Author: Linville M. Meadows, M.D.
Publisher: The Answer Is Recovery
ISBN: 1735025801
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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A SPIRITUAL PATHWAY TO RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION is the memoir of a group of physicians going through an intensive rehab program for addiction to drugs and alcohol. It is presented as a collection of their stories and the lessons they encountered during their time together. It is a step by step guide to understanding the disease of addiction and how to treat it. Here you will discover how to overcome alcoholism and drug addiction through the use of spiritual tools-a simple and successful treatment that works for impaired physicians and can be used by anyone. You will find answers to these questions. Am I an alcoholic? Am I an addict? How did I get this disease? Can it be cured? Will I ever be able to drink socially again? How can I get over this insane craving? How can spiritual principles help me? What is a Higher Power, and why do I need one? Topics covered include The disease concept of addiction Overcoming the uncontrollable craving Finding the openness, honesty, and willingness to change Dealing with past mistakes and removing character defects Exchanging my old addictive ways of thinking for healthier ones Finding spiritual principles I can live by Living without fear or worry Finding happiness within myself Addiction occurs among physicians at the same rate as in the general population, about 10%. Unlike the general population, however, an intensive rehabilitation program, geared specifically for their profession, vastly improves their chances of finding long-term sobriety. Over 70% of these physicians will be clean and sober-and practicing medicine-five years later. How is this achieved, and can these principles be applied to anyone? And, who were these doctors, what did they learn, and how did it change them? As they proceed on a course of personal self-discovery, they share their past experiences, fears, and hopes. As the lessons of recovery begin to sink in, their thinking and behavior change from that of a self-absorbed ego-driven wreck to someone capable of changing their life for the better, without drugs or alcohol. The stakes are high, for they are threatened with the loss of their medical licenses if they fail. The players: Big Robert, the family doctor hooked on crack, who never met a donut he didn't like; Mike, the OB-GYN from New Jersey, who smoked too many cigarettes and hid his vodka in the clothes hamper; John the athlete, who always traveled with whiskey miniatures in his socks; Reggie, the preacher from Memphis who loved Jack Daniels and the ladies in the front pew, and Timmy, the pharmacist from Des Moines who like to shoot Ritalin after work and play doctor with his pretty sales clerk. I was the bat-shit crazy oncologist who thought it was normal to shoot up cocaine, and who wouldn't stop for lunch at a restaurant unless they had a wine list. Their experiences are real and terrible. The surgeon who came out of a blackout standing over a patient in the operating room. The neurologist from Hawaii who overdosed on heroin rather than admit his own faults. The podiatrist from Dublin who was caught drunk and having sex with a patient in his office. The plastic surgeon who put blue food dye in his vodka and hid it in a mouthwash bottle under the sink. The nurse who left her infant in the car seat while she was in the hood scoring crack and came back to check on her-three hours later. Who will benefit from reading this book? The reader who wants to know if his drinking is out of control. The reader who knows he is in trouble, and wants to change. The old-timer who wants to learn more about his disease. And the practitioner who treats these people. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Meadows served on the faculty at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and Duke University School of Medicine. His person recovery from drugs and alcohol began May 7, 1997. He spends his time writing and counseling those seeking to overcome their addiction.
Author: Thomas Bien
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0470245573
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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"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: Linville M. Meadows
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781735025834
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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A MEMOIR BASED ON THE REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES OF A CANCER DOCTOR addicted to drugs and alcohol and how he found his way back. His inspiring and gripping story takes you deep into the dark world of addicted physicians. He shares the techniques and principles they used to recover. Here you will find hope and healing. A step-by-step guide for understanding and treating substance abuse. Even if you've relapsed or failed other programs, here you will find the help you need. YOU WILL FIND ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS You will find answers to these questions. Am I an alcoholic? Am I an addict? How did I get this disease? Can it be cured?Will I ever be able to drink socially again?How can I get over this insane craving?How can spiritual principles help me?What is a Higher Power, and why do I need one?TOPICS COVERED INCLUDEThe disease concept of addiction Overcoming the uncontrollable cravingFinding the openness, honesty, and willingness to changeDealing with past mistakes and removing character defects Exchanging my old addictive ways of thinking for healthier ones Finding spiritual principles I can live byLiving without fear or worry. Finding happiness within myself WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM READING THIS BOOK? The reader who wants to know if his drinking is out of control. The reader who knows he is in trouble, and wants to change. The old-timer who wants to learn more about his disease. And the practitioner who treats these people.
Author: Michael McGee M. D.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781946928160
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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The Joy of Recovery is a comprehensive guide to healing from all addictions. It lays out a path and a method for recovery that leads to a life of joy, free from the bondage of addiction. It is a book about transformation. The Joy of Recovery is a practical "how to" guide to the Being, Seeing, and Doing of recovery. It uses 12 "Touchstones of Recovery" to guide readers through the process of healing from addiction. These Touchstones create a "worldview" of recovery. This worldview addresses how readers experience and understand their lives and the world at large to protect them from the disease of addiction. The Joy of Recovery helps readers to wake up, lovingly engage life, and cultivate the joy that is their birthright. The Joy of Recovery is a book about love. It teaches readers how to cultivate love for oneself, love for others, and love for Life itself. Through teaching the practice of love, The Joy of Recovery helps readers heal the wounds of addiction and other psychiatric illnesses.
Author: Lawrence Peltz, MD
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1590309189
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 289
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Mindfulness, the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is, is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment. Because at the heart of addiction is the fear of painful emotional states, addicts compulsively seek drugs and alcohol to avoid or escape emotional pain. Mindfulness, on the other hand, helps us develop greater acceptance and ease with life’s challenges, as well as greater self-compassion. Here, Dr. Lawrence Peltz, who has worked as an addiction psychiatrist for nearly three decades, draws from his clinical experience and on the techniques of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to explain the fundamental dynamics of addiction and the stages of the recovery process, and also gives us specific mindfulness exercises to support recovery.
Author: Tommy Rosen
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1401946860
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 321
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"The feeling was electric-energy humming through my body. I felt like blood was pouring into areas of my tissues that it had not been able to reach for some time. It was relieving and healing, subtler than the feeling from getting off on drugs, but it was detectable and lovely, and of course, there was no hangover, just a feeling of more ease than I could remember. I felt a warmth come over me similar to what I felt when I had done heroin, but far from the darkness of that insanity, this was pure light-a way through." - Tommy Rosen, on his first yoga experience Most of us deal with addiction in some form. While you may not be a fall-down drunk, anorexic, or a gambling addict, you likely struggle with addiction in other ways. Workaholism, overeating, and compulsively engaging with technology like video games, texting, and Facebook are also highly common examples. And if you don't suffer from addiction, chances are you know someone who does. Through more than 20 years of recovery and in working professionally with others, Tommy Rosen has uncovered core elements of recovery and healing, what he refers to as Recovery 2.0. In the book, he shares his own past struggles with addiction, and powerful, tested tools for breaking free from the obstacles that stand in the way of a holistic and lasting recovery. Building off the key tenets of the 12-Step program, he has developed an innovative approach that includes • Looking at the roots of addiction; your family history and "Addiction Story" • Daily breathing practices, meditation, yoga, and body awareness • A healthy, alkaline-based diet to aid with detox, boost immunity, increase vitality, support your entire recovery, and help prevent relapse • Discovering your mission, living on purpose, and being of service to others Recovery 2.0 will help readers not only release their addictions, but thrive in their recovery.
Author: Mary Faulkner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0757317952
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 751
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Feeling limited by circumstances, substances, or behaviors often leads to the simple, yet profound question, "Is this all there is?" This question is an opportunity to rediscover one's truth and live life more fully and authentically. Spirit Recovery Medicine Bag offers readers a path to finding their personal answer to this question in an engaging two-part format. In Part One, readers will join Lee McCormick as he reflects on his personal journey of recovery and transformation—a journey that initiated him into a life of helping others recover their own sense of self and purpose. Part Two is a medicine bag of healing practices designed to guide readers in developing self-awareness and awakening their sense of power-specifically the power of choice rooted in personal values and commitment to living those values. Covering a variety of topics addressing spirituality, awareness, and consciousness, the authors pose questions for reflection and self-investigation along the way. Spirit Recovery Medicine Bag is not a negation of Twelve-Step recovery, but a tool for expanding awareness and increasing involvement regardless of the path one is walking. In Twelve-Step language, it builds on Step 12's direction to practice these principles in all one's affairs. The authors believe that the inner journey to one's truth and the creative expression of that truth make for a good definition of spirituality, and they offer readers a very real message of the possibility of living "happy, joyous, and free" through spirit recovery.
Author: Victor Bucklew
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736043608
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Presenting addiction as a universal experience, Dr. Bucklew invites us not to stigmatize or narrowly define it. Whether we turn to heroin, food, or compulsive thought, at the heart of all addiction lies the same dynamic: an unseen resistance to our present moment experience. The Hidden Gifts of Addiction draws our deeper wisdom to the surface. Instead of trading one addiction for another, you will discover a way of living that is freeing and life-affirming, even amid craving and challenge.
Author: David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 140194499X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 513
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Accelerate your healing and addiction recovery with these powerful self-healing methods from world-renowned author, psychiatrist, clinician, spiritual teacher, and researcher of consciousness, David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. Whether you're dealing with addiction, suffering, or striving for your next level in personal growth, Healing and Recovery provides the tools to guide you on a healing path of emotional healing and inner transformation. This inspirational self-development book, the eighth in a transformational series based on the revelations of consciousness research, resulted from a group of lectures given by Dr. David Hawkins at the request of the original publisher of A Course in Miracles, along with members of several self-help groups, including Alcoholics Anonymous, ACIM, Attitudinal Healing Centers, other recovery groups, and f clinicians. Our society lives with constant stress, anxiety, fear, pain, suffering, depression, and worry. Alcoholism, drug addiction, obesity, sexual problems, and cancer are constantly in the news. Mankind in general has had very little information about how to address life’s challenges without resorting to drugs, surgery, or counseling. You’ll Learn: · why the body may not respond to traditional medical approaches. · Specific instructions are provided that can result in complete healing from any disease. The importance of including spiritual practices in one’s healing and recovery program is explained as well. Healing and Recovery provides clinically proven self-healing methods that will enable you to take charge of your health and live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life. Key Features: · In-depth exploration of metaphysics and psychology: The book provides rich insights into the inner workings of the human psyche, drawing on Dr. David Hawkins’ profound understanding of metaphysics and psychology. · Meditation and Mindfulness: Dr. David Hawkins’ shares powerful effective meditation and mindfulness techniques that invite peace and balance into our everyday lives. · Focus on holistic health: This book underlines the importance of a balanced approach towards health that encompasses mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects. · Practical approach to personal growth and self-improvement: Packed with actionable advice and thought-provoking exercises that prompt personal growth and self-discovery. · Guidance on dealing with addiction and depression: Dr. David Hawkins provides helpful tools and insights to aid those suffering from drug addiction, alcoholism, and depression. With "Healing and Recovery," Dr. David Hawkins invites us to let go of our pain and step onto a path of mindfulness and self-improvement.
Author: Oliver Morgan
Publisher: Chalice Press
ISBN: 0827200595
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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Religious and secular counselors from a variety of disciplines share their basic approaches in working with addicted persons and their understandings of the spiritual dimension in treatment and recovery.
