Topic: book plug

Before trying to change behavior, we would be best served to listen to what their behavior is trying to teach us.

Nine months ago I was rummaging through your garbage for 5¢ cans. Today I am an author.

They soon realize they need to learn how to stay sober, while also repairing relationships, restoring health, and picking up the pieces of a career.

Be sure to tell them to focus more on the positive things their loved one is doing versus what s/he has done wrong in the past.

Many of the suggestions are counterintuitive (did you know that mindfulness meditation has been shown to reduce cravings?), but all of the suggestions are grounded in science.