Recovery Matters | Part One
Recovery Matters An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Nearly every serious emotional problem can be seen as a case of misdirected instinct…Every time a person imposes his instincts unreasonably upon others, unhappiness follows. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, 1952 -1981 We [...]
A Hidden Reward of Making Amends: Nathan (Part Three)
Nathan An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Part three of a three part abridged excerpt from the chapter, "Finding Forgiveness and Self-Respect by Working Steps 8-10," from Allen Berger's Book, 12 Hidden Rewards of Making Amends. Hazelden Publishing. Copyright 2013. Let [...]
What Does a Dry Drunk Look Like? | Louise (Part Two)
Louise: Part Two An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing An excerpt from "12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery: Navigating Common Pitfalls on Your Sobriety Journey by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing 2016 Though no longer drinking, Louise was a classic [...]
What Does a Dry Drunk Look Like? | Louise (Part One)
Louise Part One An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing An excerpt from "12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery: Navigating Common Pitfalls on Your Sobriety Journey by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing 2016 Louise quickly reacted and told John that [...]
A Hidden Reward of Making Amends: What is Forgiveness? (Part Two)
What is Forgiveness? An excerpt from An Abridged Version of 12 Hidden Rewards of Making Amends by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Part two of a two part abridged excerpt from the chapter, "Finding Forgiveness and Self-Respect by Working Steps 8-10," from Allen Berger's Book, 12 Hidden Rewards of Making Amends. Hazelden [...]
A Hidden Reward of Making Amends: Finding Forgiveness and Self-Respect (Part One)
Compassion is a Hidden Reward An excerpt from An Abridged Version of 12 Hidden Rewards of Making Amends by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Part one of a two part abridged excerpt from the chapter, "Finding Forgiveness and Self-Respect by Working Steps 8-10," from Allen Berger's Book, 12 Hidden Rewards of Making [...]
Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety | Look at Trouble (Part Four)
Trouble Means Something is Right An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety | Trouble Means Something is Right (Part Four) So what do we do with our sober suffering? We need to look at the attitude we [...]
Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety | Unenforceable Rules (Part Three)
Unenforceable Rules An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety | Unenforceable Rules (Part Three) Part three of a four part series on Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety If we accept this notion, “It is a spiritual axiom [...]
Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety | Expectations are Premeditated Resentments (Part Two)
Expectations are Premeditated Resentments An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety | Expectations are Premeditated Resentments (Part Two) Part two of a four part series on Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety Sober Suffering: Expectations are Premeditated Resentments [...]
Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety | Sober Suffering (Part One)
Sober Suffering An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Part one of a four part series on Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety Sober Suffering: Caused by Focusing on How Life Should Be I have been in recovery for over forty six years [...]