Every September, we observeNational Recovery Month to help support
those inrecovery from substance use disorder and share messages of
hope. LifeCoach Chris Najera battled alcohol use disorder for over 30
years. Inhis powerful new book, The Hard Truth! Stopping Alcohol,
Chrisblends his own experiences with research to provide readers with
anempowering 30-day roadmap to freedom from alcohol, perfectly timed
forNational Recovery Month.
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MarkingNational Recovery Month: Life Coach Uses His Journey to
InspireOthers, Shares 30-Day Roadmap to Sobriety
EL PASO, Texas,Sept. 18, 2025 — An estimated 400 million people
worldwidelive with alcohol use disorders, according to the World
HealthOrganization. Chris Najera is a certified life coach who also
battledalcohol use disorder, and he delivers a timely guide for
change inhis new book, The Hard Truth! Stopping Alcohol.
Blendingraw honesty, personal experience and practical strategies,
Najeragives readers the tools to take back control. His 30-day
roadmap totaking an alcohol break also provides readers with a
pathwaytoward clarity, purpose and long-term sobriety.
“If you’relooking to stop, you’ve come to the right place,”
Najerawrites in the book’s introduction. “What I learned in
sobriety iswhen you stop, you find a new person — you’re someone
completelynew … the person you were supposed to be in the first
place,before the alcohol disrupted your life.”
Najeradoesn’t just share his personal story of struggle and
triumph, heequips readers with an action-oriented guide designed for
anyone whodrinks alcohol regularly and may question their
relationship with alcohol — from mild drinkersand weekend drinkers
to dailyusers. Through lived experience and researched wisdom, Najera
challengesreaders to dismantle the illusions of alcohol, break free
fromdependency and reclaim their lives.
“What makesthis book unique is its mix of unfiltered honesty,
practicalstrategies, and powerful insights that speak directly to
moderateand heavy drinkers who are tired of the cycle,” Najera
said.“Whether you’re questioning your relationship with alcohol,
taking abreak for Sober October or searching for hope after repeated
struggles,The Hard Truth! offers both clarity and courage. This
isn’t justa book. It’s about educating communities and providing
a tool tofight back against something that destroys so many lives.”
The HardTruth! Stopping Alcohol
Publisher:Spines
ReleaseDate: June 13, 2025
ISBN-13: 979-8896917939
Availablefrom:
https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Truth-Stopping-Alcohol/dp/B0FD5DSTGM [1]
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About theAuthor
ChristopherJ. Najera is a college graduate, certified life coach,
publicspeaker and author of The Hard Truth! Stopping Alcohol. With 35
years ofpersonal experience battling alcohol use disorder, Najera
speaks froma place of raw honesty and lived truth. A weekend drinker
who turnedto daily drinking, his transformation began because of what
most ignoreas “normal,” but affects everyone around them. In the
end,alcohol consumed him, and he sought outpatient treatment. After
seeingothers suffering, he realized he didn’t want to end up on
dialysis ora liver transplant list like his peers. It was in those
momentswhere real change was the best outcome for his future.
Driven by amission to expose the truths alcohol companies never
reveal,Najera brings together powerful facts, personal stories and
practicaltools to help audiences understand their relationship with
alcohol andreclaim their lives. His work aligns with global health
efforts,including the World Health Organization's campaign to reduce
harmfulalcohol use by 2030 at the local level.
