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About the Book

She had burned not only her external bridges, but her internal ones, as well. Shame, guilt, and fear had soured any hope of a relationship with God. She contemplated suicide.

That was Barbara’s dilemma when she approached Twelve-Step recovery. Her health, her relationships, and her self-respect were all badly poisoned by her addiction to drugs and alcohol. As she desperately reached for the lifeline of recovery, she saw the word “God” in the Twelve Steps as a slap in the face.

Barbara found her way to spirituality without compromising or lying to anyone, and she now has several years of successful recovery time. How did she, and so many others, overcome that obstacle without selling out? That’s what Spiritual Meatloaf is all about.

Spiritual Meatloaf provides safe passage through the minefield of resistance, disbelief, and doubt about spirituality in recovery. It revives hope for many new to recovery, including agnostics and atheists, and also guides those in later stages of recovery who are rethinking their ideas about God.

In approximately 160 pages, Spiritual Meatloaf offers ideas for customizing a personal spirituality, and helps integrate this new-found spirituality directly with the Twelve Steps. While its approach is new, the basic formula is actually well established. The book Alcoholics Anonymous explains on page 569:

We find that no one need have difficulty with the spirituality of the program.. Willingness, honesty and open mindedness are the essentials of recovery.

Spiritual Meatloaf draws upon these three essential concepts by:

• using real stories from people in Twelve-Step recovery programs.

• clarifying the “basic requirements” of Twelve Step spirituality.

• including questions and exercises.

• providing specific ideas for building a personal spiritual foundation based on individual beliefs.
  

The book also draws from and refers to existing resources, including an tongue-in-cheek but helpful national online questionnaire that matches readers’ beliefs with existing world philosophies and religions. It also includes quotations and abbreviated stories and other relevant information.

The back matter includes:

• an extensive index

• a bibliography

• a resource section with information about related books and resources.

People are reaching for Twelve-Step help at earlier stages and in larger numbers than ever. Additionally, Courts of Law have greatly contributed to recent increases in membership of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, and many of these court-mandated newcomers will arrive with the resistance to spirituality that is addressed in this book.

Spiritual Meatloaf is excellent for all members of the Twelve-Step community, as well as counselors specializing in substance abuse and behavioral disorders, marriage and family therapists, mental-health and rehabilitation counselors, social workers, members of the clergy, and the many recovery program facilities.

A second book, Sporitual Pushups for Women: Simple Daily Actions for Spiritual Growth, is due for completion in Septe3mber 2005. It is a daily meditation book for women that includes a small task for each day, and is an excellent gift book, personal daily meditation book, or follow-up book for Spiritual Meatloaf.

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