Conscience In Recovery From Alcohol Addiction

Author : Yordan Kalev Zhekov
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621895497

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Conscience in Recovery from Alcohol Addiction by Yordan Kalev Zhekov Pdf

Academic research in alcohol addiction presents diverse results and subject inadequacies. This study identifies conscience and its influence through spirituality on successful recovery as promoting unity and adequacy in the field. The purpose of the study is to analyze the relationship between conscience, spirituality, and recovery from alcohol addiction. This threefold framework underlines the conceptual importance of cognition, affect, behavior, spirituality, and character in addiction studies. Narrative analysis (NA) is employed for designing the present research. It is utilized for collection, examination, and formulation of the results derived from the participants' stories. Semi-structured interviews are used within the NA framework to provide the data from the twelve participants. The latter are selected as a homogeneous group based on characteristics of their addiction, spirituality, and recovery. The analysis of narratives defines conscience with its cognitive, emotive, and conative elements as related to spirituality. The conscience's nature and functioning undergo deterioration during addiction and complete rejuvenation through participants' spiritual transformation of a transcendent divine experience. Spiritually empowered conscience supports progressive recovery from alcohol addiction. The conscientious approach to self, life, and others is shaped by virtue and spiritual commitment.

Author : TJ Woodward
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781504391870

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Conscious Recovery by TJ Woodward Pdf

Conscious Recovery is a ground breaking and eective approach to viewing and treating addiction that will transform your life. Author and spiritual teacher TJ Woodward is changing the conversation about addiction, because he recognizes that underneath all addictive behavior is an essential self that is whole and perfect. TJ Woodward's Conscious Recovery moves beyond simply treating behaviors and symptoms. It focuses on the underlying root causes that drive destructive patterns, while providing clear steps for letting go of core false beliefs that lead to addictive tendencies. Whether it is unresolved trauma, spiritual disconnection, or toxic shame, these challenges need to addressed in order to achieve true and permanent freedom. Conscious Recovery oers a pathway toward liberation that can assist you in creating a life lled with love and connection. It explores methods for changing the ways of thinking that keep you stuck in a pattern of hopelessness, so you can come into alignment with an existence overowing with compassion and purpose. TJ Woodward calls this the "great remembering" reclaiming the truth of who and what you essentially are.

Author : Yordan Zhekov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1792152922

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Conscience in Recovery from Drug Addiction by Yordan Zhekov Pdf

The present research advances the studies of recovery from drug addiction examining the role of conscience and its influences through spiritually transformative experiences. The scholarly research in substance addiction and recovery suffers internal tensions and underdevelopment related to the understanding of addiction, morality, spirituality and conscience. The aims of the study are to contribute to the resolution of these issues through exploration of conscience in drug addiction and recovery in light of its spiritual and/or religious transformative influences and utilisation in establishing the principles and outline for innovative treatment, conscience therapy. Narrative analysis (NA) establishes the methodological framework formulating the means for collection, examination and formulation of the results derived from the participants' stories. A combined interview with unstructured and semi-structured parts is used to gather the data from the six participants. The latter are a self-selected diverse demographic group with homogeneous characteristics defined according to their addiction, recovery, spirituality and context. Due to the singularity of the context a seventh participant was interviewed to clarify its characteristics and dimensions. The analysis and discussions resulted in clarifying conscience through its cognitive, emotive, conative and behavioural elements, from being suppressed during addiction but rejuvenated through personal spiritual transformation. The latter is characterised by a personal divine relationship based on love, acceptance and forgiveness. The empowered conscience leads to progressive recovery and personal wellbeing. Finally, the research culminates in utilising the result in an innovative treatment from substance misuse, conscience therapy. The principles and outline of the treatment are summarised in the transformation of conscience through enlightenment, empowerment and edification.

Author : Kenneth W. Schmidt
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814664407

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Conscious Contact with God by Kenneth W. Schmidt Pdf

Conscious Contact with God is a new paraphrase of the Psalms that reflects the experience of addiction and living in recovery. It will speak powerfully to anyone who shares those experiences and struggles to find God present in the midst of them. Ideal for personal prayer, reflection, and meditation, as well as for praying and reflecting in groups, these thoughtful and inspiring texts are rich in the vocabulary and vision of the Twelve Steps. This new resource fills a gap that has unfortunately existed until now for anyone addicted to alcohol, drugs, food, sex, or other substances or experiences. Here they will find compassion, understanding, and strength.

Author : Adriana Popescu,Tj Woodward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798698851806

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Conscious Recovery Workbook by Adriana Popescu,Tj Woodward Pdf

Conscious Recovery is a ground breaking and effective approach to viewing and treating addiction that can transform your life. TJ Woodward and Dr. Adriana Popescu are changing the conversation about addiction, because they recognize that underneath all addictive behavior is an Essential Self that is whole and perfect.TJ Woodward's Conscious Recovery Method moves beyond simply treating behaviors and symptoms. It focuses on the underlying root causes that drive destructive patterns, while providing clear steps for letting go of core false beliefs that lead to addictive tendencies. Whether it is unresolved trauma, spiritual disconnection, or toxic shame, these challenges need to addressed in order to achieve true and permanent freedom.The Conscious Recovery Workbook is intended to enhance any program, therapy, or other support system in which you are currently engaged. Its aim is not to provide definitive answers, but to introduce questions that can assist you in accessing your own inner wisdom and rediscover your true nature. You are your own best teacher, and you hold the key to ending your own suffering. This workbook is designed to be a companion to the book Conscious Recovery, but can certainly stand on its own as a recovery tool. Its intended to be worked through slowly, and our encouragement is that you take your time in completing the processes and journaling questions. We are so grateful you have chosen to take this journey with us. You have the power within you to shift your life. We hope this workbook helps.

Author : Thomas Bien,Beverly Bien
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780470245576

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Mindful Recovery by Thomas Bien,Beverly Bien Pdf

"This wise book provides practical exercises that will help us to develop conscious awareness and inner understanding, and the ways and means to free us from unsatisfying habits, addictions, and unconscious behavior patterns. I recommend it highly." --Lama Surya Das, author of the bestselling Awakening the Buddha Within "Anyone interested in finding a kind, spiritual guide to recovery that focuses on flexibility rather than the 'one true way' will benefit from this enjoyable and helpful book." --Maia Szalavitz, coauthor with Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., of Recovery Options: The Complete Guide In Mindful Recovery, you'll discover a fresh and effective method for healing from addiction that can help you handle important challenges, from managing anxiety and resisting cravings to dealing with emotional and physical imbalance. Drawing on both ancient spiritual wisdom and the authors' extensive clinical psychological work with their patients over many years, Mindful Recovery shows you how to use the simple Buddhist practice of mindfulness to be aware of-- and enjoy-- life in the present moment without the need to enhance or avoid experience with addictive behaviors. Mindful Recovery guides you step by step through ten powerful "doorways" to mindful recovery, giving you specific strategies that can help you cultivate a sense of calm awareness and balance in your life. Filled with personal stories of recovery, practical exercises, instructions for meditation, and more, Mindful Recovery accompanies you on a journey of exploration and healing that will help you find the strength and the tools to change, leading you to a fresh new experience of everyday living.

Author : Marc Lewis
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780385682299

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The Biology of Desire by Marc Lewis Pdf

Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the “disease model” of addiction is wrong and illuminates the path to recovery. The psychiatric establishment and rehab industry in the Western world have branded addiction a brain disease, based on evidence that brains change with drug use. But in The Biology of Desire, cognitive neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes a convincing case that addiction is not a disease, and shows why the disease model has become an obstacle to healing. Lewis reveals addiction as an unintended consequence of the brain doing what it’s supposed to do—seek pleasure and relief—in a world that’s not cooperating. Brains are designed to restructure themselves with normal learning and development, but this process is accelerated in addiction when highly attractive rewards are pursued repeatedly. Lewis shows why treatment based on the disease model so often fails, and how treatment can be retooled to achieve lasting recovery, given the realities of brain plasticity. Combining intimate human stories with clearly rendered scientific explanation, The Biology of Desire is enlightening and optimistic reading for anyone who has wrestled with addiction either personally or professionally.

Author : Bill W.
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780698176935

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Alcoholics Anonymous by Bill W. Pdf

A 75th anniversary e-book version of the most important and practical self-help book ever written, Alcoholics Anonymous. Here is a special deluxe edition of a book that has changed millions of lives and launched the modern recovery movement: Alcoholics Anonymous. This edition not only reproduces the original 1939 text of Alcoholics Anonymous, but as a special bonus features the complete 1941 Saturday Evening Post article “Alcoholics Anonymous” by journalist Jack Alexander, which, at the time, did as much as the book itself to introduce millions of seekers to AA’s program. Alcoholics Anonymous has touched and transformed myriad lives, and finally appears in a volume that honors its posterity and impact.

Author : Jack Trimpey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780671528584

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Rational Recovery by Jack Trimpey Pdf

Offers a self-recovery program for substance abuse based on the Addictive Voice Recognition Technique.

Author : Valerie Mason-John
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781911407430

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Eight Step Recovery (new edition) by Valerie Mason-John Pdf

This new edition includes a Foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn, how to run an Eight Step Recovery meeting, and how to teach a Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery programme, including teacher's notes and handouts.All of us can struggle with the tendency towards addiction, but for some it can destroy their lives. In our recovery from addiction, the Buddha's teachings offer an understanding of how the mind works, tools for helping a mind vulnerable to addiction and ways to overcome addictive behaviour, cultivating a calm mind without resentments.

Author : Beverly Berg
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-02
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781608829002

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Loving Someone in Recovery by Beverly Berg Pdf

Recovering addicts are faced with many challenges, and these challenges can often extend to their romantic partners. During the recovery period, couples often struggle with overcoming feelings of betrayal and frustration, and may have a hard time rebuilding trust and closeness. While there are many resources available to recovering addicts, there are limited resources for the people who love them. In Loving Someone in Recovery, therapist Beverly Berg offers powerful tools for the partners of recovering addicts. Based in mindfulness, attachment theory, and neurobiology, this book will help readers sustain emotional stability in their relationships, increase effective communication, establish boundaries, and take real steps toward reigniting intimacy. The material in this book is drawn from the author’s successful Conscious Couples Recovery Workshop. With more than 25 years in the field, she has developed a unique set of exercises that address the issues faced by couples in recovery. This book addresses the roles that both partners play in recovery, and aims to help readers develop a new appreciation for one another and improve self-confidence and acceptance. The road to recovery is never an easy one, but by building a strong support system, the chances of success are exponentially greater. For more information on Berg’s work, visit consciouscouplesrecovery.com

Author : Bill W.
Publisher : Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0916856011

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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Trade Edition by Bill W. Pdf

Twelve Steps to recovery.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Brain
ISBN : MINN:31951D025861296

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Drugs, Brains, and Behavior by Anonim Pdf

Author : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781794755130

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TIP 35: Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment (Updated 2019) by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Pdf

Motivation is key to substance use behavior change. Counselors can support clients' movement toward positive changes in their substance use by identifying and enhancing motivation that already exists. Motivational approaches are based on the principles of person-centered counseling. Counselors' use of empathy, not authority and power, is key to enhancing clients' motivation to change. Clients are experts in their own recovery from SUDs. Counselors should engage them in collaborative partnerships. Ambivalence about change is normal. Resistance to change is an expression of ambivalence about change, not a client trait or characteristic. Confrontational approaches increase client resistance and discord in the counseling relationship. Motivational approaches explore ambivalence in a nonjudgmental and compassionate way.

Author : Dr. Agyenim Akuamoah‐Boateng "Dr. Boat"
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781647021573

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Addiction and Recovery: What Everyone Should Know by Dr. Agyenim Akuamoah‐Boateng "Dr. Boat" Pdf

Addiction and Recovery: What Everyone Should Know By: Dr. Agyenim Akuamoah‐Boateng "Dr. Boat" Addiction is a terrible disease and affects families, loved ones, friends and to some extent, everyone in the community. Addiction and Recovery: What Everyone Should Know explains the basic understanding of addiction or drug and alcohol dependency and recovery process: myths about addiction and recovery; recovery process and expectations; recovery and relapse prevention strategies; and a road map for recovery. This book is written not necessarily for individuals dealing with mental health and substance use disorders, but for millions of people who are eager to understand this progressive disease of addiction. It is important to know how to intervene, what and when to say anything to ensure effective communication to help motivate and support individuals struggling with substance use disorders to quit, without the consequences of making them angry and trigger cravings and usage. It is my hope that this book will also help Behavioral Health Clinicians (BHC), especially new graduates and those with no history of alcohol and drug abuse and are intimidated and made infective in their substance abuse professional counseling practices by utterances from addicts, such as, “How can you talk to me about drug abuse when you have never tried any illicit drugs?” or “I will only listen to a person who has been there and done the drugs I’m using.” As the adage goes, “you can’t do right with a do wrong mind.” It is, therefore, incumbent upon every citizen to learn and acquire some basic knowledge about addiction and recovery, as well as develop some basic communication skills to help communicate effectively with individuals and loved ones struggling with substance (alcohol and drugs) use disorders.