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West Coast Book Launch ~ at the NAADAC Conference

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West coast launch of The Recovery Book – done!

Dr. Al Mooney and Catherine Dold recently attended the NAADAC annual conference for addiction professionals in Seattle, signing and giving away more than 400 copies of The Recovery Book.

Dr. Mooney also sat down for a chat with Recovery Coast to Coast radio host Neil Scott, who called The Recovery Book the “Bible of recovery.” Listen to Neil Scott’s interview with Dr. Mooney:

Many thanks to Carol Lind Mooney and Recovery Houses Services for sponsoring The Recovery Book at their exhibit booth.

My Recovery Story

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Did you catch the video of Dr. Mooney’s grandson? He is sharing his family’s recovery story.

He’s only 6, but he already knows that the disease of addiction can do great harm to a family — AND that recovery can break the cycle for an entire family. Happy endings do happen!

What is your recovery story? Your family’s story? Share it on Twitter or Facebook using the hashtag #myrecovery, on our Facebook page, or in the comments below. (If you prefer to stay anonymous, email it to us at TheRecoveryBook@gmail.com and we’ll post it for you.)

Launching The Recovery Book at Cape Cod

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Our first official book event was a signing at the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, held September 10-13 in Hyannis, MA. It was a huge success!

Dr. Mooney signed 600 copies of the book for the addiction professionals who were attending the conference; at one point we had 40-50 people lined up to get a copy.

Many thanks to Willingway for sponsoring the book signing at their exhibit booth.

Al J. Mooney, MD (seated), Catherine Dold, Jimmy Mooney

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The Recovery Book is here!

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Today is the official release of The Recovery Book! Coauthors Al J. Mooney, MD, Catherine Dold and Howard Eisenberg all hope that it helps many people find a lifetime of sobriety and peace.

From Workman Publishing: The Recovery Book

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Noreen Herits, (212) 614-7775 / noreen@workman.com “

A classic. Read it. Use it. It can help guide you step by step into the bright light of the world of recovery.” —from the Foreword by Harry Haroutunian, M.D., Physician Director, Betty Ford Center

Hope, support, and a clear road map for the more than 23 million Americans with substance addiction

THE RECOVERY BOOK Answers to All Your Questions about Addiction and Alcoholism and Finding Health and Happiness in Sobriety By Al J. Mooney, M.D., Catherine Dold, and Howard Eisenberg

“Many people are now finally recognizing that addiction to alcohol and other drugs is a terrible disease. Heroin and prescription … Read more...

The Recovery Zone System – New in The Recovery Book

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The new Recovery Zone System is the “backbone” of the new second edition of The Recovery Book.

Over many years of treating alcoholics and addicts, Dr. Al saw that two issues were messing up recovery for many people:

One, people in early recovery often had no idea how much time and energy they would have to focus on recovery activities.
Two, people with many years of recovery sometimes lost their focus on these activities as the years passed.

Both of these situations, he saw, all too often led to a downward spiral that put people at high risk of relapse. So he developed the The Recovery Zone System (pdf chart).

The Recovery Zone System is a road map for a life in recovery. It gives clear guidelines on when and how a person in recovery can address various areas of life—treatment, fellowship activities, relationships, education, career, finances, recreation, and … Read more...

The Recovery Zone System (TM)

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An integral part of the second edition of The Recovery Book is the Recovery Zone System(TM). We are now putting the finishing touches on it, and want to share it. A brief explanation is below.

(UPDATE February 2015: Here is a pdf copy of the The-Recovery-Zone-System chart, including references to the relevant book chapters.)

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The Recovery Zone System (TM)

Over many years of treating alcoholics and addicts, Dr. Al saw that two issues were messing up recovery for many people:

One, people in early recovery often had no idea how much time and energy they would have to focus on recovery activities.
Two, people with many years of recovery sometimes lost their focus on these activities as the years passed.

Both of these situations, he saw, all too often led to a downward spiral that put people at high risk of relapse. So he developed the Recovery … Read more...