Some Assembly Required: A Balanced Approach to Recovery from Addiction and Chronic Pain

by Dan Mager

Overview

A once-successful behavioral health professional battles addiction and chronic pain and ultimately finds recovery from both.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937612269
Publisher:	Central Recovery Press, LLC
Publication date:	05/14/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
File size:	634 KB

About the Author

Dan Mager: Dan Mager, MSW is a writer and editor in long-term recovery. He has nearly twenty years of post-Master's experience as a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and clinical director in behavioral health and addiction treatment settings, including community-based outpatient services, residential treatment centers, and hospital-based programs. He received his MSW from Hunter College (City University of New York), School of Social Work and is a Certified Diplomate in Clinical Hypnotherapy (NBDCH) with the National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists (NBCCH).

A native of Oyster Bay, New York, he now lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: In Through the Out Door
Chapter Two: Wherever You Go, There You Are
Chapter Three: A Personal Prison in Private Purgatory
Chapter Four: You Can't Save Your Face and Your Ass at the Same Time
Chapter Five: Crisis Creates Opportunity
Chapter Six: Vegas, Baby
Chapter Seven: One Foot in Front of the Other
Chapter Eight: An Imperfectly Perfect Support System
Chapter Nine: Start Me Up
Chapter Ten: Through the Looking Glass
Chapter Eleven: Would You Rather Be Right or Would You Rather Be Happy?
Chapter Twelve: From Awareness to Action
Chapter Thirteen: If You Meet the Buddha, say Hello!
Chapter Fourteen: Being Here Now
Chapter Fifteen: Pain Is Inevitable; Suffering Is Optional
Chapter Sixteen: Personality Shortcomings and Spiritual Principles
Chapter Seventeen: Roots then Wings
Chapter Eighteen: Spiritual Awakenings Come in Many Different Colors
Chapter Nineteen: There Is No Graduation

Editorial Reviews

"An exceptional find! This is a must read for anyone, personally or professionally, who wants to understand addiction, living with addiction and chronic pain, and recovery." — Claudia Black, PhD, MSW,
Author of It Will Never Happen to Me and co-author of Intimate Treason


"An exceptional find! This is a must read for anyone, personally or professionally, who wants to understand addiction, living with addiction and chronic pain, and recovery." — Claudia Black, PhD, MSW,
Author of It Will Never Happen to Me and co-author of Intimate Treason

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