After attaining sobriety, the Circus Master Adam Francis Raby, author of debut memoir A Circus of One, is forced to wrestle with who he is becoming and not who he was.

Three lifelong obstacles chronically disrupt his journey: the inability to experience intimacy with himself, the inability to share intimacy with another human being, and the inability to embrace intimacy with something greater beyond himself. After 34 years of drinking, manipulating outcomes, and holding tightly to the reins of life, the first obstacle is surmounted by unearthing a healthy relationship with himself.

In his follow-up, The Only Relief...Is Change, Adam now faces the daunting task of exploring the possibility of his Circus growing beyond One to TWO. Could TWO include a healthy relationship with a woman? Could the very obstacle of a relationship with a woman—exceedingly painful to him—eventually be the agent to heal him?

This is more than a story about desiring healthy relationships. It’s a story about how the path to healing flows through a dynamic process. The twists and turns of allowing the next thing in life to happen. A sweeping departure from the planned controlled life. Embracing the ballet of the universe—the natural flow.

Adam steers us through a healing journey into the unknown channeled by an energy swirling at his core while the healing power of the feminine spirit plays a crucial role. Trusting this energy (intuition) eventually leads him to a radical healing with other human beings. Transforming from the wounded to the healer.