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Break the addiction cycle once and for all with this powerful and compassionate workbook–now fully revised and updated!
If you struggle with addiction, know that you are not alone. Addictive behaviors are often the result of loss–the loss of a job, the death of a loved one, or even the end of a romantic relationship. If you’re like many others, you may have turned to drugs, alcohol, or other troubling behaviors to avoid the pain of loss. But this only delays the healing process, and can ultimately lead to a destructive cycle that leaves you feeling trapped. So, how can you break free?
This second edition of The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction will help you identify the root of your addictive behaviors while providing healthy coping strategies to deal with the stress, anxiety, and depression that can come from experiencing a loss. With these powerful mindfulness exercises and lifestyle tips, you will be able to replace addictive behaviors with healthy behaviors to begin healing.
This workbook will help you:
No matter the loss, the mindfulness skills in this workbook will allow you to process your grief and replace your addiction with healthy coping behaviors.
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"The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction, Second Edition" by Rebecca Williams Ph.D., and Julie Kraft MA, LMFT, is the result of many years of work in the field of addiction, and it shows. The book takes a wise, compassionate approach as it guides the user through an exploration of thoughts and emotions that can trigger addictive behavior. It weaves in useful case studies and colorful imagery — the section on "Embracing the Dog" is a particularly creative, and hopeful, way to teach a lesson on the futility of trying to banish painful emotions.
The book shows readers how experiencing loss can have a large, if unrecognized, role in addictive behavior and teaches mindfulness skills for dealing with losses of many kinds. The authors also include valuable sections on communication and relationships — especially troubled territory for many people with SUD. The authors leave the reader with a forward-looking chapter on the keys to maintaining a mindful sober lifestyle.
This is a book that is well worth spending time with. Its comforting, steady tone takes readers by the hand as they explore emotions that have been left unattended, opening the way to improved mental health in the process. It would be a valuable asset in any treatment setting.
I really appreciate the authors’ work helping us go into places we haven’t explored and come out with new insights and a sense of wholeness. There is also a workbook for anxiety if addiction is not your beast to wrangle.
I've recommended this workbook to five others, and they were amazed just as I was.
I highly recommend this workbook, AND that you write down your thoughts and answers on a separate sheet of paper because I highly recommend for you to go through this workbook a few times. Each time I did, I discovered new things and understood old things/issues better.
**Warning** FOR ME, this book opened up/reminded me of memories that I had forgotten/suppressed. BUT I was thankful because I finally started to understand what was going on.
I refer this book to people on a regular basis. it has helped me in so many ways.
This is an interactive workbook that is a self help book. It gives you reading material to teach you and then it gives you a section to apply what you just learned. I really felt enlightened when completing this book. not only did i buy the hard copy but i also have bought the online version. I have told so many parents with their kids in jail fighting addiction and being very unsuccessful at it tp say the least. this is a great book to have in the prisons.
I have adhd and also I tend to be more emotional so this book has been exactly what I have needed all long. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a step by step process to go through whenever they are emotionally strongly with something.
who wants to change their way and thinking. The tips and the way the book explains how we process information in our daily lives was very encouraging. I will keep this book to reference back when ever I need to wake up call.
Here are just a few of the virtues of this workbook:
1) It guides the reader, in a very personal and engaging manner, through the process of identifying the emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that underly and perpetuate her addiction, setting her up for success as this work comes together in a grasp of mindfulness. The first four chapters are like having a wise, kind mentor, sponsor, or therapist to guide you through the early stages, when life can be so confusing.
2) It acknowledges head-on that people struggling with addiction have faced, and will continue to need to cope with, loss and the grief that attends it. Part 2, Looking at Your Losses, connects loss with addiction, guiding the reader to identify the cycles and anniversaries that may trigger cravings and lapses.
3) It teaches and empowers through metaphor and mnemonics, ensuring that when the addict is vulnerable and stressed, he'll be able to draw upon the relevant concept or skill with ease. One of my favorites is "Embracing the dog", which refers to those emotions that we'd rather avoid because they're uncomfortable or downright nasty. Here's a sweet metaphor that anyone can relate to, and it sets the reader up for Radical Acceptance.
Speaking of which, Marsha Linehan, founder of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) summarized the approach as "radical acceptance coupled with skillful means". This workbook cultivates the mindset of acceptance and self-efficacy by offering an ample toolkit of coping skills, journaling opportunities, and the kind of "homework" one can actually look forward to.
It utilized science and not just opinion (there is always opinion) by following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, ACT and DBT. These approaches are utilized for other issues aside from addiction such at PTS/PTSD, anxiety, etc. Mindfulness is not just a word of the times--it is an actual practice and mind set. The workbook has a ton of thoughtful exercises and "real-world" conversations. I did see the Serenity Prayer on one of the pages but the book is not all about 12-Step so even those that feel the 12-Step is not for them, this book is still an excellent guide and companion, really.
I wish you peace in your journey and I hope this helped a little.
Now I have a new outlook on life and can see that life is really only what we make of it and how we view ourselves.
I would recommend this workbook to everyone who has a lack of happiness in their lives.
Stacey Canfield, Author of the Soul Sitter's Handbook: What to Do When Your Loved One is Dying.
The authors seem to have a firm grip on why addicts turn to their substances (we are running from something). They lead the reader on a trip through self discovery that can prove life-changing. Their non-judgmental attitude clearly shows up in their writing and gives those struggling with active addiction the loving hand they so desperately need. I cherish what I've learned about my addiction and behavior with the help of this book. I have just purchased a copy so that I can continue my work. I look forward to what the second half of the book has in store for me, as the first half has been truly a blessing.