Frederic Luskin

Essential skills and strategies for lasting recovery-based on groundbreaking research from the Stanford University Forgiveness Project.If you struggle with substance use, you're far from alone. Studies show that alcohol and drug addiction has reached epidemic levels. If you've tried traditional treatments-only to relapse-perhaps it's time for a new approach. This workbook will help you heal the underlying drivers of substance abuse and empower your long-term recovery.Grounded in decades of research and written by a team of Stanford University mental health researchers and psychologists, this evidence-based workbook offers a proven-effective method for lasting recovery from drug and alcohol abuse-forgiveness. Through the practice of forgiveness-both toward yourself and others who may have contributed to past traumas-you'll learn to heal the pain at the root of your addiction and look toward the future with renewed hope and optimism.In order to truly heal from addiction, you must first heal the emotional pain and trauma that drive your substance use. By forgiving yourself and others for past mistakes or offenses, you'll feel less burdened and more open to life's possibilities. You'll also gain the clarity needed to truly beat your addiction and thrive.If you're ready to begin your journey toward lasting recovery, let this be your road map.

Forgiveness is the science of the heart; a discipline of discovering all the ways of being that will extend your love to the world and discarding all the ways that will not. This is a book about growing up, becoming whole, connecting to others, and becoming comfortable in one's own skin. It is inspirational, healing, and programmatic.Miller explores the facts of forgiveness, including forgiving others, forgiving oneself, and the results of following the path of forgiveness.Also included is a section on forgiveness exercises (including journaling, making amends, and practicing patience). This is a broadly based spiritual and self-help book. Rooted in the philosophy of A Course in Miracles and drawing from other spiritual teachings (including Christianity, Sufism, Buddhism, the I Ching, and Jungian psychology), The Forgiveness Book is for those interested in spirituality, wholeness, and living a better and more fulfilling life.

Drawn from research by the Stanford Forgiveness Project, a guide to overcoming the negative effects of anger, bitterness, and resentment offers techniques for learning how to forgive, which will lead to a happier, more fulfilling existence.

Drawn from research by the Stanford Forgiveness Project, an innovative new guide to overcoming and understanding the negative effects of anger, bitterness, and resentment offers tips and techniques for learning how to forgive, which will lead to a happier, more fulfilling existence. Reprint.