Many Roads One Journey: Moving Beyond the 12 Steps
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (889 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060965185 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Charlotte D. She lectures and leads workshops in the United States and abroad and lives near Missoula, MT.. Kasl is a social activist and a psychologist at the forefront of the empowerment movement sweeping the recovery field
"I learned how and why women struggle in 12 step programs" according to A Customer. I spent 5 years in AA trying to "get it". After reading Charlotte's wonderful book, it became clear that the 12 steps were written by and for individuals of a specific gender, and of a specific socio economic group. (WASPy men of the 19I learned how and why women struggle in 12 step programs I spent 5 years in AA trying to "get it". After reading Charlotte's wonderful book, it became clear that the 12 steps were written by and for individuals of a specific gender, and of a specific socio economic group. (WASPy men of the 1930s) Today's 12 step climate draws individuals of vastly different backgrounds, who try to personalize the 12 steps only to find guilt, shame and disempowerment. (the opposite of what they need!) Such a result might be an appropriate "balancing out" goal for sociopathic grand. 0s) Today's 12 step climate draws individuals of vastly different backgrounds, who try to personalize the 12 steps only to find guilt, shame and disempowerment. (the opposite of what they need!) Such a result might be an appropriate "balancing out" goal for sociopathic grand. Get this book if you feel any doubt about the 12 step programs of recovery Dr. Kasl's book awakened in me the nature of the the discomfort i was feeling about 12 step recovery programs. Her work, although bit dated, is well worth the read for someone whose own ethics clash with the 12 step model of recovery. I have not had a drink for over Get this book if you feel any doubt about the 12 step programs of recovery Fredrika Spiewak Dr. Kasl's book awakened in me the nature of the the discomfort i was feeling about 12 step recovery programs. Her work, although bit dated, is well worth the read for someone whose own ethics clash with the 12 step model of recovery. I have not had a drink for over 40 years. I stopped meetings for at least 18 years with no descent back into drinking i.e. I had a satisfying life as a student learning my way to a PhD in Depth Psychology. I rejoined AA out of loneliness when school ended and found the meeting. 0 years. I stopped meetings for at least 18 years with no descent back into drinking i.e. I had a satisfying life as a student learning my way to a PhD in Depth Psychology. I rejoined AA out of loneliness when school ended and found the meeting. "Real alternatives to white privileged male Christian / religious 12 step programs" according to Vicki DeKay. A wonderful companion to anyone trying to get clean and sober, this book is especially useful for marginalized people (women, people of color, Native Americans, etc). She exposes 12 step programs for what they are: written by and for privileged while males, emphasizing Christian ideas such as sin and redemption. She presents alternatives to traditional 12 step programs in many forms, including her own 16 steps. A lifesaving book for those who cannot and do not subscribe to 12 step programs, yet wonder "What
From the author of Women, Sex, and Addiction, a timely and controversial second look at 12-Step programs, helping all readers to draw on the steps' underlying wisdom, adapting them to their own experiences, beliefs, and sources of strength.
""Many Roads, One Journey" is a pioneering work with a depth of insight and social consciousness that are rare in the addiction field, which all too often seeks simple answers for complex problems. Kasl's courageous new book offers readers real choices-diverse empowerment alternatives for achieving and maintaining a high quality of life in recovery. This Is an essential and groundbreaking work." -- "James Christopher, founder and executive director of Secular Organizations for Sobriety/Save Our Selves (SOS), and author of How to Stay Sober and SOS Sobriety" . Kasl's 16 steps for empowerment and her re-framing of codependency as Internalized oppression are gifts for "all" women." -- "Stephanie Covington, Ph.D., author of Leaving the Enchanted Forest""Dynamically moving beyond learned helplessness and the marketplace of fear, Dr