Six Essentials To Achieve Lasting Recovery

Author : Sterling T. Shumway,Thomas G. Kimball
Publisher : Hazelden Publishing
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781616492052

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Six Essentials to Achieve Lasting Recovery by Sterling T. Shumway,Thomas G. Kimball Pdf

This book offers six guiding principles that are key to lasting recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. It will help you understand why they're important, how they relate to the Twelve Steps, and why they work.

Anyone who has recovered from addiction to drugs or alcohol knows that getting sober is only the beginning. Working the Steps, patching life back together, and living sober are where the real work lies. While the Twelve Steps provide a program of lifelong recovery, recovery experts Sterling Shumway and Thomas Kimball have identified six essential values, or principles, that reinforce the Steps and that are key to achieving lasting recovery:

• • Hope: A reawakening after despair; to live with greater confidence
• • Healthy Coping Skills: Managing the pain and stress of life
• • Sense of Achievement and Accomplishment: Moving beyond the limits of addiction toward personal goals
• • Capacity for Meaningful Relationships: The positive support and connection with family and peers
• • Unique Identity Development: The emergence of a unique positive identity
• • Reclamation of Agency: The internal knowledge that you have choices in your behavior

Using their research, personal stories, and guided journals and exercises, Shumway and Kimball thoroughly unlock these complex principles for recovering addicts and their families, and provide practical steps for applying them to a long-term recovery program.

Author : Sterling T Shumway,Thomas G. Kimball
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-22
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781616494315

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Six Essentials to Achieve Lasting Recovery by Sterling T Shumway,Thomas G. Kimball Pdf

Six guiding principles key to lasting recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Why they’re important, how they relate to the Twelve Steps, and why they work. Anyone who has recovered from addiction to drugs or alcohol knows that getting sober is only the beginning. Working the Steps, patching life back together, and living sober are where the real work lies. While the Twelve Steps provide a program of lifelong recovery, recovery experts Sterling Shumway and Thomas Kimball have identified six essential values, or principles, that reinforce the Steps and that are key to achieving lasting recovery:Hope: A reawakening after despair; to live with greater confidenceHealthy Coping Skills: Managing the pain and stress of lifeSense of Achievement and Accomplishment: Moving beyond the limits of addiction toward personal goalsCapacity for Meaningful Relationships: The positive support and connection with family and peersUnique Identity Development: The emergence of a unique positive identityReclamation of Agency: The internal knowledge that you have choices in your behaviorUsing their research, personal stories, and guided journals and exercises, Shumway and Kimball thoroughly unlock these complex principles for recovering addicts and their families, and provide practical steps for applying them to a long-term recovery program.

Author : Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781939529077

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What Addicts Know by Christopher Kennedy Lawford Pdf

New York Times bestselling author Christopher Kennedy Lawford revisits addiction in his latest book, What Addicts Know, this time framing the discussion in an entirely new way—the lessons addiction and recovery offer to those of us who haven't battled addiction. For too long, society has considered addicts as an unfortunate group that faces incredible and unique challenges. The reality is that the challenges of the addict are faced—to a greater or lesser extent—by all of us. In a “more is better" society, it's indisputable that we've all experienced cravings and denied the truth about our destructive behaviors—traits shared by addicts who've successfully overcome them. What Addicts Know offers the coping and wellness skills necessary to overcome life's obstacles and self-improvement tips for everything from conquering an unhealthy consumption of junk food, to overcoming toxic relationships. These techniques are not just for addicts; they are for all of us. No one until now has related the lessons and life skills that can be drawn from the collective experience of people in recovery from addiction, particularly the ways those lessons or principles can be used by those in the broader non-recovery community. In What Addicts Know, Lawford recounts the inspiring stories and wisdom of recovering addicts, combining them with cutting-edge scientific findings to give hands-on, practical techniques for recognizing unhealthy impulses and managing them. If you're ready to change for the better your habits, your frame of mind, your relationships, your community, and your life, What Addicts Know is the resource that will educate and inspire you along the way.

Author : David Best,Charlotte Colman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351852487

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Strengths-Based Approaches to Crime and Substance Use by David Best,Charlotte Colman Pdf

Although there is a strong and growing literature in the two areas of desistance and addiction recovery, they have developed along parallel pathways with little systematic assessment of the empirical evidence about the co-occurrence of the relationship or how one area can learn from the other. This book aims to fill that gap by bringing together emerging literature on the relationship between offending and substance use. Instead of focusing on the active period of its onset and persistence, this book examines the mechanisms that support desistance, addiction recovery, and the common themes of reintegration and rehabilitation. With contributions from a wide range of international experts in the fields of desistance and addiction recovery, the book focuses on a strengths-based, relational and community-focused approach to long-term change in offending and drug-using populations, as well as the shared barriers to effective reintegration for both. This book will be highly informative for a wide audience, from academics and students interested in studying desistance and recovery to those working in addiction services and the criminal justice system as well as policy makers and the people undertaking their own journeys to desistance and recovery.

Author : Mudita Rastogi,Reenee Singh
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781119702269

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The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy, Systemic Family Therapy and Global Health Issues by Mudita Rastogi,Reenee Singh Pdf

Volume IV of The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy considers family-level interventions for issues of global public health. Information on the effectiveness of relational treatment is included along with consideration of the most appropriate modality for treatment. Developed in partnership with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), it will appeal to clinicians, such as couple, marital, and family therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists. It will also benefit researchers, educators, and graduate students involved in CMFT.

Author : Jon R. Webb
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429575839

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Understanding Forgiveness and Addiction by Jon R. Webb Pdf

This book integrates and synthesizes numerous empirically supported positive psychological constructs and psychotherapeutic theories to help understand addiction and facilitate recovery through the lens of forgiveness. Proposing forgiveness as an alternative and critical tool to understanding the process of addiction and recovery, whether in the context of substance use, compulsive behavior, and/or suicidal behavior, the book discusses multiple theoretical points of view regarding the process of forgiveness. Additionally, foundational theories underlying the process of recovery, the psychological and spiritual nature of forgiveness, and the nature of the association of forgiveness with health all receive detailed coverage. Considerable attention is also paid to the extant empirical support for the association of forgiveness with addiction and recovery. The text’s comprehensive integration of theory, research, and clinical application, including guidelines regarding forgiveness as a treatment for recovery from addiction, provide a roadmap forward for addiction counselors and other recovery specialists.

Author : Dr. Deborah A. Berberich PhD
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781664119246

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Lasting Recovery by Dr. Deborah A. Berberich PhD Pdf

ARE YOU READY FOR A LASTING RECOVERY ? LASTING RECOVERY is designed to help people who have tried to stay clean but find themselves relapsing again and again. Even a stay at an expensive and lengthy rehabilitation program is a great start but when faced with the daily struggles of every day life too many people find themselves slipping back into relapse. A fundamental key to gaining and maintaining sobriety is to understand the core reasons underlying your addiction. In addition to clarifying the connection between addiction and mental health, this book provides insight into how to achieve and maintain your sobriety and provides, important strategies and skills to help you stay clean for life! Understand the core reasons of addiction Developing strategies and coping skills Learn preventive strategies and healthy lifestyle habits Develop insight to achieve a lasting recovery DR. DEBORAH BERBERICH, PHD, Author of Out of the Rabbit Hole, Breaking the Cycle of Addiction, is a clinical psychologist specializing in depression, bipolar, anxiety and addictive disorders. Dr. Berberich has worked in a wide range of settings: Hospitals, rehabilitation, prison, community mental health and private practice; founder of the Center for Adolescent Addiction Recovery, a non-profit in Orange County, CA. Many recovery models fail to take into account the underlying reasons of addiction and relapse. For a successful and lasting recovery, treatment must address what lead to addiction in the first place and what maintains it.

Author : Srdjan Sremac,Srđan Sremac
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9783643904515

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Addiction and Spiritual Transformation by Srdjan Sremac,Srđan Sremac Pdf

This study explores the relationship between addiction and spiritual transformation. More specifically, it examines how recovering drug addicts employ testimonies of conversion and addiction to develop and sustain a sense of personal unity and create meaning from varied experiences in life. Drawing on 31 original autobiographies, the book analyzes conversion and addiction testimonies in two European contexts: Serbia and The Netherlands. (Series: Religion and Biography / Religion und Biographie - Vol. 22)

Author : Dawn Viers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781315457031

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The Group Therapist's Notebook by Dawn Viers Pdf

Following in the footsteps of the successful first edition, The Group Therapist’s Notebook, Second Edition offers an all new collection of innovative ideas and proven interventions that will enhance any group therapy practice. Seasoned and up-and-coming experts provide field-tested activities, easy to reproduce handouts, and practical homework assignments for a variety of problems and population types. Each chapter is solidly grounded with a theoretical foundation and includes materials to gather for implementing the intervention, detailed instructions for use, suggestions for follow-up in successive meetings, contraindications for use, and resources for the client and therapist. With an added emphasis on instruction, real-world examples, and extension activities, this new resource will be a valuable asset for both beginning and established mental health practitioners, including counselor educators, social workers, marriage and family therapists, guidance counselors, prevention educators, peer support specialists, and other group facilitators.

Author : Beth Burgess
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : Alcoholics
ISBN : 0957321708

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The Recovery Formula by Beth Burgess Pdf

Are you tired of the guilt, shame and pain of addiction? Are you sick of the constant relapses? Do you yearn for happiness, freedom and a better life? People can spend years trapped in addiction unnecessarily, because, despite all their efforts, they just don't understand what you really need to do to recover. Despite attending rehab, counselling, groups and fellowships, many addicts remain stuck in the cycle of addiction, because they are not told some very basic facts about recovery. For some reason, many of the facts about successful recovery have remained a secret - until now. Beth Burgess has written THE book on addiction recovery, having struggled as a serial relapser and become frustrated about having to learn by trial and error. She saw too many people around her doing the same thing, and set out to write a book which shared the secrets of addiction recovery, that most addicts take a long and painful time to learn. After studying what successful addicts were doing to get better, and looking at the lessons she learnt from her own journey, Beth decided to share what really works and what doesn't when it comes to getting clean and sober. The Recovery Formula is an essential guide for anyone who is addicted to alcohol or drugs and wants to do something about it. The book will help you to understand your problem, to make decisions about treatment, to avoid relapse and to set yourself up for success from the start. The Recovery Formula is a framework that anyone can use to achieve a happy and successful sobriety. Receiving high praise from addicts and addiction professionals alike, this is THE book to have if you want to get clean and sober forever. Your recovery starts here. About the Author: Beth Burgess is a Life and Recovery Coach and the founder of Sort My Life Solutions (Smyls), providing private coaching, consulting, workshops, training and speaking. Her missions include helping as many people as possible to achieve an amazing recovery and ending the stigma toward people with addictions. Visit Beth at smyls.co.uk or bethburgess.co.uk With a Foreword by Professor David Clark, Director of Wired In To Recovery. What others are saying: "A wonderfully effective guide that every addict should read as they take their first steps into sobriety and recovery. I am hugely impressed by this book." - Wynford Ellis Owen, CEO of the Welsh Council on Alcohol & Drugs "Beautifully written. A moving and insightful book that will help a lot of addicts understand how to start recovering successfully." - Dr Robert LeFever, founder of Promis, the first UK rehab centre, and author of 26 books on addiction and depressive disorders "A brilliant mix of inspiration and information. If you're an addict and don't know where to start with sobriety, read this book." - Michaela Jones, Community Director at Wired In To Recovery

Author : Deborah A. Berberich
Publisher : Xlibris Us
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1664119256

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Lasting Recovery by Deborah A. Berberich Pdf

ARE YOU READY FOR A LASTING RECOVERY ? LASTING RECOVERY is designed to help people who have tried to stay clean but find themselves relapsing again and again. Even a stay at an expensive and lengthy rehabilitation program is a great start but when faced with the daily struggles of every day life too many people find themselves slipping back into relapse. A fundamental key to gaining and maintaining sobriety is to understand the core reasons underlying your addiction. In addition to clarifying the connection between addiction and mental health, this book provides insight into how to achieve and maintain your sobriety and provides, important strategies and skills to help you stay clean for life! Understand the core reasons of addiction Developing strategies and coping skills Learn preventive strategies and healthy lifestyle habits Develop insight to achieve a lasting recovery DR. DEBORAH BERBERICH, PHD, Author of Out of the Rabbit Hole, Breaking the Cycle of Addiction, is a clinical psychologist specializing in depression, bipolar, anxiety and addictive disorders. Dr. Berberich has worked in a wide range of settings: Hospitals, rehabilitation, prison, community mental health and private practice; founder of the Center for Adolescent Addiction Recovery, a non-profit in Orange County, CA. Many recovery models fail to take into account the underlying reasons of addiction and relapse. For a successful and lasting recovery, treatment must address what lead to addiction in the first place and what maintains it.

Author : Bill W.
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 47,9 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 : Anne M. Fletcher
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781101606032

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Inside Rehab by Anne M. Fletcher Pdf

An eye-opening tour of the addiction treatment industry explores the gap between what should happen and what does What happens inside drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers and how rehab works are a mystery to those outside the industry – and sometimes even to those inside it. Anne M. Fletcher is a trusted New York Times bestselling health and medical writer who visited 15 addiction treatment centers—from outpatient programs for the indigent to famous celebrity rehabs; from the sites of renowned Twelve-Step centers to several unconventional programs—to find out what really happens. What she reveals ranges from inspirational to irresponsible, and, in some cases, potentially dangerous. Real Stories: As always with her books, Fletcher gets the inside story by turning to real people who “have been there,” interviewing more than 100 individuals whose compelling stories illustrate serious issues facing people in rehab and endemic in the rehab industry today. Connected Writer and Researcher who has earned the respect (and cooperation) of experts throughout the fields she’s taken on. Inside Rehab is no exception—Fletcher has interviewed more than 100 professionals working in the field, including a mix of rehab staffers and administrators as well as leading academics. Rehab is constantly covered in the media, as celebrities battle their drug and alcohol issues in the spotlight and reality TV puts recovery in prime time. Addiction is no longer only a personal struggle—it’s a pop culture phenomenon. Myth Busting: Fletcher exposes twelve supposed facts for the falsehoods they are, including “rehab is necessary for most people to recover from addictions;” “highly trained professionals provide most of the treatment in addiction programs;” and “drugs should not be used to treat a drug addict.” Fletcher’s most important finding is the alarming discrepancy between the treatments being employed at many rehab centers and the treatments recommended by leading experts and supported by scientific research. Guidance and Practical Solutions: Inside Rehab also highlights what is working, spotlights state-of-the-art programs and practices, and offers advice and guidance for people seeking quality care and treatment for themselves or those they care about. Inside Rehab is the first book to give readers a thoughtful, sensitive, and bracingly honest insider’s view of the drug and alcohol rehab industry in America. For people seeking quality care for themselves or a loved one, Inside Rehab is essential reading, offering a wealth of accurate information and wise guidance.

Author : Allen Berger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781592857883

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12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger Pdf

In addition to staying connected to our support systems and avoiding opportunities to use during the coronavirus pandemic, we can also keep confronting and conquering the self-destructive things we think and do that undercut our health and sanity. Concise advice on hunting down the personal culprits that sabotage sobriety and personal happiness. To grow in recovery, we must grow up emotionally. This means getting honest with ourselves and facing up to the self-defeating thoughts and actions that put our sobriety at risk. Although there are as many ways to mess up recovery as there are alcoholics and addicts, some general themes exist, which include: confusing self-concern with selfishness; not making amends; using the program to try to become perfect; not getting help for relationship troubles; and believing that life should be easy. In simple, down-to-earth language, Allen Berger explores the twelve most commonly confronted beliefs and attitudes that can sabotage recovery. He then provides tools for working through these problems in daily life. This useful guide offers fresh perspectives on how the process of change begins with basic self-awareness and a commitment to working a daily program.

Author : John Dupuy
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781438446134

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Integral Recovery by John Dupuy Pdf

Brings Integral Theory to addiction treatment, offering a more holistic vision of recovery and powerful practices for achieving it.