A gentle path through the twelve steps : the classic guide for all people in the process of recovery / Patrick J. Carnes.
"The twelve steps tap into the essential human process of change and will be regarded as one of the intellectual and spiritual landmarks in human history. -Patrick Carnes It was out of his reverence and respect for the wisdom and therapeutic value of the Twelve Steps that Carnes wrote A Gentle Path through the 12 Steps, now a recovery classic and self-help staple for anyone looking for guidance for life's hardest challenges. Hundreds of thousands of people have found in this book a personal portal to the wisdom of the Twelve Steps. With updated and expanded concepts and a focus on the spiritual principles that lead to lifelong growth and fulfillment, Carnes' new edition invites a fresh generation of readers to the healing and rewarding experience of Twelve Step recovery"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781592858439
- Physical Description: vi, 377 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: Updated and expanded edition
- Publisher: Center City, Minn. : Hazelden, 2012.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: Minneapolis, Minn. : CompCare Publishers, c1993.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-358).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous 6 -- Neuroscience of Recovery 7 -- Working the Program 15 -- Step One 27 -- Affirmations 30 -- Consequences Inventory 32 -- Family Tree and Addiction 37 -- Addiction History 42 -- Abuse Checklist 51 -- Step One for Addicts 62 -- Step One for Coaddicts 81 -- First Step Lessons 103 -- Reflections on the First Step 109 -- Recovering Brain 111 -- Celebrating Your Progress 112 -- Steps Two and Three 113 -- Spiritual Care Inventory 115 -- Loss-of-Reality Inventory 127 -- Paths to Spirituality 134 -- Spirituality Affirmations 156 -- One-Year-to-Live Fantasy 159 -- Letter to Your Higher Power 168 -- Reflections on the Second and Third Steps 169 -- Steps Four and Five 173 -- Fourth Step Inventories 177 -- Sharing Step Five: Suggestions for the Turning Point 226 -- Fifth Step Reconciliation Rite 229 -- Reflections on the Fifth Step 231 -- Steps Six and Seven 233 -- Affirmations 235 -- Step Six: Removing Character Defects 238 -- Seventh Step Meditation 240 -- Personal Craziness Index 243 -- When Crises Occur-Acknowledge the Chaos 254 -- Reflections on the Sixth and Seventh Steps 256 -- Steps Eight and Nine 259 -- Record of Those Harmed and Amends Made 263 -- Healer Within 268 -- Meditation 273 -- Affirmations 279 -- Reflections on the Eighth and Ninth Steps 281 -- Step Ten 285 -- Partial, Convenient, and Inconvenient Recovery 286 -- Balanced Equations: A Ten-Day Exercise for Steps Ten and Eleven 289 -- Creating a Life of Congruence 290 -- Daily Tenth Step Inventory 312 -- Affirmations 313 -- Reflections on the Tenth Step 315 -- Step Eleven 317 -- Spiritual Quest Planning Sheet 320 -- Spiritual Quest Debriefing 321 -- Reflections on the Eleventh Step 323 -- Step Twelve 325 -- Twelfth Step Guide Affirmations 327 -- Sobriety Worksheets 329 -- Gifts of the Spirit 334 -- Beginning Again 335 -- Reflections on the Twelfth Step 338.
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