A Woman's Way through the Twelve Steps
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (997 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008GATVZQ |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 397 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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And it is important to recognize that the Big Book was written in 1939, when the possibility of a woman being an alcoholic was barely considered.. Why do women have their own book? One reason is the effect on women of the religious language used in the original AA literature. Woman's Way Through The Twelve Steps was published in 1994 and has become a favorite book for many women in AA
"Just when I thought the 12 Steps weren't for me" according to Mary E. This book helped save my life. I'd always had a problem with AA's emphasis on powerless and humility. I already felt overpowered -- pushed around by men in my life, from my father on down. I felt so low; I couldn't imagine feeling any more "humility". But this book showed be that admitting powerless over certain things strengthens your power over other things -- such as your choices in life. And it taught me the difference between feeling humiliated and being humble. Where AA, by itself, made me feel, well, as if the wind were taken out of my sails, this book explain how I could interpret the 12 steps in a new and far more empowering wa. "Must Have" according to Rachelle Meagher. Immensely helpful. A MUST HAVE for all women going through a 12 step recovery program.. Recovery for Women julie rice AA's 12 Steps written for women not 1930's white Christian middle-class men