A Place Called Self: Women, Sobriety & Radical Transformation
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (591 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592850987 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Stephanie Brown, Ph.D., is a leading clinician, author, teacher, and researcher in the field of addiction. . Brown most recently co-edited The Handbook of Addiction Treatment for Women: Theory and Practice. She is the director of the Addictions Institute in Menlo Park, California, and is the author of eight books
Brown most recently co-edited The Handbook of Addiction Treatment for Women: Theory and Practice. Stephanie Brown, Ph.D., is a leading clinician, author, teacher, and researcher in the field of addiction. She is the director of the Addictions Institute in Menlo Park, California, and is the author of eight books.
Five Stars Great resource. "Here's my opinion of this book:" according to C. Garrison. As a woman in early recovery, I really needed books that were speaking directly to women because lets face it, we woman are just built differently than men. So, it just goes with the territory that our recovery will be a bit different. I mean, men and women all go through many of the same trials and triumphs during recovery, but as I say, we woman are just built differently. That is not to say that all women will experience all of the moments considered in this book, but in my opinion, there were so many aspects of recovery detail. Leaves much to be desired S. Cumings After reading this book I was left with much dissappointment with Brown's description of "sober living." This books places a lot of emphasis on the negative and only briefly touches how truly wonderful living sober can be. Most information is slanted towards how difficult sobriety can be, and almost had me wondering why I didn't have many of the feelings and experiences she writes about. While there are twist and turns in sobriety, not all are negative. I would not recommend this book to a newly sober person as I feel it could per
For many women, newfound sobriety--with its hard-won joys and accomplishments--is often a lonely and unsatisfying experience. This is the transformation. With personal stories and gentle guidance, Brown helps readers unravel painful truths and confusing feelings in the process of creating a new, true sense of self.EXCERPT: "Recovery is not a move from bad to good, but from false to real. The point of surrender and new abstinence represents a letting go of the old selfBy accepting her loss of control, the woman in recovery opens the door to finding her real, authentic self, the woman she is underneath the layers of defense that have protected her -- her false self -- perhaps for her entire life.". Here, pioneering therapist Stephanie Brown, Ph.D., helps readers understand that leaving behind the numbing comfort of alcohol or other drugs means you must face yourself, perhaps for the first time