Sober Starting Today Workbook

“If you long to free yourself from the trance of addiction, this brilliantly organized workbook will guide you with compassion and clarity. Sober Starting Today Workbook combines transformational mindfulness practices with the wisdom of Western psychology to offer readers a practical, hopeful path toward deep healing and self-awareness.”  —Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance and Trusting the Gold -- Tara Brach, PhD “Whether you’re trying to quit, cut back, or just take a break from using substances, you’ll need self-compassion for your journey, and no workbook lays out that path with simple, straightforward practices better than Deborah Sosin’s Sober Starting Today Workbook.”  —Christopher Willard, PsyD, part-time faculty at Harvard Medical School, and author of How We Grow Through What We Go Through -- Christopher Willard, PsyD “In this beautifully written and organized workbook, Deborah Sosin addresses the subject of addiction in a way that artfully links the practice of mindfulness with the journey of recovery as powerful cofactors in healing. Readers and practitioners who complete the book’s exercises and practice embodied awareness as they are guided will have a new experience of their habits. Guaranteed.”  —Lawrence Peltz, MD, author of The Mindful Path to Addiction Recovery -- Lawrence Peltz, MD “This clinical workbook is a must-read not only for people suffering from addiction, but for the people who love them. It offers a richly user-friendly approach to providing the skills people need for achieving substance reduction and abstinence. With its helpful vignettes and essential worksheets, this book addresses the core question asked by those struggling with alcohol and drugs: ‘How do I get control of my addiction?’”  —Michael W. Otto, PhD, professor of psychology at Boston University, and author of Exercise for Mood and Anxiety Disorders -- Michael W. Otto, PhD “Deborah Sosin’s Sober Starting Today Workbook is packed cover to cover with practical wisdom and exercises to help people achieve and maintain recovery. Her mindfulness-based guidance is readily combined with other interventions, for example, 12-step groups. While based on Buddhist tradition, two foundation stones to what Deborah offers—namely, compassion and hope—are crucial components to other belief systems also, so her language is familiar and comforting. I recommend this workbook to colleagues and patients.”  —Mark J. Albanese, MD, medical director at Massachusetts Physician Health Services, and faculty in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance -- Mark J. Albanese, MD “Deborah Sosin does a great job offering evidence-based mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) strategies to assist clients on their recovery journeys. The ‘Does This Sound Like You?’ component is an excellent way for clients to compare their personal situations to real-life scenarios. Although designed for clients, the book also offers activities that will help counselors in their clinical work.” ­­­ —Patrick Griswold, MEd, MSN, RN, LAC, associate professor in the department of human services and counseling, and clinical instructor in the department of nursing at Metropolitan State University of Denver -- Patrick Griswold, MEd, MSN, RN, LAC “Sober Starting Today Workbook is a refreshing, forgiving, yet realistic and hopeful step-by-step guide for navigating the addiction recovery journey. This workbook is well paced and logically sequenced with real-life examples applicable to anyone. It is respectful of the disorder and the person. It introduces valuable life-coping skills that are useful to anyone looking for a comprehensive self-care guide and resource.”  —Janice Kauffman, RN, MPH, LADC, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School -- Janice Kauffman, RN, MPH, LADC “Deborah Sosin’s Sober Starting Today Workbook does what most recovery-focused books do not—it integrates a wide range of evidence-based tools into a clear, easy-to-access sequence so that someone can be well supported in either entering or deepening their recovery experience.”  —Mitch Abblett, PhD, psychologist; and author of the Nautilus Gold Award-Winning Mindful Parenting book, Prizeworthy -- Mitch Abblett, PhD