Living Sober. Actionable things to live by
I wish I knew about this book on Day 1 of my recovery. My sponsor probably told me about it but I was still too hard-headed to listen in early days.
SMART Recovery Successful Life Skills explained
If there are people in your life that don’t have basic people skills, or maybe not the best education then this might be something they would connect with. If you are one of those people, check it out. If you help people who might be in that boat, you can use this to help them get to the next level in life.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions A review
The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12&12) was written years after they had learned a thing or two, so it gets much deeper into each step with a better explanation of each part of the AA program.
Alcoholics Anonymous (The Big Book) A review
Every edition of The Big Book comes out with new stories of others who suffered from addictive behaviors. What they went through, how it changed, and what it’s like for them now. So not everything is relegated to old-timey white men.
The book takes you through the 12 steps of A.A., the founding steps of most if not all, 12-step programs. It describes the lives of people who were suffering, the changes that they made, and what their lives are like after their dependence on Alcohol. It is a guide on how to do each of the steps. But that’s not all that’s in there.
12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety - Allen Berger, Ph.D.
I'm not in recovery for substance use dependency. For me, recovery is about changing maladaptive thought processes that have hurt or held me back. It's about harnessing my efforts, emotions, and energy towards things that help me accept other people as they show and life on its own terms.
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
This book is a private insight into the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Legend has it that he would write in it and read from it daily. It is said that he wanted no one to ever read it. It was his secret sauce. Yet here we are. Published a million times. This is the secret information that kept him who he was. Momento Mori. Why he is said to be one of the greatest Emperors ever.