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Tom's in-depth interview with the hilarious and insightful Amy Dresner, author of the riveting book "My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean" on Hachette Books.

Inside the Interview:
03:21 \u2013 Special subject-matter on Sound Matters...
04:16 \u2013 Never had "handlers"...\xa0
04:31\xa0\u2013 How terrifying is Amy's newfound success as an author?
07:35 \u2013 On what to leave in and what to leave out...\xa0
09:43\xa0\u2013 On Amy's Dad reading her book...
10:04\xa0\u2013 What was learned writing this book?\xa0
12:13\xa0\u2013 Any concern that "success" will lead back to the abyss?
12:36\xa0\u2013 AA, criticisms, and recovery perspectives...
17:01\xa0\u2013 Is addiction a disease?\xa0
18:01 \u2013 Why do addicts/alcoholics relapse?\xa0
20:08\xa0\u2013 On deliberately writing to cross-over...
22:14\xa0\u2013 On paralells between writing a book and the recovery process...
23:39\xa0\u2013 On perpetual self-examination and self-awareness...
25:33\xa0\u2013 On Amy's life story eventually become a book...
27:32\xa0\u2013 On the back and forth realities of working with a book editor...\xa0
28:55 \u2013 On Amy's stand up comedy past, present, and future...
29:58\xa0\u2013 On being a non-drinker and dealing with others who are...
31:19\xa0\u2013 On dealing with haters, yet writing your truth...\xa0
33:41\xa0\u2013 My Fair Junkie, and narrating the audio book...
34:33\xa0\u2013 What's on the horizon for Amy? Speaking... more books?
37:49\xa0\u2013 Amy's final thoughts...\xa0

Connect with Amy Dresner:
Website: www.amydresner.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/amydresnerofficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/amydresner
Instagram: www.instagram.com/amydresner

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"Sound Matters Radio" Episode 031 at www.SoundMatters.tv/sound-matters-radio-031