My Name Is Stella, and I Am Normal

Is Alcoholism a disease? Are alcoholics really ＂powerless＂? Or is the Cult of 12 Steps and the sham of anonymity just conveniently considered the one and only politically correct solution in an ongoing nightmare of shame? And what of Tough Love, with its manipulative strategy of ＂detachment＂, widely promoted by the sister cult of AlAnon? For Stella, the Shame Game begins at age 12, labeled as ＂mentally ill＂. And stigma follows her into adulthood, when she declares ＂I am Stella, an Alcoholic＂. This is a true account of a life almost destroyed by labels. Stella’s saga unravels as she explores her past during a physical recovery from a brutal attack and almost murdered. Heartlessly abandoned by her family in the name of Tough Love, Stella makes a break from AA, after 10 years of almost religious adherence, leaving behind the labels and detaching from all those who had created this Shame Game. Find out how Stella finally solves the curse of her addictive behavior in this true story.