Download or read book 10 written by Sylvia Cary and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are a lot of perks to becoming sober, and even more for staying sober over the long haul. Wouldn't you like to know what it is like to have 10 years free of alcohol or drugs? 25 years. 50 years! The women in 10+ tell you in their own words what it will be like being sober for decades - and they tell you much more. All kinds of women speak to you through this book: women from 32 to 83, from backgrounds of privilege and poverty, married, widowed, divorced and single, working mothers, businesswomen, and artists. They are proof that, just as no one is immune to alcoholism, no one who stops using drugs and alcohol is immune to the recovery process, either. The 10+ women encourage you by describing the signposts of recovery. You'll be with them when they experience the "moment of clarity" that jolts them into sobriety. You'll hear about their relapses and their triumphs. You'll learn how their backgrounds contributed to their problem or helped them overcome it. But best of all, you will no longer feel apart, confused, scared, or alone when you hear what will happen along the way to your recovery. There is Gabrielle, who went from state support to successful business career, and Deanne, whose huge success as an actress brought with it an even deeper plunge into alcohol - and ultimately sobriety. Some of the interviewees tell of families full of alcoholics while one says, "I was the only alcoholic I ever knew". Each of these 21 women knows that alcohol derails your life, and their advice can help the recovering alcoholic go back and become the woman she started to be. They have the insight of both experience and sobriety. 10+ divides the wise words of these women into chapters that dealwith seven important life areas: feelings, work, love, family, finances, troubles, and citizenship. Each chapter concludes with a Sober Tips List, summarizing the most important points and coping hints from the interviews, insights that will help you stay sober and make you feel good doing it. This book is a kind of portable support group, something you can pick up and carry around with you to help you out. Check the Sober Tips List when you run into a snag. 10+ will inspire you and motivate you at every stage of recovery. It is proof that there is life after sobriety - in fact, the best life.
Download or read book Women with Long Term Sobriety written by Sylvia Cary and published by Contemporary Books. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facing life on its own terms is a goal of every recovering alcoholic; how to go about it requires the experience, strength, and hope of those who have accomplished it. Women with Long-Term Sobriety shares the wisdom of women alcoholics who have successfully maintained their sobriety for ten or more years while dealing with the ups and downs of life.
Download or read book 10 B s written by Sylvia Cary and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Out of the Woods written by Diane Cameron and published by Central Recovery Press, LLC. This book was released on 2014-01-20 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real solutions to the unexpected threats that endanger long-term recovery written for a woman's unique experience. Women new to recovery find much support; sponsorship and fellowship are new, and everything about the recovery life seems fresh and exciting. With time, recovering women face challenges from complacency to burnout, menopause to weight gain. Author Cameron has been there, and shares her "experience, strength, and hope" to teach readers how to handle the unexpected trials of double-digit recovery. Topics include sex, family, work-life balance, the empty nest, caregiving, aging, health and fitness, complacency, program burnout . . . and much more. Diane Cameron is a blogger, journalist, and columnist in long-term recovery. Her newspaper columns appear in the Albany Times-Union, USA Today, the Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and the Washington Post.
Download or read book Perspective Transformation written by Lynda Carole Baldwin and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objective . The purpose of this study was to determine the meaning of personal transformation for twenty women in long term, stable recovery from alcohol abuse; to identify themes or patterns of this recovery, and; to determine the extent to which they experienced the phenomenon of perspective transformation.
Download or read book Rising from the Dead written by Patricia Nanoff and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridging the gap between spirituality and the recovering community, Rising from the Dead: Stories of Women’s Spiritual Journeys to Sobriety tells the stories of alcoholic women in long-term sobriety whose faith-based rehabilitation healed and transformed their lives. Using the format adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous in telling their stories, each woman tells “how it was, what happened, and how it is now.” Their stories are first examined within the more secular models of treatment, and then in relation to theological categories and models. Illustrating the catastrophic nature of alcoholism as well as the hopeful path to recovery, this book offers a practical and valuable guide for professionals working in the Christian community to assist women suffering from addiction. Rising from the Dead describes the 12-step spiritual approach to treating addiction, and offers strategies for strengthening and developing the spiritual lives of those afflicted with this burden. This book examines the use of stories from a therapeutic and Christian perspective, and suggests models for therapeutic listening and counseling. It also covers narrative construction, issues with shame and guilt, threshold experiences, God language, and much more. An indispensable book on healing through communities of faith, Rising from the Dead: Stories of Women’s Spiritual Journeys to Sobriety is ideal for pastors, pastoral counselors, chaplains, parish nurses, and seminary faculty teaching in the area of addiction ministry.
Download or read book The Experience of Recovery from Alcoholism written by Maureen Elizabeth Sagot and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A structured open-ended interview was conducted with five long-term recovered women with at least 15 years sobriety from alcoholism. the interview addressed each woman's experience of addiction and her journey along the recovery process. the women were from 34 years to 57 years of age and their length of recovery time at the completion of the interviews was from 15 years to 20 years. the women in this study discussed what led them to seek recovery from alcoholism, their affiliation with Alcoholics Anonymous, the impact of alcohol on their families, and what was and was not available to them more than fifteen years ago. Participants shared how addiction affected their personal health, their emotional well-being, their self-esteem, and their ability to manage their careers. Additionally, the women talked about where they see themselves now in relation to their addiction and how spirituality has impacted on their recovery and emotional growth. the long-term recovered women in this study shared perspectives of their experience with treatment facilities and with programs available to them at the time of their seeking help. Participants also offered opinions of how treatment modalities might be improved for women and what they would like treatment providers to know about their experience as recovering women.
Download or read book Practical Approaches in the Treatment of Women who Abuse Alcohol and Other Drugs written by and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1994 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Addiction Recovery Workbook written by Dallas Bennett and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-04-25 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the workbook that goes with my first book: Midbrain and The Beast. Over the past twenty years while working as a substance abuse counselor and helping people who struggle with drug and alcohol addiction, [some making it and some not] I've learned a few things about what works and what doesn't. During the last few years I've been focusing most of my efforts toward something I feel is very important to long term success. And the success I'm referring to means a lot more than just sobriety. Anyone can quit drinking and drugging. A ten year old child can tell you how to quit drinking and drugging. Quitting is the easy part. Staying clean and sober; that's the difficult part. The biggest challenge for most people is living life on life's terms without turning to a mood altering chemical. And how to do that is what I'm going to share with you in this workbook. We'll get into the details of what separates the winners from the losers. Some people don't like when I use the word loser. However, the reality is, if you relapse you will increase your chances of losing this game called life. If you want to be successful do what successful people do, go where they go and learn what they learn. Successful people in recovery are willing to do what the unsuccessful people won't do. This separates the men from the boys [the mature women from the little girls]. As you complete this small workbook program you'll notice I like to keep things simple. I do it this way mainly so I can understand it and then explain things in a way you can understand it. Then you can gain the knowledge and apply it to your life. We've all heard that knowledge is power. Well, I've learned that applied knowledge is real power. And power means the ability to make things happen; to get something done. So, let's get started.
Download or read book A Biography of Mrs Marty Mann written by Sally Brown and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marty Mann was the first woman to achieve long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, and she inspired thousands of others, especially women, to help themselves. The little-known life of Marty Mann rivals a Masterpiece Theatre drama. She was born into a life of wealth and privilege, sank to the lowest depths of poverty and despair, then rose to inspire thousands of others, especially women, to help themselves. The first woman to achieve long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, Marty Mann advocated the understanding that alcoholism is an issue of public health, not morality. In their fascinating book, Sally and David Brown shed light on this influential figure in recovery history. Born in Chicago in 1905, Marty was favored with beauty, brains, charisma, phenomenal energy, and a powerful will. She could also out drink anyone in her group of social elites. When her father became penniless, she was forced into work, landed a lucrative public relations position, and a decade later was destitute because of her drinking. She was committed to a psychiatric center in 1938-a time when the term alcoholism was virtually unknown, the only known treatment was "drying out," and two men were compiling the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Marty read it on the recommendation of psychiatrist Dr. Harry Tiebout: it was her first step toward sobriety and a long, illustrious career as founder of the National Council on Alcoholism, or NCA.In the early 1950s, journalist Edward R. Murrow selected Marty as one of the 10 greatest living Americans. Marty died of a stroke in 1980, shortly after addressing the AA international convention in New Orleans.This is a story of one woman's indefatigable effort and indomitable spirit, compellingly told by Sally and David Brown.
Download or read book A Womans Guide to Recovery written by Brenda Iliff and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-03 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential recovery guide for women new to sobriety, written by the director of clinical services at Hazelden's new cutting edge treatment facility for women. The essential recovery guide for women new to sobriety, written by the director of clinical services at Hazelden's new cutting edge treatment facility for women. Whether you are just embarking down the road of recovery or are well into the journey, consider Brenda Iliff's A Woman's Guide to Recovery your companion and guide. Brenda Iliff is a leading Hazelden clinician. She developed this guide to help women handle issues and challenges that come with their new life of recovery: How can you balance self-care with family responsibilities? What do you do about friends who aren't comfortable with your newfound sobriety? How do you rebuild family relationships? A Woman's Guide to Recovery offers real-life insight into what it means and what it takes to sustain healthy, lasting recovery.
Download or read book The Phoenix Rising written by Gretchen Clark Hammond and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Women's personal narratives about long-term recovery from alcohol and drug addiction are scarce, leaving much unknown about the nature of the recovery process over the life course. The female experience of being in recovery is often absent from the literature. Nine women, who identified as being in long-term recovery, ranging from five years to 28 years of sustained abstinence, were interviewed to gather their perspectives. A tri-layered narrative analysis was employed to examine story structure, transitions and trajectories over the life course, and women's voicing of their experiences. Findings reveal language that is highly contextualized to structure personal stories, and includes the use of vignettes to further explain significance, and images and metaphors to illustrate emotionally charged experiences. The trajectories into addiction and recovery are detailed, including transitions that occur within each component. Definitions for recovery are included, as well as a description of recovery over the long-term from a female perspective. Implications for social work research in the addictions include an elongated timeline for early recovery, the importance of personal identity, an expanded definition for recovery from a female perspective and an awareness of the impact of trauma, abuse and stigma in the lives of recovering women.
Download or read book Long Term Recovery from Substance Use written by Galvani, Sarah and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this much-needed text, leading international experts explore crucial aspects of people’s experience of long-term recovery from substance use. Centred around the voices of people who use substances, the book examines the complex and continuing needs of people who have sought to change their use of substances, investigating the ways in which personal characteristics and social and systemic factors intersect to influence the lives of people in long-term recovery. With perspectives from Sweden, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Iceland and the United Kingdom, it also considers the role and needs of family members, and puts forward clear recommendations for improving future research, policy and practice.
Download or read book The Next Step written by Jean Swallow and published by Alyson Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out From Under Vol 2 Lesbians look at issues surrounding long term recovery.
Download or read book Quit Like a Woman written by Holly Whitaker and published by Dial Press. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An unflinching examination of how our drinking culture hurts women and a gorgeous memoir of how one woman healed herself.”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed “You don’t know how much you need this book, or maybe you do. Either way, it will save your life.”—Melissa Hartwig Urban, Whole30 co-founder and CEO The founder of the first female-focused recovery program offers a groundbreaking look at alcohol and a radical new path to sobriety. We live in a world obsessed with drinking. We drink at baby showers and work events, brunch and book club, graduations and funerals. Yet no one ever questions alcohol’s ubiquity—in fact, the only thing ever questioned is why someone doesn’t drink. It is a qualifier for belonging and if you don’t imbibe, you are considered an anomaly. As a society, we are obsessed with health and wellness, yet we uphold alcohol as some kind of magic elixir, though it is anything but. When Holly Whitaker decided to seek help after one too many benders, she embarked on a journey that led not only to her own sobriety, but revealed the insidious role alcohol plays in our society and in the lives of women in particular. What’s more, she could not ignore the ways that alcohol companies were targeting women, just as the tobacco industry had successfully done generations before. Fueled by her own emerging feminism, she also realized that the predominant systems of recovery are archaic, patriarchal, and ineffective for the unique needs of women and other historically oppressed people—who don’t need to lose their egos and surrender to a male concept of God, as the tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous state, but who need to cultivate a deeper understanding of their own identities and take control of their lives. When Holly found an alternate way out of her own addiction, she felt a calling to create a sober community with resources for anyone questioning their relationship with drinking, so that they might find their way as well. Her resultant feminine-centric recovery program focuses on getting at the root causes that lead people to overindulge and provides the tools necessary to break the cycle of addiction, showing us what is possible when we remove alcohol and destroy our belief system around it. Written in a relatable voice that is honest and witty, Quit Like a Woman is at once a groundbreaking look at drinking culture and a road map to cutting out alcohol in order to live our best lives without the crutch of intoxication. You will never look at drinking the same way again.
Download or read book Alcoholics Anonymous written by Bill W. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book It Takes A Family written by Debra Jay and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the coronavirus pandemic isolates us from many of our circles, the power of family connections to help loved ones succeed in recovery is as essential as ever. Counselor and interventionist Debra Jay shows alcoholics, other addicts, and their loved ones how to work collaboratively and as individuals to take on the roles and responsibilities that support long-term sobriety. Most books on recovery from addiction focus either on the addict or the family. While most alcoholics and addicts coming out of treatment have a recovery plan, families are often left to figure things out for themselves. In It Takes a Family, Debra Jay takes a fresh approach to the recovery process by making family members and friends part of the recovery team, beginning in the early stages of sobriety. In straightforward, compassionate language, she outlines a structured model that shows family members both how to take personal responsibility and to build a circle of support to meet the obstacles common to the first year of recovery. Together, family members address the challenges of enabling, denial, and pain while developing their communication skills through practical, easy-to-follow strategies and exercises designed to create transparency and accountability. With this invaluable guide, family members work together as they reinvent their relationships without the all-consuming dysfunction of active addiction.
