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Catherine Townsend-Lyon

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Born

in Toms River, The United States

November 26, 1965

Website

https://catsbooklibrary4readers.com/

Twitter

LUV_Recovery @kitcatlyon

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Memoir, Nonfiction, Ebooks

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Member Since

April 2013

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Catherine Townsend-Lyon is an influential writer and a dedicated advocate for recovery from gambling addiction and has maintained her recovery lifestyle for over 17 years.

She is the bestselling author of her memoir, "Addicted to Dimes: Confessions of a Gambling Addict," released on her 50th birthday in November 2013. In addition, she is a co-author and contributor to a follow-up book titled "Ten the Hard Way," which was released in 2017. This book shares powerful recovery stories from others in the community. Both books are available for purchase on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Catherine tirelessly raises awareness and educates the public about the darker aspects of gambling. She shares her story through various platforms, including radio sho ...more

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Average rating: 4.56 · 55 ratings · 29 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Addicted to Dimes 4.57 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten the Hard Way: True Stories of Addiction and Recovery (Ten the Hard Way; True Stories of Addiction and Recovery Book 1) by Kevin T. Coughlin (Goodreads Author), Catherine Townsend-Lyon (Goodreads Author), John P. 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unique Settled History of Sweetwater Canyon Above Colorado Springs by Diane Olsen (Goodreads Author), Catherine Townsend-Lyon (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unique Settled History of Sweetwater Canyon Above Colorado Springs by Diane Olsen (Goodreads Author), Catherine Townsend-Lyon (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Just because you may live your life in recovery, surely doesn't mean the PARTY IS OVER, Nope!, it just means you can remember what you DID LAST NIGHT!".LOL”
― Catherine Townsend-Lyon, Addicted to Dimes

tags: recovery

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“An authors publication date never matters, a book not read yet will always be New"...”
― Author Catherine Lyon a

tags: authors, books, novelist, read

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“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: seuss

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tags: recovery

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“A lesson taught with humor is a lesson retained.”
― Ruth K. Westheimer

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“Every day is Make a Difference Day.
1. Try a Little Tenderness.
2. A Change of Heart Changes Everything.
3. Choose Integrity as your True North and you will never get lost. (Professional athletes wise up.)”
― Steve William Laible

tags: inspirational-attitude, inspirational-life, inspirational-love

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“Whatever character you give your children shall be their future.”
― Steve William Laible

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