Alcohol Recovery: The Mindful Way
Mindfulness is the perfect tool for those committed to healing the wounds of alcoholism. It can increase peace of mind and self-reliance and is recognized as a powerful tool in relapse prevention. Alcohol Recovery can help you take charge of your recovery. It offers guided meditations and mindfulness practices geared towards recovery, along with links to audio downloads. Whether you want to stay abstinent or cut down on your drinking, Catherine G. Lucas shows how it is possible to let go of the pain and make a healthy recovery. Topics include:
the roots of problem drinking
addressing difficult emotions
coping with depression, shame and alienation
why we need self-compassion
recovery practices
everyday mindfulness
mindful movement
staying on track
Catherine G Lucas is an accredited mindfulness trainer who has been delivering mindfulness courses to the National Health Service and Ministry of Defence since 2007, working with soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan as well as with civilians.
She is author of Coping with a Mental Health Crisis: Seven Steps to Healing (Sheldon Press, 2015) and founder of the Spiritual Crisis Network, a UK charity that works with people in mental and emotional distress.