Trauma and the 12 Steps, Revised and Expanded: An Inclusive Guide to Enhancing Recovery by Jamie Marich

:

Trauma and the 12 Steps, Revised and Expanded: An Inclusive Guide to Enhancing Recovery by Jamie Marich PDF

Author: Jamie Marich

Dr. Jamie Marich, an addiction and trauma clinician in recovery herself, builds necessary bridges between the 12-step’s core foundations and up-to-date developments in trauma-informed care. Foregrounding the intersections of addiction, trauma, identity, and systems of oppression, Marich’s approach treats the whole person–not just the addiction–to foster healing, transformation, and growth.

Written for clinicians, therapists, sponsors, and those in recovery, Marich provides an extensive toolkit of trauma-informed skills that:

Explains how trauma impacts addiction, recovery, and relapse
Celebrates communities who may feel excluded from the program, like atheists, agnostics, and LGBTQ+ folks
Welcomes outside help from the fields of trauma, dissociation, mindfulness, and addiction research
Explains the differences between being trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive; and
Discusses spiritual abuse as a legitimate form of trauma that can profoundly impede spirituality-based approaches to healing.