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Reclaiming the Black Body: Nourishing the Home Within
by Alishia McCulloughAn essential exploration of the overlooked impact of disordered eating among Black women—and a prescriptive road map to returning to wholeness within our bodies, from the clinical therapist who founded Black and Embodied Counseling and Consulting PLLC&“Lights a radical path away from trauma and blame toward healing, self-acceptance and, ultimately, joy.&”—Linda Villarosa, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on Health in AmericaFood has always been a political tool for the oppressor—and the Black body has always been one of its many battlegrounds.Licensed mental health therapist, somatic healer, and eating disorder specialist Alishia McCullough understands that for far too many Black women, racial trauma&’s seismic impact has disrupted their most essential relationship: the one they have with their bodies—and by extension, with their food. African Americans are disproportionately impacted by disordered eating behaviors, yet their experiences are frequently neglected by doctors and mental health experts. As a result, our most vulnerable communities are forced to navigate systems primed to dismiss their needs, leaving them without proper care, or often even the language they need to identify what&’s wrong. McCullough&’s groundbreaking work radically validates the lived experiences and generational traumas of BIPOC communities. As part of a steadily growing movement among clinicians to &“decolonize therapy,&” her deeply affirming approach seeks to understand disordered eating patterns by examining the psychological wounds left by centuries of racism. Weaving together crucial history, compelling client stories, guided meditation, journal prompts, and McCullough&’s own journey with disordered eating behaviors, Reclaiming the Black Body offers readers a safe space to feel seen—and a powerful pathway to healing. This revealing, potentially life-saving book illuminates the way home, back to the safety and comfort found within our bodies.
Reclaiming the Fire: How Successful People Overcome Burnout
by Steven BerglasThe definitive work on avoiding burnout, written by the psychologist who is the leading specialist on the issue. An illuminating and useful book for anyone coping with the pressures of work.In Reclaiming the Fire, Dr. Steven Berglas analyzes the rises and falls of corporate executives, middle managers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and others as they struggle to handle the trappings of successful careers. How does one deal with encore anxiety, the monotony of having to use talents that are no longer psychologically rewarding? Why is it that our national obsession with wealth traps people in careers that often lead them to wonder, "Is that all there is?" And why do highly successful people often set themselves up for disastrous falls?Dr. Berglas answers all these questions and many more in this groundbreaking book by discussing real people whose careers have left them feeling pressured, burdened, and jaded.In his most progressive and striking contribution to the literature on career success, Dr. Berglas debunks the persistent myth that women suffer more stress and burnout than men. He disproves the common claim that women involved both in careers and in family life suffer from trying to have it all, and he demonstrates how the drive to form close interpersonal ties a drive that is intrinsic to women can actually prevent both men and women from experiencing burnout. In a related analysis of the mentoring process, Dr. Berglas shows why it is more important for careerists to build legacies for future generations (a process he terms generativity) than to become obsessed with their own personal success. He proves that the process not only benefits the student but provides the mentor with psychological satisfaction and even improved physical health.Reclaiming the Fire uses the working world not the psychiatric couch as a venue for understanding the psychological and emotional burdens of success. It is the first comprehensive account of how to balance self-esteem and ambition while maintaining challenge and stimulation throughout your career. Reclaiming the Fire provides insight into: * Why baby boomers are currently suffering an epidemic of career dissatisfaction * Why women are uniquely suited to cope with the pressures that cause men to suffer burnout, and what men can learn from them * How to escape golden handcuffs: the workaholic devotion to a job that is no longer emotionally satisfying * How to cope with anger that threatens to sabotage your career * How all professionals can identify the passions that will allow them to sustain and enjoy success throughout their lives.
Reclaiming the Lost Art of Biblical Meditation: Find True Peace in Jesus
by Robert J. MorganDiscover how to connect with God and grow spiritually as you practice biblical meditation.Do you long to deepen your intimacy with the Lord? To find a sense of soul-steadying peace? To lessen anxiety, reduce stress, and develop emotional strength? Then stop. Pause. And find the peace of meditation in a biblically sound way so you can be still and connect with God. More than two hundred times in the Bible, we are told to meditate, ponder, or think on, focusing our hearts and minds on God's Word and on Jesus. &“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight.&” (Psalm 19:14)In Reclaiming the Lost Art of Biblical Meditation, trusted Pastor Robert Morgan leads you through a journey into biblical meditation, which, he says, is thinking Scripture—not just reading Scripture or studying Scripture or even thinking about Scripture—but thinking Scripture, contemplating, visualizing, and personifying the precious truths God has given us.Reclaiming the Lost Art of Biblical Meditation examines the biblical roots of meditation and how you can benefit from this spiritual discipline. Biblical meditation will help you:Focus on the wonder of God and praise HimCalm your spiritDiscover insight into God's will Reclaiming the Lost Art of Biblical Meditation also contains a 10-day biblical meditation guide to start you on your journey in this life giving spiritual discipline.The practice is as easy and portable as your brain, as available as your imagination, as near as your Bible, and the benefits are immediate. As you ponder, picture, and personalize God's Word, you begin looking at life through His lens, viewing the world from His perspective. And as your thoughts become happier and holier and brighter, so do you.
Recoge la luz del sol con las manos: Palabras que curan, que aportan felicidad.
by Toyo ShibataEl sensacional éxito llegado de Japón: 2 millones de ejemplares vendidos. «Los poemas de Toyo Shibata son alimento para el espíritu» KAZUE SHINKAWA, diario Sankei Mi nombre es Toyo Shibata. Tengo 101 años. A lo largo de mi vida he protagonizado momentos buenos y malos. He sufrido guerras, bombardeos y terremotos. He experimentado el miedo y en ocasiones he deseado morir debido al acoso, a la traición y a la simple tristeza. He sido madre. En la actualidad vivo sola y recibo a menudo la visita de mi hijo. Cuando se acerca la hora de su marcha pierdo el ánimo pero intento reconfortarme y me digo «sé fuerte, aún se puede recoger la luz del sol con las manos». Empecé a componer versos a los 92 años y me he dado cuenta de que a pesar de las dificultades existo gracias a mis recuerdos y a las personas que me han acompañado en este viaje. Aunque me pese la soledad cada mañana me pinto ligeramente los labios y me alegro de ver el sol a través de la ventana, otra vez..., y sonrío. Reseñas:«De este libro fluye pura sabiduría».Het Parool «Toyo Shibata nos demuestra, a pesar de su avanzada edad, que ella aún sabe seguir soñando y disfrutar de la vida».De Volkskrant
Recognitions
by Daniela I. NorrisAmelia Rothman, a foreign-rights editor from New York, has a turbulent personal life. She juggles a divorce and two teenage kids, and decides to seek hypnotherapy to help her deal with insomnia and anxieties. But when during the session an unexpected event emerges, she tries to understand how it is relevant to her current life and why it suddenly triggers a series of synchronicities that take her on an unexpected personal journey to the depth of her subconscious. At once a spiritual and psychological novel, Recognitions explores the concepts of past lives, recognition of people and their roles in our present lives and life lessons. Recognitions is the first of a trilogy: Recognitions 2015, Premonitions 2016, Transmissions 2017
Recognize The Antahkaran (In Gujarati): ઓળખીએ અંતઃકરણને
by Dada Bhagwanમનુષ્યજીવનની સાર્થકતા આંતરિક શાંતિ પ્રાપ્ત કરવામાં ને અંતે પોતાના સ્વ-સ્વરૂપને ઓળખવામાં રહેલી છે. આ યાત્રામાં સૌથી મોટો અવરોધ પણ આપણું અંતઃકરણ છે અને સૌથી મોટું સાધન પણ એ જ છે. મન, બુદ્ધિ, ચિત્ત અને અહંકાર – અંતઃકરણના આ ચાર ભાગ કેવી રીતે કાર્ય કરે છે, તેમની વચ્ચે શો સંબંધ છે, અને તેમનાથી પર કેવી રીતે જઈ શકાય, તે સમજવું આધ્યાત્મિક પ્રગતિ માટે અનિવાર્ય છે. આ પુસ્તકમાં પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીએ અત્યંત સરળ, સહજ અને દ્રષ્ટાંતયુક્ત શૈલીમાં અંતઃકરણના આ ચારેય પાસાઓની ગહન છણાવટ કરી છે. સામાન્ય રીતે આપણે આ શબ્દોનો પ્રયોગ તો કરતા હોઈએ છીએ, પરંતુ તેમના વાસ્તવિક સ્વરૂપ, તેમની કાર્યપદ્ધતિ અને તેમની વચ્ચેની ભેદરેખાથી મોટાભાગે અજાણ હોઈએ છીએ. આ ચારેય અંગોની આંતરિક કાર્યપ્રણાલી, તેમનું સ્વરૂપ ને દેહમાં સ્થાનની સચોટ માહિતી દાદાશ્રી આપે છે. વિશેષમાં, પ્રાણીઓ અને મનુષ્યોના અંતઃકરણ વચ્ચેનો તફાવત, બાળકનું અંતઃકરણ, મનુષ્યોમાં અંતઃકરણનું ડેવલપમેન્ટ તેમજ અંતઃકરણની શુદ્ધિ માટેના ઉપાયો પર પણ પ્રકાશ પાડવામાં આવ્યો છે.
Reconcilable Differences: Connecting in a Disconnected World
by Dawna Markova Angie McarthurA remarkable new way to move beyond biases and blind spots (especially if you don’t think you have any!) so you can communicate more effectively with a friend, lover, relative, or colleague You know what it feels like to be “at odds” with someone. Sometimes it seems like you are speaking completely different languages. Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Dawna Markova and communication expert Angie McArthur have spent years developing and implementing tools to help people find common ground. In Reconcilable Differences, they provide the strategies you need to bridge the gap at the heart of your differences with others. Each of us possesses rational intelligence: the capacity to divide information into discrete categories, processes, and logical steps. But you may not realize that the secret to building bridges between people lies hidden in your relational intelligence: the way you communicate, understand, learn, and trust. Reconcilable Differences shows you how to map mind patterns (the secret to pinpointing communication pitfalls) and identify thinking talents (the catalysts for peak performance). You will gain insights into how you learn in order to turn doubt into trust and uncertainty into productive engagement. Brimming with anecdotes and advice not only from the authors’ files but also from their own experiences as a mother- and daughter-in-law who are like night and day, Reconcilable Differences is your guidebook for making profoundly positive change with those you care about.Advance praise for Reconcilable Differences “Reconcilable Differences offers an inspiring way to bridge differences with someone you care about. It will help you identify and improve your relational intelligence, and become a better communicator in the process.”—Deepak Chopra, co-author of You Are the Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic Self and Why It Matters “Dawna Markova and Angie McArthur offer an extremely insightful road map to navigating the diverse ways each of us approaches making ourselves understood, as well as the way we tend to hear others. The insights and strategies herein are simple and elegant. The advice is as invaluable for success at work as it is for success in life.”—Peter Sims, founder and CEO, Parliament, Inc., and author of Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries “True communication begins with understanding yourself and the way you are being understood. This book is a powerful guide to self-analysis and bridge-building.”—Suzy Amis Cameron, co-founder, the MUSE School
Reconciliation
by Thich Nhat HanhBased on Dharma talks by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and insights from participants in retreats for healing the inner child, this book is an exciting contribution to the growing trend of using Buddhist practices to encourage mental health and wellness. Reconciliation focuses on the theme of mindful awareness of our emotions and healing our relationships, as well as meditations and exercises to acknowledge and transform the hurt that many of us experienced as children. The book shows how anger, sadness, and fear can become joy and tranquility by learning to breathe with, explore, meditate, and speak about our strong emotions. Reconciliation offers specific practices designed to bring healing and release for people suffering from childhood trauma. The book is written for a wide audience and accessible to people of all backgrounds and spiritual traditions.
Reconciliation: Celebrating Gods Healing Forgiveness
by Chris AridasCelebrating God's healing forgiveness
Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child
by Thich Nhat HanhBased on Dharma talks by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and insights from participants in retreats for healing the inner child, this book is an exciting contribution to the growing trend of using Buddhist practices to encourage mental health and wellness. Reconciliation focuses on the theme of mindful awareness of our emotions and healing our relationships, as well as meditations and exercises to acknowledge and transform the hurt that many of us experienced as children. The book shows how anger, sadness, and fear can become joy and tranquility by learning to breathe with, explore, meditate, and speak about our strong emotions. Reconciliation offers specific practices designed to bring healing and release for people suffering from childhood trauma. The book is written for a wide audience and accessible to people of all backgrounds and spiritual traditions.
Reconnected Parenting: Healing the Whole Family Nervous System Through Regulation, Breathwork, and Play Therapy
by Emma Johnston Eleanor MannThis book takes parents from feeling disconnected to reconnecting with their true, authentic center, so they can be free to respond the way they really want to and create a life of ease, consciousness, and enjoyment in their family life.Most of us are self-aware, know a lot about parenting, and already have a lot of tools in our toolbox. We know our triggers and when they are triggered; we know about regulation; and we even have lists of scripts and are knowledgeable about what experts think we should do and say in those moments. And yet, when it comes down to it, in the moment of stress, we can&’t seem to actually make a difference in the way we respond.Reconnected Parenting is a guide to help parents do better in the moments that count; and it shows readers how understanding the nervous system and using our breath to rewire our reactions from our body up creates deep, lasting change.You will be taken on a journey through the science behind the nervous system and how this is holistically linked to connecting to our truest and most spiritual selves.
Reconnected: How 7 Screen-Free Weeks with Monks and Amish Farmers Helped Me Recover the Lost Art of Being Human
by Carlos WhittakerUSA TODAY BESTSELLERChange your relationship with technology. Change your life.Share. Post. Reply…Most of us have gotten so used to notifications and alerts, pings and rings, that even if we don't want to be on our phones so much, we don't know what to do about it. The constant flow of information affects our brains, relationships, and emotional well-being. We feel stuck, overwhelmed, overstimulated, and we want a way out.Like many of us, podcaster and author Carlos Whittaker had lived for years in an always-on, always-connected world—and he felt more disconnected than ever from God, his community, and even himself. When Carlos Whittaker realized how many hours he was on his phone, he took extreme measures to see how unplugging could change his body and soul.In Reconnected, Carlos shares the challenges, surprises, and profound insights of his self-imposed exile from technology, spending nearly two months screen-free at a monastery, an Amish farm, and at home. As you journey with Carlos through this life-changing experiment you will discover:how to retrain yourself to notice the world before you notice your texts;what technology does to your brain and what you can do about it;ways to prioritize in-person relationships even if you need screens for work or school;why turning down your phone's volume turns up God's voice in your life;the newfound joy of being bored, getting lost, and not having to Google every question that comes to your mind. Blending wisdom from the past, practices of intentionality and community, and Whittaker's signature engaging communication style, Reconnected will inspire and equip you to reset your life in a tech-saturated world. It's time to take back control of your life from technology and recover the lost art of being human. You were made for more. This is how you start living again.
Reconnecting after Isolation: Coping with Anxiety, Depression, Grief, PTSD, and More (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
by Susan J. NoonanHow to keep calm, carry on, and reconnect during times of social isolation and emotional crisis.Although spending time alone for short periods may be restorative and helpful, unintentional or involuntary isolation can have profound detrimental effects on emotional and physical health. We all need social interaction and meaningful relationships in our lives to be well and thrive. Without them, we flounder. In Reconnecting after Isolation, Dr. Susan J. Noonan draws on our collective experience of the COVID-19 pandemic to help readers deal with the emotional impact of social isolation. Speaking as both a provider and recipient of mental health care services, Noonan combines her professional and personal experiences in an evidence-based and practical guide. Drawing on meticulous research and interviews with four psychologists, she outlines steps to overcome the emotional trauma of isolation.The book touches on how social isolation, loneliness, and stress affect each of us individually and can sometimes provoke depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidality, and substance use. Describing specific lifestyle interventions that may help, it offers tips for• developing effective coping skills• facing isolation-induced fears adapting effectively to the changes in our personal, family, work, academic, and social lives caused by imposed isolation• finding effective, culturally sensitive mental health care• improving sleep hygiene• building and maintaining resilience • adopting a healthy diet• overcoming the fatigue burnout • grieving a loss• engaging in regular physical exercise• keeping a daily routine or structure• maintaining contact with othersDr. Noonan also discusses re-entry anxiety, the challenging experience many have upon returning to their prior lifestyle, and the difficulty of establishing new school and work routines following social isolation. Accessible and compassionate, Reconnecting after Isolation empowers individuals to manage their own challenges, offering them a better chance of recovery and of staying well.
Reconnecting with Your Estranged Adult Child: Practical Tips and Tools to Heal Your Relationship
by Tina GilbertsonParents whose adult children have cut off contact wonder: How did this happen? Where did I go wrong? What happened to my loving child? Over time, holidays, birthdays, and even the birth of grandchildren may pass in silence. Anguish may turn into anger. While time, in and of itself, does not necessarily heal, actions do, and while every estrangement includes situation-specific variables, there are practical, effective, and universal techniques for understanding and healing these not-uncommon breaches. Psychotherapist Tina Gilbertson has developed these techniques and tools over years of face-to-face and online work with parents, who have found her strategies transformative and even life-changing. Gilbertson cuts through the blame, shame, and guilt on both sides of the broken relationship. Parents will feel heard and understood but also challenged — and guided — to reclaim their role as &“tone setter&” and grow psychologically. Exercises, examples, and sample scripts empower parents who have felt powerless. Gilbertson shows that reconciliation is a step-by-step process, but the effort is well worth it. It is never too late to renew relations and experience better-than-ever bonds.
Recordar a Dios a Través de Un Curso de Milagros
by David Hoffmeister¡Prepárate para ver cómo se sacude tu mundo!Tu vida no volverá a ser la misma después de unirte con David Hoffmeister y sus estudiantes a profundizar en el desenmarañamiento de todo lo que crees que piensas y todo lo que crees que sabes, dando paso a experimentar quién y qué eres verdaderamente. La claridad intransigente de este libro hará que tu corazón se eleve al reconocerla."El Espíritu Santo trabajará con tus creencias, llevándote paso a paso mientras desenredas tu mente de los muchos falsos conceptos que crees que te mantienen seguro y te hacen feliz. Sólo la liberación de estas creencias falsas puede traerte Verdadera Felicidad y Paz duradera"."Me faltan las palabras para expresar mi gratitud por este libro. ¡La claridad, la alegría, la luz y el amor saltan desde cualquiera de sus páginas!" ~ Gabrielle Bernstein, autora de Miracles Now, best-seller de New York Times."Recordar a Dios a través de Un curso de milagros lleva al lector de la mano, recordándonos continuamente que cualquiera que sea el problema que se perciba, la respuesta es el perdón". ~ Jerry Jampolsky y Diane Cirincione, Center for Attitudinal Healing."Recordar a Dios a través de Un curso de milagros, el libro más reciente de David, está extraordinariamente claro y es muy fácil de leer". ~ Jon Mundy, Ph.D. autor de Vivir Un curso de milagros.La vida de David Hoffmeister es una demostración viviente de lo que es la mente despierta. Su viaje implicó el estudio de muchos senderos, que culminó en la aplicación práctica profundamente comprometida de Un curso de milagros. David tiene el asombroso don de aplicar la metafísica del Curso a las preocupaciones y problemas cotidianos dándole vida a las ideas. Las conversaciones que contiene este libro funcionan como un elixir que tiene literalmente el efecto de desenredar a la mente que está dispuesta, ¡para que pueda volver a casa con Dios!
Recover and Rebuild: Domestic Violence Workbook
by Stacie FreudenbergYour healing is in your hands with this survivor's recovery workbookIt's time to turn the page and start the next chapter of your life's journey. The Recover and Rebuild Domestic Violence Workbook is an easy-to-use workbook full of healing exercises and journaling prompts to empower survivors of abusive relationships. The self-guided approach offers critical thinking, coping skills, and other proven tools to help you strengthen and rebuild from domestic violence—and move forward into a new stage of life.Find answers about domestic violence and explore the types of trauma you may be dealing with in the wake of an abusive relationship. Work through simple exercises and thoughtful writing prompts designed to help you process your feelings—and let go of the ones that don't serve you. Discover advice for building healthy communication skills and navigating future relationships. Your story is just beginning!The Recover and Rebuild Domestic Violence Workbook includes:Inclusive support—This workbook is geared toward survivors of any kind of domestic violence or abuse, with guidance you can use no matter your gender or relationship type.Proven techniques—Rebuild using effective therapeutic methods, from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness practice, assertiveness training, and other empirically supported tools.All facets of healing—Find the helping hand you need to recover from domestic violence with exercises on combating negative self-talk, working through guilt or shame, releasing anxiety and anger, and more.You are resilient—take steps toward healing with the Recover and Rebuild Domestic Violence Workbook.
Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction: Your Self-Treatment Guide to Alcohol, Drugs, Eating Disorders, Gambling, Hoarding, Smoking, Sex, and Porn
by Christopher Kennedy LawfordFrom New York Times bestselling author of Symptoms of Withdrawal and Moments of Clarity Christopher Kennedy Lawford comes a book that will save lives. For most of his early life, Christopher Kennedy Lawford battled life-threatening drug and alcohol addictions. Now in recovery for more than 25 years, he works to effect change and raise global awareness of addiction in nonprofit, private, and government circles, serving as the goodwill ambassador for drug dependence treatment and care for the United Nations. For the first time, Recover to Live brings together all of the most effective self-care treatments for the seven most toxic compulsions affecting every culture on the planet today—alcohol dependence, drug dependence, eating disorders, gambling, hoarding, smoking, sex, and porn. In Recover to Live, more than 100 of the world's top experts interviewed by Lawford share their research and wisdom on how to determine if your bad habit is becoming a dependency, what treatments will work best for you, how best to help yourself or a loved one recover from addiction, and how to lead a fulfilling and productive life in recovery.
Recover!: Stop Thinking Like an Addict and Reclaim Your Life with The PERFECT Program
by Stanton Peele Ilse ThompsonFor decades you've been told that addiction is an irreversible disease, a biological force over which you have no control. That defeatist message not only is without scientific foundation, but actually prevents your overcoming addiction. Now, world-renowned addiction expert Stanton Peele demystifies addiction and offers a groundbreaking program that puts at your disposal what does work in treatment and recovery. For four decades, Dr. Peele has challenged our understanding of addiction and recovery. He has developed approaches that break the cycle of addiction and empower us to take control of our lives--including understanding that we are able to direct our own brains to change. In Recover! Dr. Peele's PERFECT Program takes you through the key concepts of mindfulness--that is, your ability to detach from your addictive experience and to see that it is not who you are--combined with the Buddhist idea of loving kindness, or self-acceptance. It's an easily grasped, yet multifaceted program that allows your true self to overcome your addictive urges. Instead of focusing on what's wrong with you, the PERFECT Program will help you discover, embrace, and build your recovery on what's already right about you. Combining the best evidence-based treatments with the mindful use of meditation, Recover! presents a life-transforming philosophy for freeing yourself from addiction forever.
Recovering My Kid: Parenting Young Adults in Treatment and Beyond
by Joseph LeeNational expert Dr. Joseph Lee explains the nature of youth addiction and treatment, and how families can create a safe and supportive environment for their loved ones during treatment and throughout their recovery.National expert Dr. Joseph Lee explains the nature of youth addiction and treatment, and how families can create a safe and supportive environment for their loved ones during treatment and throughout recovery.Raising a child is tough as it is, but when your kid becomes addicted to alcohol or other drugs, it can feel as if you’re living a nightmare. You’re not alone. In Recovering My Kid, Dr. Joseph Lee, a leading youth addiction specialist, takes worried, confused, and angry parents by the hand and addresses their most pressing questions and fears: What is addiction? What happens when my child returns home from treatment? How can my family support his or her recovery? What if my child relapses? How can my family get well again?Getting your child and your family well again requires the support and understanding of the whole family, even if feelings and trust were damaged. In his engaging and straightforward style, Lee explains the difficult concepts of addiction, treatment, and recovery in a way parents and families can understand and gives them concrete strategies they can put into practice.This book will help family members begin to understand what their loved one is going through and how they can help the addict adjust to a clean-and-sober life while still taking care of themselves.
Recovering Spirituality: Achieving Emotional Sobriety in Your Spiritual Practice
by Ingrid MathieuGuides those in recovery in developing the awareness and skills to deal with life's issues by practicing authentic spirituality and emotional sobriety.Spirituality is a critical aspect of the Twelve Steps and other recovery programs. Yet, for those of us disposed to addiction, it can be easy to get so caught up in the idea of our Higher Power and the abundant joys of a spiritual life that we experience "spiritual bypass"--the use of spirituality to avoid dealing with ourselves, our emotions, and our unfinished business.In Recovering Spirituality, researcher and clinical psychologist Ingrid Mathieu uses personal stories and practical advice to teach us how to grow up emotionally and take responsibility for ourselves. Without turning away from the true benefits of an active spiritual program, she shows us how to work through life's challenges and periods of pain while evolving and maintaining an authentic relationship with our Higher Power.
Recovering You: Soul Care and Mindful Movement for Overcoming Addiction
by Steven WashingtonA UNIQUELY HOLISTIC AND JOYFUL APPROACH TO BREAKING FREE FROM ADDICTION AND COMPULSION Substance abuse issues have worsened dramatically in recent years, with alcohol and drug addiction soaring. Our collective anxiety also shows up in many other insidious ways — from overeating to mindless scrolling to excessive online spending and more. Whether you are on the path of recovery, taking your first step in that direction, or simply feeling adrift and unmoored, Recovering You offers a lifeline to the discovery of a new and better way of being. Steven Washington shares his story of growing up around alcoholism and going into recovery for his own drug and alcohol addiction. But the heart and soul of this book is his process of guiding readers through fear, shame, and regret and into community and gratitude. Self-massage, breathing, meditation, and, uniquely, a focus on qigong — the ancient movement practice at the heart of Chinese medicine and Taoist philosophy — liberate, energize, and soothe. Washington designed this book to cast a warm and clarifying light on what you most need to care for your body and soul.
Recovering from Religious Abuse
by Jack Watts Robert S McgeeJack Watts' startling personal story of being victimized by religious abuse and then sinking into alcoholism and self-destructive behaviors will resonate strongly with the many thousands of those who have been disenfranchised or even crushed by institutionalized religion. Recovering from Religious Abuse will help these walking wounded discover how to come to terms with their past as they heal from the inside out. Jack speaks to his readers as one who has been there, has felt their pain and bitterness, their desire to get even, their belief that they are worthless. But now he shares a new story of one who has finally found spiritual freedom and a deeply satisfying relationship with the God from whom he had once been alienated.Defining "religious abuse" as the use of spiritual authority to manipulate, harm, or use another person for personal gain, this practical step-by-step recovery manual takes readers on a journey that helps them fully realize the extent of the impact of their religious abuse, and progressively moves them toward healing and recovery. This 91-day plan includes daily readings, prayer, journaling instructions, and scriptures for reflection.
Recovering from the Loss of a Child
by Katherine Fair DonnellyAn extremely well-written, compassionate guide for the millions of people who come face to face with a death in their own families The pain and shock when a child dies can seem unbearable. But expert-on-grief Katherine Fair Donnelly, who has suffered many personal losses, has gained wisdom and strategies for emotional recovery. By sharing, understanding, and accepting this tragic loss, bereaved parents, siblings, and others can cope with this intense grief. Intimate, telling interviews with survivors present practical ways in which surviving family members can take the necessary steps toward recovering from their devastating loss.
Recovering from the Loss of a Parent
by Katherine Fair DonnellyAn extremely well-written, compassionate guide for the millions of people who come face to face with a death in their own families Losing a parent is a traumatic blow, and the grief can seem unbearable. But you are not alone, and you can get through this. In this first book dedicated to the experience of adults who have lost a parent, expert-on-grief Katherine Fair Donnelly shares intimate, telling interviews with surviving sons and daughters, and presents practical ways in which surviving family members can take steps toward recovering from their devastating loss.
Recovering from the Loss of a Sibling
by Katherine Fair DonnellyAn extremely well-written, compassionate guide for the millions of people who come face to face with a death in their own families When a brother or sister dies, surviving siblings often receive little support or recognition of their pain. But their grief is real, and there is a way to recover from it. Through intimate, true stories and interviews with brothers and sisters who have lost a sibling, expert-on-grief Katherine Fair Donnelly provides valuable insight on how to survive this traumatic experience. Recovering from the Loss of a Sibling is the first guide dedicated to those who have lost a brother or sister, and presents practical ways they can take the necessary steps toward recovering from their devastating loss.