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 : First Year Sobriety: When All That Changes Is Everything

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.29286
EAN: 9781568382302
ISBN: 1568382308
Label: Hazelden
Manufacturer: Hazelden
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 142
Publication Date: September 30, 1998
Publisher: Hazelden
Studio: Hazelden




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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The first in a series of three recovery guides for the first three years of sobriety, First-Year Sobriety uses the voices of many women and men who are struggling in the often baffling territory of their first year of sobriety to show that despite their differing experiences, all are united in the process of giving life without alcohol or other drugs a chance.

These are people who are alternately amazed, appalled, delighted, depressed, illuminated, disturbed, or simply thrown by their first days, weeks, and months of sobriety. Kettelhack explores the challenges all seem to face: learning to break through loneliness, isolation, and fear; finding ways to deal with anger, depression, and resentment; and learning how to deal with a new and sometimes overwhelming happiness.

Guy Kettelhack has written seven books on recovery. He is completing a Master's degree in psychoanalysis, and is an analyst-in-training at the Boston and New York Centers for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies. A graduate of Middlebury College, Kettelhack has also done graduate work in English literature at Bread Loaf School of English at Oxford University. He lives in New York City.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Nothing I had already read before
This book took a lot of entries from the AA's Big Book and the "Living sober" book. I was disappointed because I thought I would be reading new material. If you don't have any AA literature this is a great book for you.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I gave this book to my patient - he liked it, while usually it's difficult to engage him in reading
I gave this book to my patient - he liked it, while usually it's difficult to engage him in reading



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - First Year Sobriety: When All That Changes Is Everything
This is a very good beginning for someone who is in treatment and ready to get out. It presents an encouraging, practical viewpoint without overwhelming amounts of rhetoric.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - great choice
I purchased this for a relayive who is just out of detox. She found this extremely interesting and helpful to guiding her through the trials and challenges she is currently facing. She feels it is a must read for everyone experiencing sobriety and family members too to understand the first year and first time sobriety.
So I give it 5 stars and a review of excellence!



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Valuable reading
My first year of recovery has been a real roller coaster of emotions. This book has helped me make sense of them. It made me feel not so alone. I'd highly recommend it, to anyone in their first year of sobriety.







 






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