{"product_id":"the-lie-that-kills-us-we-all-have-elephants","title":"The Lie That Kills Us: We All Have Elephants","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A deeply moving book about denial and recovery. It will help so many people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e— Johann Hari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe all have elephants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn addiction.\u003cbr\u003eA wound.\u003cbr\u003eA truth we’ve trained ourselves not to see.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe tend to think of addiction as someone else’s problem—something that happens on the margins. But what if the real danger is closer to home? What if the most destructive force in our lives isn’t the substance—but the silence? The denial? The need to keep pretending?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lie That Kills Us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, pastor and recovery advocate Ed Treat offers a deeply personal and unflinchingly honest exploration of addiction, denial, trauma, faith, and the human patterns that keep us stuck.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing from his own journey in long-term recovery, as well as decades of ministry experience, Treat reveals a powerful truth:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAddiction is not just about substances.\u003cbr\u003eIt is about how we cope with pain we don’t know how to face.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlending story, theology, recovery wisdom, and psychological insight, this book uncovers the “elephants in the room” that shape our lives—individually, in families, in churches, and across our culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not a clinical manual.\u003cbr\u003eIt is an invitation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn invitation to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ename what we’ve been avoiding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunderstand the roots beneath the behavior\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003emove from denial to honesty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand discover the healing that becomes possible when we finally tell the truth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is for you if:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou’ve struggled with addiction—or love someone who has\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou’ve ever avoided telling the truth because it felt too costly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou’ve seen families or churches shaped by silence and denial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou’re ready to stop pretending and start healing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf we all have elephants, then we all need recovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd recovery begins the same way:\u003cbr\u003eby finally naming what’s been there all along.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914394296511,"sku":"10eb77e9-67a3-4bae-899c-e6bc6eeff086","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/924c2d2068e7b09d7609197c0a754222.jpg?v=1785057657","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-lie-that-kills-us-we-all-have-elephants","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}