The journey along the road to recovery may be a glorious and fulfilling adventure, but there are dangers and pitfalls along the way. A person recovering from any addiction needs to be aware of the hazards that lead to relapse. While the most prevalent addictions are to alcohol and other drugs, this workbook can be utilized for a wide range of addictive disorders from nicotine, alcohol, drugs, sex, work, spending, gambling, food and relationship addictions.

The single greatest contributor to relapse is to lose sight of recovery as the first priority in life; without it, all will be jeopardized - be it your relationship with God, your family, your job. A Hole in the Sidewalk gives you interactive exercises and points out ways to avoid the ëholes' as you travel the path of recovery.

Each section offers additional tools for recovery. To remind you that knowledge about addiction and recovery is a tool, at the close of each section there is a toolbox icon. The more tools one gathers and uses, the more recovery will be strengthened. Each section concludes with an opportunity to stop and reflect, not just on the exercises completed, but the day.

Take a look inside the book by clicking on - Inside A Hole in the Sidewalk

Chapters

Addiction History - Overconfidence - Feelings - Anger - Resentments - Multi-addictions - Triggers - Relationships - Warning Signs - Spirituality - Secrets - Daily Schedule - Priorities - Meditation - Abstinence vs. Sobriety - Emergency Plan - A Hole in the Sidewalk.

Most people will use this book as a workbook and start from the beginning but this book is written in a stye that allows you to skip to the various themes which explore issues that you identify to be of greatest importance. Working through this book is a statement that you take your addiction seriously and want to be proactive against a possible relapse.

Readers Comments

The analogy of the hole in the sidewalk fits for me. This book helps me to walk around the hole and not fall in. Sue T.

The great part of this book is I feel Claudia in my journey, yet I'm accountable for my own footsteps. Les K.

Your book is so needed and appreciated at this time in my life. I am addressing issues in my life that have caused me so much pain. Marlene S.

Everything I've talked about in therapy is right there in every single page of your book. A.D.