Reviews (6)

An all-purpose book.
I purchased this book after the sudden death of a friend.I was at a complete loss as to how to deal with it, and had never experienced this type of loss before.I was shaken. Best book ever on grieving over anything!
This book has helped me so much during a very rough time in my life where I've split from my husband, lost my house that I dearly loved, and moved to a place that I hate.It helps you understand what you're going through, and it gives you things to do that can help.An amazingly good book!

A guide to help you through lifes ruff spots
This book was an excellent guide for me when my husband came out of the closet.I felt like I was lost, floating in space.I was so scared to face what was happening to me.This book gave me the courage to face myworst fears and continue on.This book helped me at the worst time of mylife by giving me a map to follow to get through.Thank you Alla writtingsuch a read able book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bereavement    2. Death, Grief, Bereavement    3. Grief    4. Inspirational    5. Inspirational - Protestant Self Help    6. Psychological aspects    7. Self-Help    8. Coping with death & bereavement    9. Self-Help / Substance Abuse   

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Good Book Anger Mgmt
Good for anyone who needs to understand and learn more about anger management. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anger    2. Case studies    3. Emotions    4. General    5. Psychology    6. Recovery    7. Self-Help    8. Stress Management    9. Physiological & neuro-psychology    10. Self-Help & Practical Interests    11. Self-Help / Substance Abuse   

Reviews (12)

Excellent resource
For anyone who is a student of the Course in Miracles, or if you just happen to believe that the basic principles of CIM are worth integrating into your lifestyle, this book is a great resource. The concepts are brief but clear. My husband and I have worn out our first copy, and we keep extra copies around to give as gifts.

Daily Meditations for Practing the Course
Again, I have read this and still do. My daughter read parts of mine and liked it ,so I bought it for her.

Daily Meditations for Practicing The Course
This book is a reference that I always go back to. When I feel myself getting particularly stressed in my job or my home life, I remember the lessons I've learned from the Course in Miracles and I will pick this book up and open to a page, read the lesson and apply it to the current situation or issue in my life. It reminds me to be grateful and keeps me on track. It is not your conventional way of thinking, but it makes so much sense if you open yourself to the principles and meditations it offers. I have it on my desk for easy access on a daily basis. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Inspirational    2. Inspirational - General    3. Meditation    4. Meditations    5. Self-Help    6. Spiritual life    7. Spirituality - Course in Miracles    8. Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques    9. Self-Help / Substance Abuse   

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Excellent Introduction to Psychology of Mind and addiction treatment
Joseph Bailey did a wonderful service by writing this book which clearly and efficiently discusses how to apply POM to the understanding and treatment of addiction. Highly recommended to professionals and the self-help audience.--Fred P. Gallo, Ph.D., Author of Energy Tapping and Energy Psychology

Practical Book
This is a practical spiritual book no unlike 12 steps it works. I would also encourage people to read An Encounter With A Prophet for a powerful spiritual book that get's you closer to your higher power.

Finally, a concept that really works.
Bailey has presented easy to grasp ideas that really work for the person in recovery. I have used it on both a personal and professional level and would encourage others to do the same. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alcoholics    2. General    3. Mental Health And Hygiene    4. Peace of mind    5. Recovery    6. Rehabilitation    7. Self-Help    8. Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism    9. Complementary Medicine    10. Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques    11. Popular psychology    12. Self-Help & Practical Interests    13. Self-Help / Substance Abuse   

Subjects:  1. Alcoholics    2. Drug addicts    3. Family    4. Family Relationships    5. Rehabilitation    6. Self-Help    7. Substance Abuse    8. Substance Abuse & Addictions - General    9. Drug addiction & substance abuse    10. Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques    11. Popular psychology    12. Self-Help / Substance Abuse   

Subjects:  1. Practice Management    2. Psychology    3. Psychopathology - Addiction    4. Psychotherapy - General    5. Addiction & therapy    6. Alcoholism    7. Counselling    8. Drug addiction & substance abuse    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Addictions   

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A new paradigm for families
Debra Jay has been on Oprah more than a few times. She's the blond lady with the glasses who is always so direct with addicts and their families. Her new book is a revelation. Basically, her idea is that there should be zero tolerance for untreated addiction in the family. After all, why should the alcoholic have the right to "hit bottom" in their own sweet time, when the family is suffering?
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Subjects:  1. Alcohol Abuse    2. Alcoholism    3. Drug Abuse    4. Drug addiction    5. General    6. Psychopathology - Addiction    7. Religion    8. Religious aspects    9. Self-Help    10. Spiritual    11. Spirituality - General    12. Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism    13. Substance Abuse & Addictions - Drug Dependence    14. Substance abuse    15. Treatment    16. Self-Help / Recovery   

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The Best I Have Ever Read!
This book is a must for every clinician working in the field.I use the material working with both adult and adolescent clients.The concepts are written in a manner which make it appropriate for any group/individual regardless of age, sex, education level, or ethnic background.The Spirituality exercises are the best I have ever seen.

The Best in the Business
I teach this college course to new counselors. By the time they are through with this treatment manual they really know what they are doing. Everything a counselor needs to know is covered. The book is informative, meticulously researched and fun. It makes students feel good about themselves. It is the simply best text in the business. I highly recommend this book.

The Nuts and Bolts of Mainline Treatment
This book teaches addiction counselors exactly what to do in treatment. It leaves no stone unturned and covers everything a counselor needs to know to offer the best treatment in the world. Besides the book makes you feel good about yourself. All of the major treatment centers in the US had a part in making this book great. At every center this book is within arms reach of every good counselor in the building. All counselors should have this book and use it often. I am a clinical director and I give it to all of my new counselors--they love it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alcoholism (Psychiatric Aspects)    2. Counseling of    3. Drug Addiction (Psychiatric Aspects)    4. Dual diagnosis    5. Patients    6. Psychology    7. Psychopathology - Addiction    8. Psychotherapy - Counseling    9. Substance abuse    10. Counselling    11. Drug addiction & substance abuse    12. Psychology & Psychiatry / Addictions   

Reviews (6)

A Womens way through the 12 steps
This is a great starter book for any women, in any type of recovery. This is my third copy of this book in twelve years I use it as way to help me help,the women and girls I sponsor.
Not just a rewrite
Clearly written and with a real understanding of female approach to a 12 step program, this book is useful for women in recovery. I think it also has something to say to those who are seeking an approach to deal with other issues, such as emotional or anxiety disorders, etc. In any case, it expands on the basic themes of the program and helps expand their meaning to fit the different viewpoint many women bring to the process. I liked the compassionate tone; the forgiving and self-accepting meaning of the original message is only amplified in the author's discussions of the steps. It makes you feel as if you have another ally in your work. Well worth reading, and I'd even say it has something to say to you even if you are not in a recovery program.

Works for us, too!(Group Therapy)
This book is an extremely useful tool in a group where women have been victimized by mollesters, rapists, and religious groups.It addresses issues of addiction as well as women's victimization issues.I suppose it just depends on where you are! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Mental health    2. Obsessive-compulsive disorder    3. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    4. Self-Help    5. Treatment    6. Twelve-Step Programs    7. Women    8. Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques    9. Popular psychology    10. Self-Help / Substance Abuse    11. Women's health   

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My Way Out
This is a complete educational program with on line support.Several methods are described to become completely abstinent with alcohol or to moderate your drinking.Subtypes of alcoholics are identified.The use of the newest medications is discussed.There is a nutritional program and a hypnotherapy program.I have found the program to be successful in moderating my drinking.The hypnotherapy program is particularly helpful.

Thank You Roberta Jewell
Finally a light at the end of a very dark tunnel called alcoholism.
A Fabulous Book
This book is a must read for anyone who has a problem with alcohol or who knows someone who is struggling with alcohol.It offers insight, hope and support.Roberta shares her personal struggle with alcohol and her desire to change her life.Her story is not only inspiring it is told in an honest way and offers real life advise on how to stand up to addiction.Of all the books I have read on the subject of addiction this one is the best. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alcoholics    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography & Autobiography / Women    5. Biography / Autobiography    6. Biography/Autobiography    7. General    8. Hypnotism    9. Rehabilitation    10. Self-Help / Alcoholism    11. Substance Abuse & Addictions - General    12. Therapeutic use    13. Alcohol Abuse    14. Alcoholism    15. Recovery    16. Self-Help    17. Substance Abuse & Addiction    18. Treatment    19. Women   

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Finally, a humane approach...
Steve Hassan knows whereof he speaks, and this book will help anyone looking to rescue a loved one or friend from the grips of the mind control tactics that characterize sects of all kinds. The most important aspect of Hassan's program is respect: respect for what may have sent a person into the clutches of a sect to begin with, and respect for the individual lost in the double-talk miasma of sect manipulation.This is a book of hope and love; every single member of a family can learn and grow from it, and its message tells us never to give up.
This is my favorite book to recommend to people who want to learn about cults
This book presents a practical approach to planning an intervention when you have a loved one in a cult. Mr. Hassan's style is compassionate, never condescending and healing for anyone who was ever in a cult. I appreciated what he shared about his own experiences in and leaving a cult. I found it encouraging that he now has embraced the religion he grew up in, Judiasm, as for so many of us who leave cults it becomes impossible to not view anything spiritual with suspicion.
Important information
Mr. Hassan shares extremely important information in his scholarly work. Another more visceral story on how to escape a cult was written by a young woman who escaped from the Kool-aid cult, aka The Jonestown Compound. SEDUCTIVE POISON is a well written, thoroughly gripping first hand account of Life and Death in the People's Temple Cult. When I finished reading it I finally had a sense of how and why young idealists like Mr Hassan and Ms Layton joined their respective groups, from where they garnered the strength to leave and why they would later try to save others by telling their own stories.
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Subjects:  1. Brainwashing    2. Control (Psychology)    3. Cults    4. Motivational & Inspirational    5. Psychology    6. Psychopathology - Addiction    7. Self-Help   

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Meditations for thought, reflection, and personal growth.
I had this book prior to this re-release and have used it off and on until just recently, when I needed to refocus on my inner-connectedness to the world around me. I have started reading the passages daily, sometimes morethan once.Read more

Subjects:  1. Devotional calendars    2. Meditation    3. Meditations    4. Personal Growth - General    5. Self-Help    6. Twelve-step programs    7. Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques    8. Self-Help / Substance Abuse   

Subjects:  1. Counseling - General    2. Education    3. Psychology    4. Psychopathology - Addiction    5. Psychotherapy - Counseling    6. Substance abuse    7. Drug addiction & substance abuse    8. Education / Counseling   

Subjects:  1. Government policy    2. Medical / Nursing    3. Prevention    4. Public Health    5. Recovery    6. Self-Help    7. Smoking    8. Substance Abuse & Addictions - General    9. Tobacco use    10. United States    11. Medical / Public Health    12. Personal & public health   

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A must read for parents
I read this book in the wee ours of the morning when my child was a crying infant.It has been a great part of bringing her up as a self assured young lady.
Life-Changing Resource for Parents
Jean Illsley Clarke has given parents and families a real gift with this book. Our family has benefitted so much from her insights, that we were able to understand and apply right away. Good advice, but focuses only on what we say
There is good advice here, and know I will refer to the book often.But, there were two things that bothered me while I read it.First, some parts are hard to follow.An example is when the author gives real life examples of families.Family members and friends are often mentioned when they haven't been introduced yet, so as I read along, another name suddenly pops up,and I must stop and figure out "who is this?"Only after going back and then reading all the way through the paragraph again do I figure out the relationships.Second, the advice is really only based in the things we say to our loved ones.Communication is great, but simply saying these "magical phrases" alone is not enough.Before saying any of these affirmations to someone, it might be useful to ask questions to understand where they're coming from and if they even want affirming. It seems like the author presumes you already know when these affirmations are useful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Child Care/Parenting    2. Child Development    3. Family    4. Family & Relationships    5. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    6. Parenting    7. Parenting - General    8. Personal Growth - Self-Esteem    9. Psychological aspects    10. Self-esteem    11. Study and teaching    12. United States    13. Child care & upbringing    14. Marriage, family & other relationships    15. Psychology    16. Self-Help / Substance Abuse   

Reviews (5)

Could Use a Proofreader
It is necessary to note that this book is required for CADC licensure in some certification programs.As such, it is so poorly written and organized, I am finding it difficult to get through it. I am disappointed to have paid significant money for what is assumably quality research and information about substance use and abuse, presented in a manner that is careless and disorganized.There are innumerable grammatical errors and the author lacks focus and consistancy within paragraphs.It is inexcusable to read a "textbook," where basic sentence structure and writing is neglected.While the information contained is assumably valid and of great value, its presentation is lacking at best.I hope that future additions are more cost effective and adhere to a higher standard of professional educational writing.

Poorly written
This is a surprisingly poorly written textbook.One can tell that more and more information has simply been cut and pasted into this book over the years. The continuity and organization of the book suffers.The authors (or a new author) should consider writing a new text from scratch --- one that encompasses the entire field of substance abuse counseling more comprehensively.

loosening the grip
Overall, this is a good book in learning the concepts of alcoholism ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Recovery    2. Self-Help    3. Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism    4. Alcoholism    5. Coping with drug & alcohol abuse    6. Self-Help / Alcoholism   

Reviews (9)

more helpful for some than for others
This is a very good book for people suffering from compulsions--actual physical rituals such as handwashing, for example--but is less helpful for people suffering from "pure obsessions"--that is, ruminations without overt compulsions. A number of recent books address "pure obsessions" much better than this one.

this book wasn't right for me.
I was looking for a step by step process, but this book isn't written that way. If you're looking for a step by step process..this isn't it. One thing I don't like about this book is that it's more like stories of the authors patients and also the author keep saying I will talk about something in chapter so and so, I talked about it in chapter so and so....sign of a bad self help book.

Good Purchase!
I was extremely pleased with the easy to read and follow instructions in this book.I was able to follow the program quickly and easily.I would definately recommend. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Obsessive-compulsive disorder    2. Popular works    3. Psychology    4. Psychoneuroses    5. Psychopathology - Addiction    6. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    7. Advice on careers & achieving success    8. Psychology & Psychiatry / Compulsive Behavior   

Subjects:  1. Eating Disorders    2. General    3. Health/Fitness    4. Psychology    5. Psychopathology - Addiction    6. Psychopathology - Eating Disorders    7. Eating disorders & therapy    8. Psychiatry   

Subjects:  1. Christianity - Education - Adult    2. Religion    3. Religion - Christian Education - Teaching Helps / Programs    4. Substance Abuse & Addictions - General    5. Christian Interest    6. Christian ministry & pastoral activity    7. Religion / Christianity / Education / Adult   

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night light
i love this book. used this book in the parent meeting we have here in san antonio like alaon. the parents group share on a very good leval and new parents also. I would use this book again. thanks for writing this. barbara

Love this Book
First meditation book for evenings I have seen and I love it! Gives you something to think about and great for journal writing.

Great Book
I also own Peace of Mind which i read in the morning, I read this book before I go t bed, I really enjoy, GOD BLESS ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Devotional    2. General    3. Meditation    4. Meditations    5. Peace of mind    6. Recovery    7. Religious aspects    8. Self-Help    9. Twelve-step programs    10. Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques    11. Self-Help / Substance Abuse