Full Description
This book introduces the Recovery Cycle, the only relatable model for positive change in sobriety and a simple roadmap for sober living. The author, a clinician in recovery herself, demonstrates how to talk to clients or anyone with an interest in sobriety in a pragmatic, like-minded way.
The easy, conversational style encourages cultivation of solid, sober relationships and spiritual connections, all with an achievable, open-minded approach. Concrete methods honor the thinking and feeling parts of the recovering individual, thereby promoting personal empowerment and choice rather than generic prescriptive advice. The book speaks to all addiction disorders and discusses what every addicted person must go through to love their sober life, no matter what program they choose, no matter what addiction. Readers will find the journey toward emotional sobriety and spiritual recovery discussed in a simple, straightforward way, with depth and compassion.
For clinicians who want to guide clients in recovery or for any motivated individual in recovery desiring to transform their life from one of pain and struggle to a beautiful work of heart, this book will be a welcome spark of inspiration and support—without the snore factor of a dry textbook.
Contents
Part One. A Merry-Go-Round Prison 1. The Addiction Cycle Part Two. Freedom! 2. The Recovery Cycle 3. Define Your Recovery, Design Your Life 4. Rituals That Make Good Sense 5. If Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes 6. Comfort in Recovery 7. Feeling Feelings, Being Human 8. Prices and Prizes 9. The Recovery Cycle Illustrated Part Three: Spirituality 10. Not Your Ordinary Heaven 11. Love, Intimacy, and Sexuality 12. The Path from Here
