Staying Sober: Tips for Working a Twelve Step Program of Recovery

by Meredith Gould

The fundamental components of staying sober -- not using, going to meetings, reaching out, working the Steps, and serving other -- are only the beginning of the strategies offered. Day-to-day and moment-to-moment techniques plus program slogans and humor provide newcomers with fresh wisdom for maintaining sobriety.

200 pages, Paperback

First published August 19, 1999

About the author

I'm a sociologist, culture critic, longtime spiritual seeker, and award-winning author of 11 published books with one always in the works. I write about what I've studied, experienced, and personally need to understand in more depth; sowing seeds for the next book in the fertile ground of the one I'm currently writing.

BIG GOALS: making complex concepts easier to understand; encouraging readers to think a bit differently about, oh, everything; and providing actionable tips to build community and enhance spiritual life--while getting readers to laugh-snort at least once while reading. Reader email always welcomed, as are positive (and kind) reviews.

Day job? Consultant since 1989, providing digital communications services as well as crisis communications counsel to local churches and judicatories across denominations. I also serve the healthcare industry.

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full of insight and encouragement. I was happy and am grateful to have read this in my first 90 days.