided additional difficulty for him to feel \u201ccomfortable in his own skin,\u201d and he is only one of many.

Told from the perspective of several years of sobriety, The Secret Journal<\/i><\/b> offers readers an insider\u2019s view of the powerful mental and emotional challenges often connected to drug and alcohol abuse and why so many succumb to this ruthless disease. Yet freedom has been achieved by Kenrick and many others through the Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve Steps, despite many obstacles posed by society as it is and in the mind of the sufferer.

Tragic and comical, infuriating yet inspiring, Mr. Welsh\u2019s journey is an engaging portrait of modern America and of the human spirit attempting to deal with life on life\u2019s terms. Book one is just the beginning of an epic saga, spanning several years and encompassing a \u201ccast\u201d of dozens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kenrick Welsh received his B.A. (with distinction) in English from a major university in 1991. He is an avid backpacker, a longtime member of Alcoholics Anonymous, and a committed supporter of LGBTQ+ \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Author Kenrick Welsh received his B.A. (with distinction) in English from a major university in 1991. He is an avid backpacker, a longtime member of Alcoholics Anonymous, and a committed supporter of LGBTQ+ \u2026 Read more Read an Excerpt Read now<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t