Recovering Heart (eBook)

For women in recovery from addictions to alcohol, drugs, food, and compulsive behaviors, this painful self-criticism goes even deeper.. Many of us have endured some sort of trauma at a critical point in our development, often at the hands of someone we trusted.. Our fear and our pain and our shame saturate the very core of our being, shaping our decision, coloring our relationships and defining who we think we are--sometimes even after years of being clean and sober.

Until we untangle the web of hurtful and damaging emotions that prevent us from seeing ourselves clearly, that believe will prevent us from achieving our full potential or recognizing our true value as a unique, worthwhile person.

The Recovering Heart: emotional Sobriety for Women, is offered as a companion for your journey, not to provide answers-those you will discover for yourself--but to suggest avenues of exploration and to share the experiences of others on the same path.

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Beverly Conyers, a prominent voice in recovery, uses personal stories and informed insight to guide you in achieving emotional sobriety by addressing behaviors and feelings unique to the female recovery experience.Your old, destructive lifestyle is fading into the past and now you are a woman in recovery. What an amazing gift you've given yourself. So why aren't you happier? As sobriety takes hold and your head starts to clear, a wide range of emotions can begin to emerge--feelings that until now you've "e;medicated"e; with chemicals. Yet to stay sober, and to grow and flourish as a person, you must engage in healing and take responsibility for these long-neglected emotions. Beverly Conyers, a prominent voice in recovery, uses personal stories and informed insight to guide you in achieving emotional sobriety by addressing behaviors and feelings unique to the female experience. Learn how to develop the inner resiliency to face and process difficult, buried emotions--such as shame, grief, fear, and anger--while freeing the positive feelings of self-worth, independence, and integrity. Discover how to heal your "e;damaged self"e; by improving your communication skills, expanding your capacity for intimacy and trust, and reawakening a spiritual life. As you heal your wounded heart, you can free yourself to a life of self-acceptance and lay the foundation for a rewarding and relapse-free second stage of recovery.