Recovery Library

Dr. Lance Dodes, a renowned addiction specialist, teams with his son Zachary to expose how Alcoholics Anonymous, 12-step programs, and the broader rehab industry built their dominance on shaky science and flawed assumptions. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and a critical review of the literature, they show that AA’s famed “powerlessness” doctrine and its...

The Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Workbook delivers a step-by-step guide for making mindfulness practices safe and effective for trauma survivors, addressing a critical gap in traditional mindfulness training by explicitly recognizing that unmodified practices can inadvertently trigger traumatic stress SoBriefAmazon. Theoretical FoundationsDrawing on trauma theory, polyvagal insights, and contempor...More

The Way of Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly introduces a revolutionary model of mindfulness that emphasizes natural, open awareness effortlessly accessible in everyday life lochkelly.org. Drawing on contemporary neuroscience, nondual traditions, and direct-path teachings, Kelly outlines a multi-stage process—recognition, realization, simultaneous mind, embodiment, and open-heartedness—for ...More

The Zen Way of Recovery offers a compassionate integration of Zen Buddhist principles with traditional recovery frameworks, guiding readers from the depths of addiction toward a life of mindfulness and purpose. shambhala.com Laura Burges draws upon her personal journey in recovery and decades of Zen practice to present foundational Buddhist teachings (including the Eight Awarenesses...

Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life by Gary John Bishop delivers a no-nonsense, conversational “slap from the universe” to dismantle self-defeating inner chatter and reclaim personal agency Unfu_k Yourself_ Get Ou…. Drawing on neuroscience (we think over 50,000 thoughts per day) and Stoic wisdom (Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius), Bishop shows how...

Dr. Judson Brewer reframes anxiety as a learned habit loop—“worry about your worry”—that becomes self-reinforcing over time. By approaching anxiety through the lens of habit formation rather than pathology, he empowers readers to observe, disrupt, and ultimately change these loops without relying on willpower alone supersummary.comshortform.com. Neuroscience of AnxietyGrounded in two decad...More

Wake Up!: How to Get Out of Your Mind, Stop Living on Autopilot, and Start Choosing Your Best Life is a practical guide that teaches readers how to identify and reprogram the subconscious patterns driving unfulfillment, fear, and separation from purpose, replacing autopilot reactions with conscious choice and inner freedom amazon.com. Claudia Velandia’s book, published...

Lisa and Franco Esile’s Whose Mind Is It Anyway? is a pocket-sized, illustrated guide that uses humor and witty cartoons to help readers live peacefully with their minds, even when they try to trick them into anxiety and overthinking goodreads.comthemindfulword.org. Structured into bite-sized chapters—Wisdom, Calm, Control, Learning, Pain, Teamwork, and Acceptance—this 178-page book walks re...More

In “Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate,” punk rocker-turned-Zen master Brad Warner offers a witty, honest, and irreverent look at the realities of spiritual life. The book is a memoir that chronicles Warner’s journey through a series of life’s messes—death, divorce, and a spiritual pilgrimage—in search of authentic spiritual truth. Warner’s core message is.....More