Psychological and Spiritual Guidance for Effective Recovery
Healing from addiction isn't a straightforward cure, but a journey of spiritual self-discovery. Follow social psychologist Dr. Lisa Stanton as she shares the 52 divine lessons that can help you.
The key to recovery comes from within.
is a self-improvement book that combines psychology with spirituality, exploring all the incredible truths that your journey with God can reveal. Featuring eye-opening facts about prayers, forgiveness, and setting goals, you'll discover that the best recovery plan is embracing the type of honesty that heals.
You can thrive with His guidance. For Lisa, becoming sober looked like a confusing series of trial and error with no effective solution. Yet her recovery started where she least expected it: by reopening a door with God. Exploring what she learned from her spiritual experience, Lisa tells how moments of vulnerability with Him can lead to helping yourself and others in need. A part of recovery leadership (along with bestselling author Karen Casey) Dr. Lisa Stanton shares her story and its lessons to help those on their recovery journeys.
Inside 52 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned in Recovery, you'll find life-changing lessons based on psychology and spiritual guidance such as:
How to recognize that dishonesty, people-pleasing, and stubbornness can hurt rather than help Why everyday miracles help you see yourself God's plan Radical changes you can expect when letting go of resentment Why you shouldn't deny feelings of guilt
So if you are looking for recovery books like Power Moves, Why I Believe, or Each Day a New Beginning, then you'll thrive with 52 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned in Recovery.
By:
Dr. Lisa Stanton
Foreword by:
Karen Casey
Imprint: Mango Media
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 12mm
ISBN: 9781684817054
ISBN 10: 1684817056
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 05 March 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contents Introduction: My Story Part I: Spiritual Diagnostics Self-Control Won’t Keep You Sober The Opposite of Addiction Is Not Connection The Truth about Admitting You Are Powerless over Alcohol (Or Anything Else…) What Is an Eating Disorder? What a Craving Is Really Like and What I Do About It Why Another Day of Sobriety Is Not My Goal The Difference between a Spiritual Mentor and a Therapist Part II: Stepping Away from Secular Spirituality Trusting God Isn’t Trendy, but the New Age Left Me Empty Artificial Versus Organic Gratitude Self-Love Is Not My Goal How I Stopped My Negative Thoughts Once and for All What if Your Triggers Are Just Sins You Haven’t Confessed? The Real Secret to Happiness (and the Delusion of Unhappiness) So, You Think You Want to Be Confident Is Expressing Emotions to Other People Actually Healing? The Truth about Low Self-Esteem Part III: Coming to Believe Don’t Believe in God? Try Prayer Do you Live in Faith or Just Believe in God? (The Grocery Store Metaphor) How Deep Do You Need to Go? How Do You Know That God is Real? Why I Stopped Trying to Change My Behavior The Outcomes Are Up to God, Not Me (No More “Magic Pillow Cure”) Part IV: Denial and Guilt Guilt Is Not a Feeling Are You in Denial? Your Pain Is Not Their Fault You Aren’t Actually Angry at Yourself Are You Guilty of Splitting Your Guilt? Connect with the Whispers of Your Conscience and You Won’t Have to Hear the Screams If No One Else Will Get Hurt, Is It Still Wrong? The Importance of Pulling the Root Part IV: Forgiveness A Story of Radical Forgiveness I Let Go of the Past and Stopped Saying — “They Did the Best They Could” You Might Have Forgiveness All Wrong The Resentment Paradox How to Get Rid of Resentment I Stopped Trying to Rationalize and Justify Other’s Behavior and This Happened… Part V: Prayer and Everyday Miracles A Way to Pray The Story of the Blue Truck Learning to Differentiate God’s Plan from My Plan If Life Feels Hard, Lack of Humility Might Be the Cause The Incredible Results of Turning Off My Internal Calculator If You Give, You Will Receive Two-Way Prayer: A Lesson, Sharing My Own, and an Exercise to Do Right Now Why I Don’t Pray that the World Changes Don’t Get Lost in the Big Picture How a Totaled Motorcycle Reminded Me to Trust God’s Plan Part VI: Relationships Why I Don’t Ask People for Forgiveness The Way Out of the Cycle of Shame How I Let Go of My Addiction to Approval from Others I Don’t Trust My Friends Discovering the Reality of Friendship It’s Okay to Not Have the Last Word How to Stop Caring What They Think On Feeling Forced to Take a Side: The Relational Pep Rally A Deep Dive into Dishonesty The Dark Side of Boundaries The One Relationship I Need I Thought I Was a People-Pleaser Part VII: Life Events A New Year’s Resolution You Can Start Today and Why I Gave Away Brand-new Diamond Earrings Four Hours after I Lost My Job, I Wrote This Grief, Selfishness, and Faith: How I Understand and Experience Grief after the Recent Deaths of Five Loved Ones What Will Your Gravestone Say? “I Wish It Would Have Been Different” or “That Sure Was Fun!” The Wedding Day Essay A Reflection on My Grandparents Passing Sadness, Grief, and God If the Holidays Are Hard on You, I Have Been There, Too, and This Could Be Why Acknowledgments About the Author
Dr. Lisa A. Stanton, PhD is a social psychologist, writer, and presenter with a specialization in behavior change theory and applications. During her time as a graduate student at the University of Minnesota one of Lisa’s many accomplishments was being named the student advisory council chair for division 38 of the American Psychological Association. She then spent two years as a fellow of the National Cancer Institute, which she spent researching behavioral cancer prevention at Northwestern School of Medicine in Chicago. Over the past several years Lisa also taught numerous college courses, co-authored over thirty academic publications, and presented at conferences in four countries. Currently, she helps her thousands of followers through her media and workshops about recovering from addiction. 52 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned in Recovery is her debut book, detailing her spiritual journey to recovery from addiction. Lisa currently lives with her husband in Minnesota. Karen Casey, Ph.D. is a bestselling author specializing in self-recovery titles that focus on mindfulness and meditation for healing purposes. Having graduated from the University of Minnesota and becoming director of a publishing house, Casey rediscovered her love for connecting with readers through her work and became a full-time author. She is most known for her 1982 debut book, Each Day a New Beginning, which sold over 3.5 million copies. Since then, Casey has published 28 more books about her healing process through powerful affirmations so that other men and women can find their own serenity in quitting addiction. She has published other recognizable titles such as Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow, Getting Unstuck, and 52 Ways to Live the Course of Miracles. Casey currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Reviews for 52 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned in Recovery: A Journey Towards Sobriety, Honesty, and Radical Forgiveness (Spiritual Guidance for Recovery, Receiving Everyday Miracles)
“You will be changed by this book. Your own recovery will be enhanced. And you will want to tell others about this book just like I wanted to tell you.” —Karen Casey, author of Each Day a New Beginning
