The Alternative 12 Steps
In The Alternative 12 Steps: A Secular Guide to Recovery, Martha Cleveland and Arlys G. show how the 12-Step program can be interpreted and worked by those who simply do
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Recovery from addiction is not just a one and done:
It is a life practice, a way of being, and because of that it requires us to explore the whole of our lives and existence.
Recovery means we re-frame our relationship with the whole of us – our bodies, our minds, our emotions, our spirit, our relationships, our communities, our environment, our purpose, ourselves.
And so it is we must draw on a number of resources and teachings that span the spectrum of these things. While this is not every book we believe should be read, we encourage you to check out some of these “suggestions”.
In The Alternative 12 Steps: A Secular Guide to Recovery, Martha Cleveland and Arlys G. show how the 12-Step program can be interpreted and worked by those who simply do
The recovery community buys half a million daily devotionals yearly. There are specialty books for women, codependents, young people and beginners. Beyond Belief is the first that is written to
Do you want to get sober without adopting the belief in God that is often pushed in AA, NA, and other 12-step meetings? Do you want a practical, no-nonsense, psychology-based
Do you want to get sober without adopting the belief in God that is often pushed in AA, NA, and other 12-step meetings? Do you want a practical, no-nonsense, psychology-based
“A celebration of the varieties of recovery experience.” From the foreword by William L. White, author, Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America. “There are
Twelve Secular Steps features biology based explanations of both addiction and of the 12 Step recovery process. As a Step working guidebook the author, a scientist and recovered addict, emphasizes
Today, there are over two million members of Alcoholics Anonymous. It’s a life-saving fellowship. But who started it, and when? Most people know about the co-founders, Bill Wilson and Dr.
As AA Historian Ernie Kurtz put it, “Storytelling is the essential dynamic of AA.” Do Tell! contains thirty stories – an equal number by women and men – by atheists
Many individuals have difficulty with the religious tone of the “Big Book” of Alcoholics Anonymous. This new version, by author Archer Voxx, is now available for these people. The Universal
Picking up right at the point where Janet Woititz’s 1990 hit book Adult Children of Alcoholics left off, clinical psychologist Tian Dayton’s latest contribution contains fresh perspectives and new analysis
The definitive history of writing and producing the”Big Book” of Alcoholics Anonymous, told through extensive access to the group’s archives. Alcoholics Anonymous is arguably the most significant self-help book published
Many of us have been trained to think of spirituality as the sole provenance of religion; and if we have come to feel that the religious are not the only
Don’t Tell contains a total of 64 stories and essays mostly by agnostics and atheists in AA originally posted on the website AA Agnostica over the last three years. These
A Biography of Mrs Marty Mann: The First Lady of Alcoholics Anonymous Paperback – January 31, 2005 Marty Mann was the first woman to achieve long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous,
“A beautiful testimony to AA’s living history.” Ernest Kurtz, author, Not God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous. Inside the book: Part 1: Twenty alternative versions of the 12 Steps reflecting a wide
The unpredictability and anxiety associated with the coronavirus pandemic can cloud and confuse everybody’s thinking. Excuses, self-deception and addictive logic can harm your recovery and relationships. Don’t let it. In
Addiction recovery requires a serious commitment, yet that doesn’t mean it has to be a bleak, never-ending struggle. “Recovering takes us through many difficult steps of discipline, humility, and self-realization,”
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER It is now one hundred years since drugs were first banned in the United States. On the eve of this centenary, journalist Johann Hari set off on
In this timely and profoundly original book, writer and physician Gabor Maté looks at the epidemic of various addictions in our society, tells us why we are so prone to
Merging Buddhist mindfulness practices with the Twelve Step program, this updated edition of the bestselling recovery guide One Breath at a Time will inspire and enlighten you to live a better, healthier
Modern 12 Step Recovery is a user-friendly, secular guide to the 12 Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). This book includes updated Steps, information from science and psychology, and a
Some people come to Alcoholics Anonymous feeling terrible about themselves and are told, bewilderingly, that their problem is too much ego and a lack of humility. Bill W., who wrote
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