Audiobooks by Rickey Smiley

Sideshow: Living with Loss and Moving Forward with Faith

How do you live with the pain of watching someone you love suffer from addiction? How do you cope with the grief of losing them especially when your job is to make people laugh every day? Comedian Rickey Smiley has dealt with these immensely difficult questions for years-first with his father, then with his son. Both battled drug addictions. Both died from overdoses. Both left Rickey weary and wounded. Far from healed, Rickey has learned how to find moments of peace. He's practicing how to hold the good with the grief, the past gifts with the present heartache, the hope with the hurt. It's the 'sideshow' he's living. It's anything but a smooth path, but he's on it, and he's moving forward. And he invites you to come with him. Join a fellow hurting soul as he sits with his trauma, leans into therapy, and relies heavily on his faith and Scripture, which give him solace and strength. Rickey and his story will help you: - Feel seen and know you are not alone - Process your pain and manage weariness and grief - Invite God's strength into your weakness - Find a way forward and move toward peace Our pain may take hold of us in ways that are crippling, out of nowhere, and impossible to control. But there is One who can hold us tighter and keep us grounded, who gives the gift of peace that goes beyond understanding and guides us through each day.

Rickey Smiley (Author), Rickey Smiley, TBD (Narrator)

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Stand By Your Truth: And Then Run for Your Life!

"I'm very passionate about everything that I do and I don't play any games. I just keep it honest. I don't put on airs. That's the only way you can be. If you tell one lie, you've got to tell another lie. I'm cool with who I am. What you see is what you get." Stand-up comic. Single dad. Radio personality. TV star. Prankster. Producer. Community activist. Man of faith. Visit a church, comedy club, college campus, or barber shop, and you'll find few people who aren't familiar with, or fans of, Rickey Smiley. At least four million listeners in over eighty markets tune in every weekday morning to hear him banter with his radio show crew, hilariously prank call an unsuspecting listener, and perform skits etched by his one-man cast of characters including "Lil' Darryl," "Beauford," and "Joe Willie." But in between the rapid-fire jokes, hip-hop beats, and celebrity dish are flashes of how Rickey views the world, from the challenges of raising children, to the importance of education, to the need to always stand in your own truth. After more than two decades in the spotlight, Rickey is finally ready to delve more deeply into the opinions he voices ever-so-briefly on the air, riffing on those issues that his listeners, viewers, and fans find most important. Stand by Your Truth is part memoir, part testimonial, and part life guide, mixing Rickey's down-home humor with the values he learned from being raised by three generations of elders, steeped in the Baptist church, and mentored by some of the most celebrated comics in the entertainment industry today.

Rickey Smiley (Author), Rickey Smiley (Narrator)

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Don't Trip...He Aint Through With Me Yet

With a clever range of side-splitting new material, Harvey performs one of his funniest and most memorable performances in front of church folks. That's right; Mr. Harvey keeps it clean and family friendly! No easy feat for one of the Original Kings of Comedy, but then Harvey's versatility is precisely why he's in a class by himself. Tackling topics such as faith, family, preachers, and relationships with his trademark candor and sardonic wit, Harvey will have you laughing out loud along with the audience in this rousing stand-up special! This DVD is sure to become an instant classic.

Rickey Smiley, Steve Harvey (Author), Rickey Smiley, Steve Harvey (Narrator)

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