Here are the most essential things in life you need to know. You can face anything life throws at you when you learn the secret of how to find the hero inside. From a relationship break-up, job loss and bereavement to addiction, depression, anxiety and any other emotional or mental health issue, this book shows you the gifted wisdom of the most celebrated people in history—which you too can have to live a fulfilling life that makes the most of your time on earth.

For the first time, it brings together the exceptional Twelve Steps recovery program—the world's most successful therapy ever—and the Hero's Journey story that's the blueprint for many of the world's greatest books and Hollywood movies. It shows how the Twelve Steps take you on a Hero's Journey to become someone who can always live up to your best ideal. You will find a guide to completing the Twelve Steps as you go on your very own Hero's Journey story, an adventure that will take you from the ordinary world into an extraordinary world that will not only allow you to find the hero inside, it will enable you to be someone who can help others find their own hero inside.

Drawing on the author's experience of 20 years in and studying recovery, psychology and philosophy, and what we can learn from the ancient myths and Hero's Journey stories—from The Wizard Of Oz to Stars Wars and Jesus, Buddha and Muhammad to Harry Potter, James Bond and Sherlock Holmes—12 Steps To 1 Hero gives you an inspirational account of how to find true meaning and happiness in life.