Overview
Topic: Recovery is an inspiring and helpful guide for members of 12-step addiction-recovery programs and discussion groups. The author, Tom M., has been sober for over forty-five years and is a long-term member of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). He is a counselor at a mental health treatment facility, where he chairs three recovery meetings a week. The number-one reason for failure to stay sober is holding on to resentments. Topic: Recovery advocates for letting go of resentments through forgiveness and prayer. The book also addresses the common issue of relapse: its consequences, how to prevent it, and what to do when the urge comes. Many discussion topics also center on gratitude-for positive life changes, feelings of self-worth, the mending of valued relationships, and the gaining of trust and respect. The book is intended as a guide for program members who are leading discussions, or just wanting to talk about anything of concern. It presents sixty-three suggested topics grouped into categories which roughly follow the arc of recovery: Acceptance & Surrender, Doubts & Convictions, and Maintenance & The Road Ahead.
Full Product Details
Author: Tom M
Publisher: Thomas R Morgan
Imprint: Thomas R Morgan
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 0.50cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.095kg
ISBN: 9781950659661
ISBN 10: 1950659666
Pages: 86
Publication Date: 13 August 2020
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Topic: Recovery is the third book that Tom has written about recovery that I have had the opportunity to enjoy. Tom's ability to communicate the message of addiction and recovery in a way so many can relate to is a real gift. He mixes humor into a lesson about life and recovery, which is what makes this book so effective and easy to read. This is a must for anyone looking for answers to beat their addiction. -Larry W., Recovery Coach, McHenry County Tom, my younger brother, saved my life with a phone call. It was the first day of spring in 1975. I was killing myself and couldn't stop drinking. And Tom used many of the principles outlined in this book to start me on a new path that would save my life. In reading this book today, I'm convinced the message is the same: time-tested principles in plain language that can save many lives. -Robert J. Morgan Tom's honest desire to help others on their life journeys is a large part of his being. His writings, based upon life experiences, demonstrate what he lives and hopes for others, like me. Readers will, I believe, find that link. -John Endrud
Author Information
Tom M. grew up in Duluth, Minnesota, the youngest of five children. He attended Catholic schools for twelve years. On February 5, 1975, he knocked on the door of Alcoholics Anonymous and has been sober ever since. Tom continues to operate the commercial janitorial service he started with his brother over fifty years ago. He also works as a counselor at a mental health treatment facility. Tom lives in Belvidere, Illinois with Donna, his wife of fifty six-years.
