MIDDLETOWN, CA, January 25, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Please join Dr. Sinor on her Blog Countdown to the publication of her newest title Tales of Addiction and Inspiration for Recovery. Join others to learn more about this potent book at: http://www.DrSinor.blogspot.com The book's Foreword is by renown educator and author Cardwell C. Nuckols, Ph.D. Dr. Nuckols writes, "Alcohol and drugs are not the wrong direction--just the wrong method to search for our path. Alcohol and drugs many times give us a glimpse of the Self and our natural desire for transcendence... Tales of Addiction is a gift from Dr. Sinor's Self to ours; it is her ability to see and understand the love and beauty inside of others that makes this book a source of healing."
A brief Synopsis of Tales of Addiction and Inspiration for Recovery.
This book contains true grit bleeding tales told by people you will never meet but whose words will haunt you for months, years maybe. The contributors are not well known, they are not names you will recognize. The stories are written by every day people trying to stay straight and sober, and others written by loved ones searching for clues to the addiction game. Over two dozen addiction stories are presented, ranging from triumph over drug abuse to coping with the pitfalls of relapse and the challenges of recovery. Between the stories of those brave souls who chose to submit their personal addiction tale is one story from Dr. Sinor's son, Richard. His personal Journal is interwoven throughout the book and her words are found next to her son's echoing his pain and personal journey as she witnesses his life's drama as an alcoholic.
The stories were collected for two years through web site advertisements, workshops, and a "Call for Stories" bulletin. Some lines jump off the pages to grip the reader's heart and mind leading him toward personal insight. Wry humor parts the reader's lips in a smile with, "I am addicted to anything I take twice and makes me feel good!" and "I went to a party when I was eleven-years old and didn't get back until I was forty-five." Poetry fills the heart with lines like, "Days seem to run together like stitches on a hem" and "I turn trash into treasures, the same way God did with me." Still other passages fill the heart with tears.
Tales of Addiction and Inspiration for Recovery offers deep insight into ourselves and those we love. Between the powerful stories, the reader finds pertinent information surrounding addiction recovery which presents an awareness of how the public can help those with drug or alcohol addictions. Various literature is introduced which allows the reader to discover how anyone of us can be of service to our addiction population. Issues are addressed concerning Drug Courts, Integral or Holistic treatment alternatives, the spiritual component in recovery, appropriate intervention, and new findings in the area of addiction and neuro-scientific research.
With a compelling Foreword by internationally recognized expert in the addiction arena, Cardwell C. Nuckols offers an enlightening perspective to substance abuse, "Alcohol and drugs are not the wrong direction--just the wrong method to search for our path. Alcohol and drugs many times give us a glimpse of the Self and our natural desire for transcendence." Tales of Addiction also hosts an intriguing viewpoint in unraveling this spiritual element within the recovery process by allowing us to glimpse into the lives of those recovering and how they arrived at this destination.
The target readership for Tales of Addiction is the general adult population whether clean and straight, addicted, or in recovery. This book is for anyone with an interest in understanding the reality of drug and alcohol addiction; the impact substance abuse has on our nation's population; the choices individuals have taken on their addiction journey; and, instruction on how to help guide those addicted toward sobriety. This book should be read by teachers, social workers, medical professionals, counselors, teenagers, those incarcerated, college students, government officials, those addicted and their loved ones.
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A few Advance Reviews for Tales of Addiction and Inspiration for Recovery:
"Tales of Addiction is a collection of real life stories that chronicle not only the pain of addiction but also show the healing power of recovery. These heart-wrenching and ultimately heartwarming stories, provide the inspiration for each one of us to know that recovery works."
Ken Seeley, Ph.D., Intervention 911 Television Program,
Author, Face It and Fix It
"Tales of Addiction is at once heart-wrenching and heartwarming. Filled with stories of heroic struggle, victory and defeat, it is both illuminating and inspiring. The book is intensely personal yet sadly universal, the stories recounted are for anyone touched by the trials of addiction."
Rev. Steve Doolittle, Astara, Author
From the Heart: Five Minute Inspirations
"Tales of Addiction is about courage--the true meaning of which is essential for our world to rediscover. And nowhere is courage more necessary than facing the demons of addiction. This inspiring and penetrating new book by Dr. Barbara Sinor shows us how we gather the courage and the force of will to make a transformational change. The key is listening to (or reading) each other's stories, simply because narrative builds community, and community can be the supportive container that allows us to free ourselves from self-destructive patterns. Just from reading the stories that Dr. Sinor has collected, I can feel myself to be part of a healing community. These deeply honest and authentic personal accounts take me into my heart, reminding me how to understand and be compassionate towards addictions--not just those I encounter in others, but especially my own."
Mark Thurston, Ph.D., Personal Transformation and Courage Institute
Author, Willing to Change: The Journey of Personal Transformation
"Addiction is a disease that often doesn't present itself in a form that onlookers notice; it's often hidden by the addict or his family, to a point even the closest friends and family don't know about it or even realize there is a problem. As I read each story in Tales of Addiction by Dr. Barbara Sinor, I felt the pain, dismay, denial, and hopelessness of each writer. Some stories are just down-right difficult to read and offered much contemplation as I reflected back on my own life and experiences. Yet, every one of the stories offers hope. The reader gets the distinct guidance that a shift happens and the addiction becomes real and many times recovery ensues. This goes for both the addict and the family member. Just because we don't have a substance addiction, it doesn't mean we aren't susceptible to enabling, which ends up being an addiction in itself. Poignant, reflective, and offering the knowledge there is hope and recovery, Tales of Addiction gives the reader the sense they are not alone. But most of all, the stories reflect compassion and in the end, the true identity of each person."
Irene Watson, M.A., Author, The Sitting Swing: Wisdom to Know the Difference and Rewriting Life Scripts: Transformational Recovery for Families
Dr. Sinor is the author of five books and has been a Psychospiritual Therapist for over thirty years. Please contact through her web site at: http://www.drsinor.com
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