Shumway, Sterling T.
Contents: Hope -- Healthy coping skills -- Achievement and accomplishment -- Capacity for meaningful relationships -- Unique identity development -- Reclamation of agency -- Conclusion: spirituality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hazelden 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 SHUBeattie, Melody.
Summary: New from the bestselling author of "Codependent No More" and "Beyond Codependency"--The important guide to using the Twelve Steps specifically for codependent issues. Includes tips on how to evaluate programs, a practical guide to each of the Twelve Steps, plus specific exercises and activities to use both in group settings and on one's own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.2 BEAGriffin, Dan
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hazelden 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 GRIWhitaker, Holly
Summary: "For years, Holly Whitaker wore her workaholic-party-girl persona as a badge of honor, while privately feeling increasingly miserable. She believed that if she could just eat cleaner, save more money, and be more perfect, her life would finally snap into place. Yet all of her attempts to fix herself just added up to more chaos and the chaos added up to more pain and so she added more wine. When...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B WHITAKER WITArmstrong, Karen
Summary: Taking as her starting point the teachings of the great world religions, Karen Armstrong demonstrates in twelve practical steps how we can bring compassion to the forefront of our lives. Armstrong argues that compassion is inseparable from humanity, and by transcending the limitations of selfishness on a daily basis we will not only make a difference in the world but also lead happier, more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self-help ArmstrongPierce, Linda Breen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallagher Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.9 PIEDodes, Lance M.
Contents: The problem -- The rise of AA -- Does AA work? -- The business of rehab and the broken promise of "AA-plus" -- So, what does work to treat addiction? -- What the addicts say -- Why does AA work when it does? -- The myths of addiction -- The failure of addiction research, and designing the perfect study.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 DODKasl, Charlotte Sophia
Summary: Studies the impact of recovery programs on individual lives and explains how to adapt the principles of the Twelve-Step process to personal needs
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPerennial 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 KASMarich, Jamie
Summary: "An inclusive, research-based guide to working the 12 steps: a trauma-informed approach for clinicians, sponsors, and those in recovery"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2020
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Summary: Shares practical recommendations for promoting world peace by cultivating one's intrinsic tendencies for compassion, outlining a program for achieving mindfulness and engaging in acts of kindness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 177.7 ARMGriffin, Kevin Edward
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3444 GRILittlejohn, Darren
Summary: The 12-Step Buddhist is designed to be a complimentary practice to the traditional 12-step journey, not a replacement. While traditional programs help addicts become sober by removing the drug of choice and providing a spiritual path, they rarely delve deep into what causes people to suffer in the first place. In this “unique synthesis of the traditional 12-Step model and the liberating wisdom...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beyond Words, Atria Paperback 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 LITAdams, A. J.
Summary: The author explores his reactions to AA, sharing the history, vocabulary, and culture of the program and how it helped him on his own path to sobriety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hazelden 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 ADAMonahan, Molly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.8322 MONSinister, Bucky
Contents: 12 steps for the rest of us -- The God problem -- Entering : get in where you fit in -- Internal transformation : you're a sick puppy -- External transformation : the world is big and scary -- Get off your drunk ass -- The artist and recovery -- What I learned from Joseph Campbell.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Conari Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.86 SINSummary: Penn and Teller debunk a number of dubious enterprises, including PETA, the war on drugs, the myth of monogamy, twelve-step programs, the FCC's crusade against profanity, the New Age movement, the anti-aging industry, recycling, Biblical claims, the exercise industry, and hypnosis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PENBamford, Maria
Summary: "From "weird, scary, ingenious" (The New York Times) stand-up comedian Maria Bamford, a brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfort of rigid belief systems--from Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, to Suzuki violin training, to Richard Simmons, to 12-step programs. Maria Bamford is a comedian's comedian (an outsider...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2023