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Learning to Soar!: A Guide for People Who Want to Create Their Own Recovery Programs
A revolutionary new approach in the field of addiction and recovery, Learning to SOAR! asserts not only that complete recovery is possible, but also that you have the right and responsibility to create your own recovery program. Learning to SOAR! shows how
* get sober and stay sober (break your addiction)
* reconnect with your feelings
* set healthy limits and boundaries
* define your emotional needs and wants
* live with emotional pain
* forgive and accept yourself and others
* explore your spirituality
The book follows former alcohol addict Jennifer Wixson through the three stages of recovery. Wixson redefines recovery NOT as the ability to drink again but rather as the healthy wholeness of the human being. Wixson (sober since 1988) asserts that alcohol (and other addictions) are not necessary to a healthy, happy life and by focusing on this aspect most recovery programs set people up for failure by separating them permanently from others. People who become addicted to alcohol are no different from anyone else, she writes. There's no such thing as an 'alcoholic.' We are not a society of two types of people -- like Dr. Seuss' Star Belly Sneeches and Sneeches Without Stars -- we are simply a society in denial. Wixson firmly believes that it's possible for everyone to heal, and that complete recovery is possible. Her own life is a testament to her radical new philosophy. The print edition contains a foreword by Ken Hamilton, M.D., founder of the non-profit organization H.O.P.E. (Healing of Persons Exceptional).
* get sober and stay sober (break your addiction)
* reconnect with your feelings
* set healthy limits and boundaries
* define your emotional needs and wants
* live with emotional pain
* forgive and accept yourself and others
* explore your spirituality
The book follows former alcohol addict Jennifer Wixson through the three stages of recovery. Wixson redefines recovery NOT as the ability to drink again but rather as the healthy wholeness of the human being. Wixson (sober since 1988) asserts that alcohol (and other addictions) are not necessary to a healthy, happy life and by focusing on this aspect most recovery programs set people up for failure by separating them permanently from others. People who become addicted to alcohol are no different from anyone else, she writes. There's no such thing as an 'alcoholic.' We are not a society of two types of people -- like Dr. Seuss' Star Belly Sneeches and Sneeches Without Stars -- we are simply a society in denial. Wixson firmly believes that it's possible for everyone to heal, and that complete recovery is possible. Her own life is a testament to her radical new philosophy. The print edition contains a foreword by Ken Hamilton, M.D., founder of the non-profit organization H.O.P.E. (Healing of Persons Exceptional).
212 pages, Perfect Paperback
Published September 15, 1993
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About the author
Jennifer Wixson
16 books38 followersBorn on a dairy farm in Winslow, Maine, Jennifer's writing is heavily influenced by her childhood running free in the Maine pastures and woods near her rural home. She received a Master's degree in Divinity from Bangor Theological Seminary in 2001 and has served as an itinerant Quaker minister for several different denomination churches. Jennifer writes (in winter) from her farm in central Maine, where she and her husband (affectionately known as the Cranberry Man) raise Scottish Highland cattle. In addition to her novels and two non-fiction titles, Jennifer also writes a regular column, "Letter from Troy," for the oft-heralded Maine publication, Islandport Magazine. You can follow her daily adventures on Twitter @ChickenJen and discover the latest on her writing via her Facebook author's page https://www.facebook.com/Jennifer.Wix.... Find more about The Sovereign Series at http://www.thesovereignseries.com/
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July 9, 2012
I'm the author, so of course I'm giving "Learning to SOAR!" a 5!
Although after nearly 19 years, I see now how I could have done better. However, I wrote this book very near to when I quit drinking, about 5 years later (which seemed like a long time, back then). Now, 24 years later, I have a different outlook and would likely take a different approach with the book. Perhaps a follow-up is required?
Although after nearly 19 years, I see now how I could have done better. However, I wrote this book very near to when I quit drinking, about 5 years later (which seemed like a long time, back then). Now, 24 years later, I have a different outlook and would likely take a different approach with the book. Perhaps a follow-up is required?
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