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Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery

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ISBN-10: 1592858430

ISBN-13: 9781592858439

Edition: 2012

Authors: Patrick J. Carnes

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Hazelden
Publication date: 4/13/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 340
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Introduction to the Updated and Expanded Edition
Introduction to the First Edition
The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
The Neuroscience of Recovery
Working the Program
Affirmations
Consequences Inventory
Family Tree and Addiction
Addiction History
Abuse Checklist
Step One for Addicts
Step One for Coaddicts
First Step Lessons
Reflections on the First Step
The Recovering Brain
Celebrating Your Progress
Steps Two and Three
Spiritual Care Inventory
Loss-of-Reality Inventory
Paths to Spirituality
Spirituality Affirmations
One-Year-to-Live Fantasy
Letter to Your Higher Power
Reflections on the Second and Third Steps
Steps Four and Five
Fourth Step Inventories
Avoiding Personal Responsibility
Taking Personal Responsibility
Misuse of Anger
Positive Expression of Anger
Paralyzed by Fear
Respect for Fear
Falling into Self-sabotage
Taking Healthy Risks
Shameful Events
Pride in Your Achievements
Losses and Painful Events
Learning from Sadness
Beliefs about Your Unworthiness
Self-hatred
Self-affirmations
Reflections on the Fourth Step
Sharing Step Five: Suggestions for the Turning Point
Fifth Step Reconciliation Rite
Reflections on the Fifth Step
Steps Six and Seven
Affirmations
Step Six: Removing Character Defects
Seventh Step Meditation
Personal Craziness Index
Preparation
Recording Your PCI
Interpretation of the PCI
PCI Meditation
When Crises Occur-Acknowledge the Chaos
Reflections on the Sixth and Seventh Steps
Steps Eight and Nine
Record of Those Harmed and Amends Made
The Healer Within
Meditation
Affirmations
Reflections on the Eighth and Ninth Steps
Partial, Convenient, and Inconvenient Recovery
Balanced Equations: A Ten-Day Exercise for Steps Ten and Eleven
Creating a Life of Congruence
Happiness = Satisfaction/Desires
Growth = Change/Stability
Serenity = Boundaries/Options
Peace of Mind = Known to Others/Known to Self
Reality = Light Side/Dark Side
Achievement = Vision/Plan
Intimacy = Fidelity to Self/Fidelity to Others
Productivity = Being/Doing
Health = Awareness/Practice
Spirituality = Mortality/Meaning
Daily Tenth Step Inventory
Affirmations
Reflections on the Tenth Step
Spiritual Quest Planning Sheet
Spiritual Quest Debriefing
Reflections on the Eleventh Step
Twelfth Step Guide Affirmations
Sobriety Worksheets
Gifts of the Spirit
Beginning Again
Reflections on the Twelfth Step
Epilogue: Getting This Far
The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous
A Guide for Group Use
The Wisdom of the Big Books
Suggested Readings
Twelve Step Support Group Information
Recovery Resources from Dr. Patrick Carnes and Associates
Notes
About the Author