Books on Recovery, Spirituality & Codependence 1 Attachment(s) We often have members asking about book recommendations for people in recovery, so I wanted to list some books that have had a huge impact on my, and other members, recovery. Thank you so, so much for all the great books everyone has posted about in this thread. To make the list more manageable, the books are listed alphabetically by author under the topics: Live a Spiritual Life Anxiety/Depression/Panic Attacks Codependency For Kids For Teens Recovery Adult Children of Alcoholics Well-Being Eating Disorders Biographies and Memoirs Grief & Loss Fiction. When new books are posted, I will add them here, too. Live a Spiritual Life Aurelies, Marcus Meditations Bach, Richard Illusions and The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah Biehn, Thomas and Beverly. Mindful Recovery Bradshaw, John Healing the Shame that Binds You Brown, Brene I thought It Was Just Me and The Gift of Imperfection Byrne, Rhonda The Secret Chapman, Gary The 5 Love Languages Chopra, Deepak Spiritual Solutions and The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Chopra, Deepak Freedom from Addiction Cohen, Alan I Had It All the Time Cole, Barbara Gifts of Sobriety Culadasa The Mind Illuminated Dali Lama An Open Heart Das, Ram Be Here Now DeMello, Anthony Awarenes Ford, Debbie The Secret of the Shadow Gawain, ****** Living in the Light Glaser, Gabrielle Best Kept Secret Graham, Linda Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster Griffin, Kevin Recovering Joy, A Mindful Life After Addiction Grosso, Chris Indie Spiritualist Grpozni, Nikolai Turtle Feet Hahn Thich Nhat Being Peace and Harris, Russ The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living Hay, Louise You Can Heal Your Life Holiday, Ryan & Hanselman, Stephen The Daily Stoic and The Obstacle Is The Way Huber, Cheri The Key Kabat-Zinn, Jon Full Catastrophe Living and Mindfulness Meditation and Falling Awake: How to Practice Mindfulness in Everyday Life and Meditation Is Not What You Think: Mindfulness and Why It Is So Important and Wherever You Go, There You Are Katie, Byron Loving What Is Katie, Byron A Thousand Names for Joy Katz, Solomon Beauty as a State of Being: Mastering Mind and the Spiritual Path Kurtz and Ketcham Spirituality of Imperfection Kurtz and Ketcham Experiencing Spirituality Kurtz and Ketcham Experiencing Spirituality: Finding Meaning Through Storytelling Lenz, Frederick Surfing the Himalayas Liquorman, Wayne The Way of Powerlessness Manson, Mark The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*** Merullo, Roland Breakfast With Buddha Myss, Carolyn The Anatomy of the Spirit Nicolaus, Martin Empowering Your Sober Self Peters, Dr. Steve Chimp Paradox Peterson, Jordan 12 Rules for Life Pieper, Martha Heineman Addicted to Unhappiness Prather, Hugh Little Book of Letting Go Ruiz, Don Miguel The Four Agreements Russell, Peter From Science to God Seaward, Brian Luke Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water Singer, Michael Untethered Soul and The Surrender Experiment Tippett, Krista Einstein's God Tolle, Eckhart A New Earth and The Power of Now Van der Volk, Bessell The Body Keeps The Score Walker, Pete From Surving To Thriving Wholey, Dennis Courage to Change Williamson, Marianne A Course in Miracles and Return to Love Yoshi, Nomuri Desert Wisdom Zukav, Gary The Seat of the Soul Steps to Life: A Spiritual Journey with Christian Mysticism and the Twelve Steps Anxiety/Panic Attacks/Depression Amen, Daniel Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Anderson, Neil Victory Over the Darkness & Bondage Breaker Bassett, Lucinda From Panic to Power Burns, David MD When Panic Attacks Chodron, Pema When Things Fall Apart Chodron, Pema Comfortable With Uncertainty Chodron, Pema The Places That Scare You Doidge, Norman MD The Brain That Changes Itself Dyer, Wayne The Power of Intention and Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life Jeffers, Susan Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway Kabat-Zinn, Jon Mindful Way Through Depression Lerner, Rokelle Affirmations For The Inner Child Lesser, Elizabeth Broken Open Melemis, Steven I want to change my life- how to overcome anxiety, depression Millman, Don The Way of the Peaceful Warrior Orsilla, Ken Mindful way Through Anxiety Codependency Anderson, Susan The Journey from Abandonment to Healing Ballard, Zari When Love Is a Lie: Narcissistic Partners & the Pathological Relationship Agenda Bancroft, Lundy Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men Beattie, Melody Codependent No More, The Language of Letting Go, Journey To The Heart Make Miracles in Forty Days Behary, Wendy T. Disarming the Narcissist Birch, Adelyn 30 Covert Emotional Manipulation Tactics: How Manipulators Take Control In Personal Relationships Carter, Steven Help I'm in Love with a Narcissist Elliot, Susan J. Getting Past Your Breakup Fisher, Ken Breaking The Chains Of A Psycopath And A Sociopath: Learning How to Live Again Forward, Dr. Susan Toxic Parents Hunter, Joanna But He'll Change: End the Thinking That Keeps You in an Abusive Relationship Lancer ,Diane Conquering Codependency and Shame Lerner, Harriet The Dance Of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships Mason, Paul Stop Walking on Eggshells McBride, Dr. Karyl Will I Ever Norwood, Robin Women Who Love Too Much Rohr, Richard Breathing Under Water Simon, George K. In Sheep Clothing Strudwick, Sarah Dark Souls - Healing and Recovering from Toxic Relationships For Kids Auth, Jeannine Emmy's Question Black, Claudia My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease Carbone, Elisa Lynne My Dad's Definitely Not a Drunk Higgins, Pamela Up and Down The Mountain Hastings, Hill An Elephant in the Living Room - The Children's Book Jones, Penny The Brown Bottle[/B Mercury, Catherine Think Of Wind Palmore, Elaine Mitchell The Dragon Who Lives At Our House Sinberg, Janice I Can Talk About What Hurts For Teens Alateen: A Day at a Time Virginia Beach, VA: Al-Anon Family Groups Alateen: Hope for Children of Alcoholics Virginia Beach, VA: Al-Anon Family Groups Brooks, C. The Secret Everyone Knows: Help for You If Alcohol Is a Problem in Your Home Hornik-Beer, E. B]For Teenagers Living with a Parent Who Abuses Alcohol/Drugs Leite, B. Different Like Me: A Book for Teens Who Worry about Their Parent's Use of Alcohol/Drugs Porterfield, K. Coping with an Alcoholic Parent Recovery Anonymous Living Sober Beck, Craig Alcohol Lied to Me Berger, Allen Booze and Drugs are Gone Bear, Edward The Dark Night of Recovery Biehn, Thomas & Beverly Mindful Recovery. Brownell, Rachael Mommy Doesn't Drink Here Anymore: Getting Through the First Year of Sobriety Canfield, Jack, The Thirty Day Solution Carr, Allan The Easy Way to Quit Drinking Davis, Fred Beyond Recovery Desena, James Overcoming Your Alcohol, Drug, and Recovery Dodes MD, Lance The Freedom Method, Escape the Addiction Trap Dupuy, John Integral Recovery Farren, Dr. Conor Overcoming Alcohol Misuse - a 28 Day Guide Fletcher, Anne Sober for good Gill, A.A. Pour Me Gorski, Terence & Merlene Miller Gorski Staying sober: A guide for relapse prevention Gorski, Terence Understanding the Twelve Steps: An Interpretation and Guide for Recovering People Grace, Annie The Naked Mind Grey, Catherine The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober Griffin, Kevin One Breath at a Time - Buddhism and the 12 Steps Hardin, Rosemary SMART Recovery Handbook Hemingway, Liz Stop Drinking, Start Living and I Need to Stop Drinking Jacobs-Stewart, Therese Mindfulness and the 12 Steps Johnston, Ann Dowsett Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women And Alcohol Ketcham, Katherine Eating Right to Live Sober Lewis, Dr. Marc The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease Lucy, William Alexander Cool Water - Alcoholism, Mindfulness and Ordinary Recovery Milam, James Robert Under the Influence Mate, Gabor In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Pelze MD, Lawrence The Mindful Path to Addiction Recovery Pond, Michael Wasted Porter, William Alcohol Explained Presntiss, Chris The Alcohol and Addiction Cure Recovery Dharma Dharma: How to Use Buddhist Practices and Principles to Heal the Suffering of Addiction Rocca, Martin Nicolaus Recovery by Choice Rohr, Richard Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps Sheff, David Clean - Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy Spiegelman, Erica Rewired Thomas, Paul MDAddiction Spectrum, The: A Compassionate, Holistic Approach to Recovery Trimpey, Jack Rational Recovery: The New Cure For Substance Addiction 1996 Turner, Sara The Sober Revolution Tuschel, Mark A. Living Sober Sucks, But Living Drunk Sucks More Tuschel, Mark Okay, I Quit, Now What Vale, Jason Kick the Drink Easily W. Georgia Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down: 50 Things Every Alcoholic and Addict in Early Recovery Should Know Whitaker, Holly, Quit Like a Woman Washton, Arnold Willpower Is Not Enough Williams PhD, Rebecca The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction Wilson, Justine Delaney The High Society - drugs and the Irish middle class Not God: A History of AA Z. Philip The Skeptics Guide to the 12 Steps Alcoholics Anonymous the Big Book Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul Creative Recovery: A Complete Addiction Treatment Program Drinking Diaries: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up How to Quit Drinking Without AA Passages Through Recovery: An Action Plan for Preventing Relapse Tales of Addiction and Inspiration for Recovery: Twenty True Stories from the Soul Turning Point, Miracles in Recovery Twelve Stupid things to Mess Up Recovery Adult Children of Alcoholics Ackerman, Robert J. Perfect Daughters Bey, Deborah Loving an Adult Child of an Alcoholic Black, Claudia It Will Never Happen To Me Bowden, Julie The Self-Sabotage Syndrome - Adult Children in the Workplace Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics Bradshaw, John Healing the Shame Friel, John Adult Children - The Secrets of Dysfunctional Families Middleton-Moz, Jane After The Tears: Helping Adult Children of Alcoholics Heal Their Childhood Trauma Whitfield, Charles Healing the Child Within Woititz, Dr. Janet Struggle for Intimacy Well Being Ash, Mel Zen of Recovery Brach, Tara Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha Dao, Deng Ming Wandering Taoist Greene, Robert 48 Laws of Power Hanson, Rick Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment Hoff, Benjamin The Tao of Pooh Isett, Robert Think Right,Feel Right Kelley, Tom & David Creative Confidence Maisel, Eric & Susan Raeburn Creativity Manganiello, Dr. Jim Unshakable Certainty Mate, Gabor When the Body Says No Mcgonical, Kelly The willpower instinct Milne, A.A. The House on Pooh Corner Prabhavananda, Swami Sermon on the Mount Rumi The Emperor Strikes Back Schofield, Russel Paul Initiation to Lightwork, Smullyan, Raymond Tao is Silent The Last Addiction: Own Your Desire, Live Beyond Recovery Eating Disorders Collins, Judy Cravings Fonda, Jane My Life So Far Gold, Tracy Room To Grow Hornbacher, Marya Wasted Johnston, Kristen Guts Knapp, Caroline Appetites: Why Women Want Roth, Geneen Women, Food & God Wilson, Carnie Gut Feeling BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR Ann-Margaret My Story Arboro, Grant Cracking Up Bach, Richard Jonathan Livingston Seagull Barry, Nicola Mother's Ruin Baxter, Meredith Untied Berelman, Sara My Last Rock Bottom Bertinelli, Valerie Losing It Bowen, James A Street Cat Named Bob Brand, Russel Freedom From Our Addictions Burroughs, Augusten Dry Bydlowska.Jowita Drunk Mom Carlisle, Belinda Lips Unsealed Carr, David The Night of the Gun Carter, Lynda Second Act Carver, Raymond What we talk about When we talk about Love Claylan, Peter No Desire to Drink Clegg, Bill Portrait of An Addict as A Young Man Dann, Lotta Mrs. D Is Going Without Dover, Benjamin Mostly Manic Doyle, Glennon Melton The Love Warrior Fisher, Carrie Wishful Drinking Fonda, Jane My Life So Far Ford, Betty A Glad Awakening Fox, Michael J. Lucky Man Galaxy, Jackson Cat Daddy Galton, Bella Ice and a Slice Glyde, Tanya Cleaning Up Goik, Tiffany Yellow Tale Gold, Tracy Room To Grow Haroutunian MD, Harry Being Sober Hassan, Jude Suburban Junky Hatwell, Claire My Not So Secret Recovery Hepola, Sarah Blackout Hersh, Sharon Freedom Jamison, Leslie The Recovering Johnston, Kristen Guts Kelly, Jill Sober Truths Kiedis, Anthony Scar Tissue King, Heather Parched Knapp, Caroline Drinking: A Love Story and Appetites: Why Women Want Kopp, Heather Sober Mercies: How Love Caught up with a Christian Drunk Kucera, Dina Everything I never Wanted to be Leary, Ann The Good House Levy, Ariel The Rules Don't Apply McGraw, Ali Moving Pictures McCully, Chris Good-bye Mr. Wonderful McKowan, Laura We Are the Luckiest Melton, Glennon Doyle Love Warrior Millman, Dan Journey of Socrates Miller, Kimberley Mae Coming Clean Mitchell, Jane Velez I Want Moyers, William Cope Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption Phillips, MacKenzie High on Arrival Pooley, Clare The Sober Diaries R. Eleanor Disease of More S. John The Little House on Genessee Shapiro, Susan Lighting Up Sheff, David Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction Sinister, Bucky Recovery Strayed, Cheryl Wild Sue, Karen My Shovel Tirabassi, Becky Life of the Party Tracy, Brian Eat that Frog Tyler Moore, Mary After All Vargas, Elizabeth Between Breaths W. Lois Lois Remembers:. Walls, Jeannette The Glass Castle Wambach, Abby Forward Wilhelmson, Brenda Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife Wilson, Carnie Gut Feeling Wurtzel, Elizabeth More, Now, Again and Prozac Nation Young, W. Paul The Shack Happy Hours: Alcohol in a Woman's Life Second Chances: Top Executives Share Their Stories of Addiction & Recovery Still Standing: Addicts Talk About Living Sober and Get Up: A 12 step guide to Buddhism and 12 steps meditation ideology Grief & Loss Brook, Noel I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye Divine, Megan It's OK That You're Not OK Doyle, Shawn The Sun Still Rises Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth On Grief and Grieving Zimmerman, Susan Writing to Heal the Soul Zucker, Robert The Journey Through Grief and Loss Fiction Flynn, Gillian Sharp Objects Frey, James A Million Little Pieces Hemingway, Ernest The Sun Also Rises Keyes, Marion Rachel's Holiday Picoult, Jodi Vanishing Acts Wallace, David Foster Infinite Jest Welsh, Irvine Trainspotting . |
Before I do a search for them online do you know of any that are readily online? |
Do you mean as ebooks? If so, I have no idea. |
Here is one that I've read online. "Lif of the Party" by Becky Tirabassi The Life of the Party: A True Story of Teenage Alcoholism - Becky Tirabassi |
This is the best one I have found. The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning By Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham |
Thanks Anna "Think Right,Feel Right" by Robert Isett is excellent for developing a positive mindset |
Books I have read since quitting Jan. 1, 2012: 1. Drinking, A Love Story 2. Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife 3. Moments of Clarity 4. How to Quit Drinking Without AA (Not really anti-AA, but has tons of practical advice) 5. Sober for Good Have not read but very much want to (and will!): 1. Okay, I Quit, Now What? 2. Living Sober Sucks (but living drunk sucks more) 3. Best Kept Secret 4. Still Standing: Addicts Talk About Living Sober 5. Passages Through Recovery: An Action Plan for Preventing Relapse 6. Mommy Doesn't Drink Here Anymore: Getting Through the First Year of Sobriety 7. Second Chances: Top Executives Share Their Stories of Addiction & Recovery 8. Drinking Diaries: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up 9. Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul: Your Personal, Portable Support Group with Stories of Healing, Hope, Love and Resilience (Chicken Soup for the Soul) 10. Tales of Addiction and Inspiration for Recovery: Twenty True Stories from the Soul 11. Lit 12. Happy Hours: Alcohol in a Woman's Life |
Originally Posted by awuh1
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This is the best one I have found. The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning By Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham |
Great post...Thanks so much! |
Only book I ever read that saved my life. The text of Alcoholics Anonymous |
Overcoming Your Alcohol, Drug, and Recovery Habits / James Desena. Rational Recovery, The New Cure for for Addiction / Jack Trimpey The Easy Way to Quit Drinking / Allan Carr These are books that address the cure for addiction outside the context of religion and spirituality. |
seeing as we have rules about commercial links I think it's best to follow Anna's lead & simply provide title and author here people are quite capable of Googling or whatever if they have the interest :) Many of the previous books have helped me - these two books helped me too with various aspects of my recovery... The Shack by W. Paul Young, Wayne Jacobsen, Brad Cummings The Easy Way to Stop Drinking by Allen Carr D |
Another vote for AllenCarr's Easy way & Tolle Also "Mindfulness Meditation"-Jon Kabat Zinn |
Mothers Ruin........If that book doesnt make some people stop drinking then i dont know what will! It is a hard book to read as it is very sad, but it is honest and a true reflection of a woman who struggles with her alcoholic mother only to turn to drink herself. I would recommend this book to anyone, I could not put it down and read the whole book in 2 days. |
Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down: 50 Things Every Alcoholic and Addict in Early Recovery Should Know by Georgia W, and the AA book Living Sober are two which I wish I had when I first stopped drinking. Currently reading Dry by Augusten Burroughs, which is not, as the quote on the front says, 'outrageously funny'... rather painfully honest. I found the personal stories really useful and more easy to read when my head was all over the place (which was/is often!), like the second half of the big book, and Caroline Knapp's books, but I'd have to put in a vote for the Allen Carr book too and Rational Recovery. |
Spiritual- Victory Over the Darkness & Bondage Breaker by Neil Anderson |
Originally Posted by Dee74
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:) The Shack by W. Paul Young, Wayne Jacobsen, Brad Cummings D I've also been doing my morning bible study from The Life Recovery Bible - this bible has been a true blessing in my recovery. :bounce |
ill stop tommorow- The power of now- eckart tolle Under the influence- |
Hello,I am looking for a version I can read online for Courage to Change.Does anyone know where I may read todays or a link where I can find this. Love and Prayers , Alisa |
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