Table of Contents

Embarking on Your Journey. A Road Map Through Addiction. Destination: Beyond Denial--Awakening and Acknowledgment. Destination: Understanding Your Addiction. Destination: The Present--The Price You Pay. Destination: Getting Support. Destination: Addiction-Free--The Day You Stop. Destination: Relapse and Slips. Destination: Understanding Emotions. Destination: The Past--Understanding Personal History. Destination: Self-Inventory. Destination: Self-Esteem and Personal Identity. Destination: Understanding Relationships. Destination: Good Health--Rebuilding Body, Mind, and Spirit. Destination: Unfinished Business. Destination: The Future--Maintaining Recovery. As One Journey Ends, Another Begins. Acknowledgments.

About the Author

PHIL RICH, EdD, MSW, is an experienced psychotherapist who has practiced for over twenty years. He has taught at the graduate and undergraduate levels and led professional workshops. He was born and raised in London, England, and now lives with his family in Amherst, Massachusetts. STUART A. COPANS, MD, is an associate professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School and an attending physician at the Brattleboro Retreat. He is the author of books and book chapters on therapy. He and his wife have lived in Brattleboro, Vermont, for the past twenty-one years.