If the Buddha Got Stuck has been awesome so far. It is written by a therapist who is also a Buddhist. She presents Buddhism from a very western and a therapy point of view. It is tying my Buddhism and my recovery together in ways that make so much sense.
For example her view of suffering which is very big in both Buddhism and recovery:
—there is an incongruence or sense of being off center. This leads to what Buddhism refers to as samsara—the wheel of suffering—having unconscious, repetitive emotional responses to life’s situations . . . a.k.a. being stuck.
Kasl, Charlotte (2005-01-04). If the Buddha Got Stuck: A Handbook for Change on a Spiritual Path (Compass) (p. 20). Penguin Group. Kindle Edition.
Wow, just freaking wow. I have been stuck with my AW for a long long time. I am in the process of getting unstuck and divorced. It is scary and I feel like my raft is going through some rapids at times. I feel unsure and unsteady right now but I do not feel stuck. And that is progress.
Your friend,