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A New Day, A New Life: A Guided Journal (with DVD)

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I was given this journal, and I have to say, if you are new to recovery or know someone who is, this is an excellent daily workbook for recovering alcoholics or addicts. It takes you through all 12-steps of the AA program, one day at a time, over a year period. For each day, there is an inspiring, thought provoking reading and a place to journal your own thoughts. Comes with a DVD of recovering people sharing their experiences getting into AA. It's great to watch with family -- everyone gets a better idea about what it takes to get sober.

This is a very well written and practical book that will be a great asset to people recovering from challenging addictions. I would highly recommend this publication!

For the first time ever, I actually stuck to my New Year's resolution. I completed a recovery journal entitled "A New Day, A New Life" by William Cope Moyers, who is the author of Broken (one of the best addiction memoirs I've ever read), and he's also the Vice President of External Affairs at the Hazelden Foundation.

The journal has a page for 365 days with a topic which contains a blend of addiction science and twelve step spirituality. The topics are usually related to one of the steps (one step per month) and each page has a section for writing thoughts and feelings about the topic. At the bottom of the page is a quote for each day. The journal also contains a DVD featuring discussions between Mr. Moyers and a diverse group of people in recovery.

The journal is intended to be used by those in their first year of recovery, but I'm in my eighth year, and it was still a huge benefit to me, strengthening my recovery in many different ways. Reading and writing in "A New Day, A New Life" was a lot like having Mr. Moyers as my sponsor for a whole year.

Journaling has saved my sanity. Of all the tools we have in recovery, this is one of the most indispensible for me. It's helped untangle the knot in my soul that was my thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. When I first started journaling several years ago, I could hardly write more than a couple of sentences each day, but it's gotten easier and continues to be rewarding in ways I never dreamed of.

If you are in early recovery or know someone who is, "A New Day, A New Life" could be a valuable Life-saving tool for you.

David Allan Reeves
Author of "Running Away From Me"