Sober Starting Today Workbook, Deborah Sosin, MSW, LICSW
Sober Starting Today Workbook, Deborah Sosin, MSW, LICSW
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Sober Starting Today Workbook
Powerful Mindfulness and CBT Tools to Help You Break Free from Addiction

Author: Deborah Sosin, MSW, LICSW, Christopher Germer

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 5 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/26/2024


Synopsis

If you're struggling with problem substance use, you're not alone. Addiction to drugs and alcohol is one of the most serious medical, psychological, and social issues facing our society today. And asking for help takes courage. Drawing on effective mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) strategies, Sober Starting Today Workbook offers a compassionate pathway for getting sober—and staying sober.

With this workbook, you'll learn how to avoid triggers, manage urges and cravings, identify alternatives to using, balance difficult emotions, and deal with challenging social situations. Along the way, you'll also strengthen your mind-body connection as you practice mindful breathing and grounding activities, learn powerful self-compassion techniques, and explore healthier eating and sleeping habits. If you're ready to live a life free from the painful consequences of substance use or addiction, this workbook can help you get started, right now.

Packed with relapse prevention strategies to help you: create a supportive, safe network; move past toxic or enabling relationships; better understand your thoughts and feelings; celebrate your strengths and passions; and look toward the future with hope.

About Deborah Sosin, MSW, LICSW

Deborah Sosin, MSW, LICSW, is a writer, editor, and licensed independent clinical social worker specializing in mindfulness and addictions. From 2004 to 2022, she was an outpatient clinician at Sameem Associates in Newton, Massachusetts. She also served as a clinical supervisor at the North Charles Institute for the Addictions, and was on the clinical faculties of the MSW programs at Boston College, Simmons College, and Boston University. A graduate of Smith College School for Social Work, Deborah holds an advanced certificate in mindfulness-based psychotherapy from the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. Her picture book, Charlotte and the Quiet Place, won several national awards. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe Magazine, Salon, Cognoscenti, and numerous other publications. Deborah lives in the Greater Boston, Massachusetts, area.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra

This workbook is a wonderful addition to the literature on getting free from addiction, whether to alcohol or other substances. It is user friendly, and starts with the idea that one has to be ready to change, and understand themselves enough to record their own motivations. As an experienced writer......more

I've been clean and sober for over thirty years, and I clearly remember the early years searching the bookshelves of the self-help section, trying to figure out what was wrong and how to make it right. Some of the exercises in Sosin's book parallel suggestions found in twelve-step literature. But, 1......more

Goodreads review by Elyse

Having worked in the addiction field counseling ambivalent clients, I understand how challenging it is to motivate and support individuals in their efforts to change. Using a balance of CBT, reflection, and self-compassion, this easy-to-use workbook provides a practical approach for clients to exami......more

Whether you are on an addiction recovery journey or are seeking a healthy lifestyle change, Sober Starting Today Workbook is a powerful discovery tool. As someone who works in the fitness industry supporting athletes to break unhealthy habits, whether it's eliminating junk food, cutting out sugar, o......more

Goodreads review by Gile

This book is terrific! A well thought out approach to tackling addiction. The exercises are especially helpful for approaching recovery from a place of self love. The workbook reminds us of all the ways we can increase wellness in our lives. I enthusiastically recommend this book.......more