Ian Rader is a person in long-term recovery, an unlicensed self-help critic, and the author of The Big Bitter Book. After contracting an acute case of substance abuse disorder, he spent the next decade getting sober, unlearning all his toxic coping mechanisms, and developing new, slightly more socially acceptable ones. He credits his recovery for saving his life - and also for making him emotionally aware enough to be annoyed by people who say "everything happens for a reason." Ian writes satirical self-help because sometimes laughter is the only medicine that doesn't require prior authorization. This is his first published book, but it won't be his last.