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William Cope Moyers was a model of sober success. As his inspiring story of overcoming addiction was on its way to becoming a New York Times bestseller, everyone thought he had finally achieved the redemption promised by recovery--including him. But the perfect story that helped Moyers become a famous face of the recovery movement was already unraveling, revealing a chasm between his public persona and conflicted inner life. This is Moyers's story of life beyond the bright moments of early sobriety and what happened when a new crisis invaded what once seemed like a secure recovery. William didn't know something was missing until it happened. He'd been in recovery for alcohol and drugs for years. He was a recovery activist and a spokesperson for the gold standard of treatment and recovery organizations. He was a model leader and follower of Twelve Step programs. But, still, he slipped. Privately, he was addicted to painkillers while publicly saying he was in recovery from alcohol and drug use. How did it go so wrong? With brutal honesty and introspection, William shares what happened after sobriety--after he'd published his memoir. His life of sobriety wasn't perfect, but he thought his recovery was strong. Unfortunately, the opioid epidemic was stronger. In Broken Open, William takes a courageous look at the years he struggled to reclaim his recovery.

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William Cope Moyers is the vice president of public affairs and community relations at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. As the organization's public advocate, Moyers carries the message about addiction, treatment, and recovery to audiences everywhere. Using his own story, Moyers highlights the power of addiction and the promise and possibility of recovery from it. He has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, and National Public Radio. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Newsweek. William has written four books, including Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption, a New York Times bestseller. Moyers was born in 1959 in Fort Worth, Texas, and was a print reporter in the 1980s and a journalist for CNN until 1995. A year later he joined the staff at (then) Hazelden and has been there ever since. Moyers and his wife, Nell Hurley, live in St. Paul, Minnesota. Between them they share four adult children. William Cope Moyers is the vice president of public affairs and community relations at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. As the organization's public advocate, Moyers carries the message about addiction, treatment, and recovery to audiences everywhere. Using his own story, Moyers highlights the power of addiction and the promise and possibility of recovery from it. He has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, and National Public Radio. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Newsweek. William has written four books, including Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption, a New York Times bestseller. Moyers was born in 1959 in Fort Worth, Texas, and was a print reporter in the 1980s and a journalist for CNN until 1995. A year later he joined the staff at (then) Hazelden and has been there ever since. Moyers and his wife, Nell Hurley, live in St. Paul, Minnesota. Between them they share four adult children.

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