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One of the first longtime sober members of AA talks about the people, events, and development of ideas and practices that created AA, including Ebby, Bill Wilson, and the Oxford Group; Hank Parkhurst, Ruth Hock, and the writing of the Big Book; how AA got the name Alcoholics Anonymous; Jack Alexander and the Saturday Evening Post article; The 12 Traditions; and more.

In the Family Meeting Desert Roundup 1970, Father Fred introduces Terry M, the Alateen Speaker. She tells her story. Chuck C talks about alcoholism and how his drinking and recovery have affected his family. Elsa Chamberlain talks about being a person deeply affected by alcoholism in a loved one, how Alanon has helped her, her alanon work with others, and how alanon and alateen can help the families of alcoholics.

Sobertude: 50 Uplifting Habits That Create Gratitude, Abundance and Joy in Sobriety is a practical manual for anyone walking the hard road of destiny. Guiding you through 50 detailed action items, Foster gently helps you craft your own personalized approach to lifting your moods. And with each day appearing stronger and more promising, you’ll feel empowered to tackle your new world brimming with enthusiasm.

I started drinking at 14 and drank normally for the next 15 years. I thought I had drinking all figured out. For the next 20 years, my career was skyrocketing and I drank more than ever. I considered alcohol my superpower. It helped me to relax, work hard, and play hard. I was successful, and I had it all figured out. Until, I didn’t. I finally came to understand that, despite being a veteran expert at it, I truly sucked at drinking. My best friend alcohol had become my enemy and was holding me back in life.

There are things they don't tell you in rehab and aren't covered in a college text book. The Land of AA can be puzzling. Learn how a new member navigates meetings, finds a sponsor, and deals with grumpy old-timers or AA Nazis. It is not always easy to stand steadfast and find your way. Addiction is the enemy, an opponent, albeit a powerful one, but one that can readily be defeated. For almost 85 years, all over the world, people have been smashing and crushing their addictions through power obtained in a 12-step program. A little knowledge can make a huge difference.

Si tienes dificultades para comunicarte y entender eficazmente los sentimientos, las necesidades y las respuestas de los demás... No estás solo. Sólo imagina... crear rápidamente una buena relación y confianza con aquellos de quienes dependes, volviéndote resiliente y optimista ante la adversidad, y teniendo la habilidad de leer rápida y precisamente a las personas.

Worried your finances have been drowning in booze? No idea how to dig yourself out from under crushing credit card balances? Struggling with the devastation your old habits created? Sober and...Broke: How to Make Money, Save Money, Pay Debt and Find Financial Peace in Sobriety is a well-grounded approach to repairing the damage caused by a previous addiction. Foster brings hope to fixing real-life issues and reclaiming your finances. And by following his simple principles, you will slowly and surely see a return to smart money management and a more secure world.

Transitions is a collection of poems about the author’s emotional and physical dependence on alcohol during much of his early adult life. The poems chronicle the author's attempt to achieve sobriety through the principles learned from 12-step recovery. The intent of this audiobook is to share some of the author’s innermost feelings during an actively addicted period through sobriety and recovery - one day at a time. Hopefully, others will be able to relate to some of these poems and find that change is possible.

Alcohol Is My Friend? explores the key differences between the two while developing a system to achieve spiritual, mental, and physical health for the affected and their loved ones.

Children are a direct reflection of their upbringing. How they handle themselves, unexpected problems, setbacks, rejection, or the harsh reality of the world all depends on how and what they were taught. It’s a big but important task, and you may even feel unqualified for the job, but this navigational guide is all you will ever need. In How Children Succeed, Rachel Burgess offers a 12-step guide on how to raise your children as responsible adults of character and resilience.

Feeling stuck in recovery is not uncommon. A well-practiced program of recovery will always reveal the next level of healing required for advancement in sobriety. The Twelve Steps practiced progressively can take us further into a recovery that restores us in ways we never knew we needed. Here is a guide for deepening your recovery with the goal of becoming emotionally sober for life. Recovery is a launching pad, not a safe haven. Everything you’ve ever wanted is one step beyond your comfort zone. Let Progressive Recovery be the fuel for your transformation.

Religion was once the primary way to understand human behavior. This was certainly true when the book Alcoholics Anonymous was written in 1939. But, we have learned much over the past 80 years. Common Sense Recovery began as the journal of a long-standing member of AA, during a time in his life when he was struggling to reconcile the religious language of Alcoholics Anonymous with his new-found atheism and scientific understanding of addiction and the recovery process.

Quienes conformamos Alcohólicos Anónimos, somos más de cien mujeres y hombres que hemos logrado restablecernos de una condición de salud aparentemente sin esperanzas de cura, tanto de nuestra mente como de nuestro cuerpo. Es así que el propósito principal de este libro es informar a otras personas alcohólicas, en una manera detallada, la forma en que hemos podido restablecernos. Abrigamos la esperanza de que estas páginas le resulten al lector afectado de alcoholismo lo suficientemente convincentes, a modo de que no busque una mayor certitud sobre el tema.

Inspirational, practical, and thought provoking, Treasure Inside's true value is in helping you recognize that great treasure resides inside you. In the process of discovering them, you are engaging the greatest pursuit of all: Embracing your own highest potential. Discover these 23 principles - from the sanctity of silence to the power of faith - and let Treasure Inside be a catalyst for leading a life extraordinary.

Hungry Tigers is a sometimes-tragic, often-humorous, but always-forthright depiction of the author's years of addiction and the recovery that saved his life. Finding no relief through accepted medical means, he embarked on a lengthy journey of alcohol and drug abuse, culminating in an addiction to heroin that shattered any lingering illusions of a functional existence. There is light at the end of the tunnel, however, as this seemingly hopeless addict finds sobriety at a time when some who are heartbreakingly close to him find only devastation.

The roles of faith, belief, and spirituality in Heroin Anonymous are covered, but mostly this audio book is about behavior motivating beliefs, like those of the cognitive model. The beliefs of using heroin addicts about their addiction, their life and heroin are what keeps them using. These beliefs are shaped by the addict’s mental obsession which excuses and justifies using at every turn. Obsessions of every kind function by excusing and justifying aberrant behavior.

With this audiobook, I offer a basic overview of the problems presented by alcohol abuse. Some of the underlining reasons that one might find themselves addicted to this substance and treatment options. From drug used to treat the addiction. To natural treatments for this addiction. Also life after treatment. Having a plan for living that life day by day and avoiding the things that may tempt you to relapse.

Personal trainer and sports nutritionist Tom Shanahan outlines a program of action to energize, reboot, and strengthen one’s recovery, especially those who feel they may have hit a wall in their program.

From the first sip of vodka I took in my college dorm at age 17, I’ve struggled with alcohol. As I write this, I’m a 35-year-old wife and mother, and I’ve been sober for five months. That’s right. I struggled with alcohol for 17 years. Throughout those years, some times were better than others. I’d go through tough phases where I couldn’t get it right for months at a time. During other extended periods, I’d moderate successfully and think I was “fixed”.

The world's great philosophers and spiritual leaders teach us that happiness depends on how we look at life. In Higher, Charles Hanna explores why and how we can create the best possible outlook. By finding our Higher Perspective, Higher Power, and Higher Purpose, he demonstrates how we can challenge our demons and become our best selves. His experience of physical, emotional, and spiritual recovery following an eight-year cocaine addiction will resonate powerfully with all listeners, whether they have experienced addiction or not.