The Mindful Path to Addiction Recovery: A Practical Guide to

The Mindful Path to Addiction Recovery: A Practical Guide to Regaining Control over Your Life

Mindfulness, the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is, is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment. Because at the heart of addiction is the fear of painful emotional states, addicts compulsively seek drugs and alcohol to avoid or escape emotional pain. Mindfulness, on the other hand, helps us develop greater acceptance and ease with lifeâ€™s challenges, as well as greater self-compassion.

Here, Dr. Lawrence Peltz, who has worked as an addiction psychiatrist for nearly three decades, draws from his clinical experience and on the techniques of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to explain the fundamental dynamics of addiction and the stages of the recovery process, and also gives us specific mindfulness exercises to support recovery.
Country USA
Brand Trumpeter
Manufacturer Trumpeter
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2013-03-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590309186

The Mindful Path to Addiction Recovery: A Practical Guide to Regaining Control over Your Life