If you ignore or (like I did chuckle at) the bashing, the concept of the beast and how he explains the AV and how to handle it is really helpful.
I have not read Many roads one journey, will have to check it out.
I just got Dharma Punx and I am now reading Refuge Recovery by Noah Levine.
One thing I had to learn was how to deal with frustrations, pain, anger and all the goodies without hitting the bottle. Drinking for me was a way to escape feeling bad.
I had to learn to process and deal with negative emotions (and getting over them) in a non destructive way.
For example, next time your teenager pisses you off how do you plan to handle it?
Since you mentioned exercise, an healthy alternative to drinking might be to put on your sneakers and go for a run... (that' s just a suggestion whatever works for you).