Reading on Recovery | Santa Barbara Public Library

1) The neuroscientist who lost her mind: my tale of madness and recovery

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"As a deadly cancer spread inside her brain, leading neuroscientist Barbara Lipska was plunged into madness--only to miraculously survive with her memories intact. In the tradition of My Stroke of Insight and Brain on Fire, this powerful memoir recounts her ordeal and explains its unforgettable lessons about the brain and mind. In January 2015, Barbara Lipska--a leading expert on the neuroscience of mental illness--was diagnosed with melanoma that...

2) Recovery: freedom from our addictions

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Brand, Russell

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This program is read by the author
A guide to all kinds of addiction from a star who has struggled with heroin, alcohol, sex, fame, food and eBay, that will help addicts and their loved ones make the first steps into recovery
"This manual for self-realization comes not from a mountain but from the mud...My qualification is not that I am better than you but I am worse." —Russell Brand
With a rare mix of honesty,...

3) Moments of clarity: voices from the front lines of addiction and recovery

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Lawford, Christopher Kennedy

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The author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Symptoms of Withdrawal" explores the shift in time and perception from addiction to recovery based on his own experiences and those of other recovered addicts from all walks of life.

4) States of grace: the recovery of meaning in the postmodern age

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Spretnak, Charlene

5) Being sober: a step-by-step plan for getting to, getting through, and living in recovery

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Haroutunian, Harry

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The physician director of the Betty Ford Center describes his step-by-step plan to overcome a life of dependency and addiction by describing the phases of recovery without using the cult-like language of traditional 12-step programs.

6) Nice girls don't drink: stories of recovery

7) Will's choice: a suicidal teen, a desperate mother, and a chronicle of recovery

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Griffith, Gail

8) Rewired: a bold new approach to addiction and recovery

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Spiegelman, Erica

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A counselor at one of the most innovative and renowned drug and alcohol treatment centres in the world, Erica Spiegelman brings a level of understanding and sensitivity in Rewired to the struggle against addiction gained through years of experience. Rewired is a revolutionary new approach to addiction recovery from an innovative expert who understands just how deeply addiction can run. Centred around the concept of self-actualisation, Spiegelman guides...

9) Addict in the house: a no-nonsense family guide through addiction and recovery

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Barnett, Robin

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Addict in the House offers a pragmatic, step-by-step guide to dealing with a loved ones addiction, from accepting the reality of the disease to surviving what may be repeated cycles of recovery and relapse. Youll learn how to encourage your addicted loved one to get help without forcing it, and finally find the strength to let go of codependence.

10) Good morning, monster: a therapist shares five heroic stories of emotional recovery

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Gildiner, Catherine

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"In this fascinating narrative, therapist Catherine Gildiner's presents five of what she calls her most heroic and memorable patients. Among them: a successful, first generation Chinese immigrant musician suffering sexual dysfunction; a young woman whose father abandoned her at age nine with her younger siblings in an isolated cottage in the depth of winter; and a glamorous workaholic whose narcissistic, negligent mother greeted her each morning of...

11) The scar: a personal history of depression and recovery

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Cregan, Mary

12) The brain's way of healing: remarkable discoveries and recoveries from the frontiers of neuroplasticity

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Doidge, Norman

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" The New York Times bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself presents astounding advances in the treatment of brain injury and illness. In The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge described the most important breakthrough in our understanding of the brain in four hundred years: the discovery that the brain can change its own structure and function in response to mental experience-what we call neuroplasticity. His revolutionary new...

13) Ordinary recovery: mindfulness, alcoholism, and the path of lifelong sobriety

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Alexander, Bill

14) Trauma and the 12 steps: an inclusive guide to enhancing recovery

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Marich, Jamie

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"An inclusive, research-based guide to working the 12 steps: a trauma-informed approach for clinicians, sponsors, and those in recovery"--

15) Quit like a woman: the radical choice to not drink in a culture obsessed with alcohol

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Whitaker, Holly

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"For years, Holly Whitaker wore her workaholic-party-girl persona as a badge of honor, while privately feeling increasingly miserable. She believed that if she could just eat cleaner, save more money, and be more perfect, her life would finally snap into place. Yet all of her attempts to fix herself just added up to more chaos and the chaos added up to more pain and so she added more wine. When she finally had enough and started looking around for...