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When You've Lost Yourself in Someone Else You Love"Disentangling" is the process of creating enough emotional space between yourself and another person in order to accurately see the realities of any relationship and make healthier conscious decisions about it. -
Mommy's Gone To TreatmentWritten for children ages 4-8, this book candidly tackles the confusion and fear children face when an addicted parent enters treatment. With vibrant illustrations and a parent guide page included, parents now have a helpful tool that will ease children's apprehensions when someone they love must confront reality. -
First Star I SeeThe winner of a school essay contest will win a meeting with Dr. Strongheart, and Paige knows she can write a winning essay like nobody else - if she could just focus her attention on her essay instead of following her runaway imagination into daydreams that threaten to wreck her chances of winning the contest. -
The Mindful Addict - A Memoir of the Awakening of a SpiritMention the sixties and readers conjure images of sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll. Author Tom Catton not only lived through the sixties, he remembers them, and that's where this memoir begins, as Catton, an addict by his early- twenties and currently in recovery for almost forty years, recounts his adventures.root -
Riding a Straight and Twisty Road - Motorcycles, Fellowship & Personal Journeys"Author and avid motorcyclist James Hesketh takes you with him on the 'straight and twisty' road he's traveled from addiction to recovery-his motorcycle with him every inch of the way. Drawing from archival information, cultural references, and interviews, Hesketh chronicles the changing history of motorcycle culture, beginning with the infamous 1947 Hollister Rally that inspired the 'biker image,' and progressing to the recovery lifestyle and motorcycling. Featuring 'insider' accounts by clean and sober riders, and illustrated with vivid photographs, this book is a must-read, not just for those who ride, but for anyone interested in recovery. -
From Heartbreak to Heart's Desire - Healing Your Broken PickerFrom Heartbreak to Heart's Desire: Developing a Healthy GPS offers a lighthearted look at the dating disasters most single women will relate to, coupled with a practical, easy-to-follow, and real-life plan for changing course. -
Guide Me in My Recovery - Prayers for Times of Joy & Times of TrialGuide Me in My Recovery contains words of wisdom and inspiration that can be used by anyone, but especially by those in twelve-step recovery seeking to enrich and expand their conscious contact with their Higher Power. -
Pain Recovery - How to Find Balance and Reduce Suffering from Chronic PainPain Recovery is not just a treatment for chronic pain, but a lifestyle that encompasses attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors and offers a healthy, substance-free way to manage chronic pain and minimize suffering. The four authors offer proven techniques to reduce pain and provide lessons and exercises based on a successful, opioid-free pain rehabilitation program that has helped change the lives of many chronic pain sufferers. -
Dopefiend – A Father's Journey From Addiction to RedemptionThe author describes in gritty detail his path to recovery from the mean streets of New York, where he traveled to avoid incarceration by enrolling in a treatment center for the indigent, to a new life in recovery in Seattle, where he settles with his second wife and establishes a new family as well as a new career, without ever breaking faith with the little boy. Twelve-step principles not only keep the author in recovery, they help him repair and remake the relationship with his son, and allow him to be of unique service to that young man when he needs a father the most. -
The Truth Begins With You - Reflections to Heal Your SpiritAn inspiring collection of healing messages that offer comfort and encouragement, and serenity and hope to anyone who has survived a painful childhood or traumatic event in their lives, including addiction, whether their own or that of a loved one. Touching on issues such as trust, denial, self-acceptance, forgiveness, and faith, with many messages illuminated by a vibrant, evocative illustrations created by Las Vegas artist Lynne Adamson, a well-known designer and painter. Paired with Claudia Black's transformative insights, these illustrations provide a moment for daily reflection, allowing the deeper truth of the words on the page to take root in the reader. -
Mommy's Coming Home From TreatmentThe perfect companion for Mommy's Gone to Treatment. Addresses the difficulties children may have when a parent returns home from treatment as the whole family learns to adjust to a new way of life. -
My First Year in Recovery - A Journal for the JourneyHere's the perfect way for individuals in addiction recovery to capture the first year of their new life. Lined pages with short "teaser" sentences throughout help guide the writing process to make journaling more effective. Inspirational quotes and thoughts from others in recovery reinforce the process. -
The Soul Workout: Getting and Staying Spiritually FitThe Soul Workout: Getting and Staying Spiritually Fit offers easy-to-follow suggestions for implementing soul-building acts into your busy life each day. Author Helen H. Moore shares the no-nonsense directions she gleaned from her time in twelve-step recovery. -
Leave The Light On - A Memoir of Recovery & Self DiscoveryLeave the Light On offers a deeper look into Jennifer's inspiring story of survival and transformation. With fearless, honesty, she chronicles her journey as she embarked upon a new life in recovery, finally facing her traumatic past, her buried emotions, and the long-hidden truth about her sexuality. -
Becoming Normal: An Ever-Changing PerspectiveDo you think you are normal? Do you want to become more normal? If so, you are not alone. Many people feel the same way. Follow along as the author guides you through his journey to redefine the meaning of normal, from his perspective. -
Tails of Recovery - Addicts and the Pets that Love ThemPoignant and moving stories from recovering addicts about how the unconditional love of their pets brought them from the horrors of active addiction to a life filled with hope and healing. Includes information on the disease of addiction with supporting medical research data throughout. -
Recovery A to Z - A Handbook of Twelve-Step Key Terms and PhrasesWritten in a reader-friendly style, this recovery-oriented compendium defines words, phrases, and slogans commonly used in twelve-step programs. A must-have for people in twelve-step recovery or anyone with an interest in the twelve-step culture. -
Of Character - Building Assets in RecoveryBeautifully written narratives address assets that help to build character as the "old way" of living in addiction is shed. Dr. Crosson offers fresh perspective on topics such as commitment, forgiveness, and integrity to name but a few. This little gem offers a powerful read and the perfect way to recharge recovery. - click here for more - -
Meditations for Pain Recoveryhis companion volume to Pain Recovery: How to Find Balance and Reduce Suffering from Chronic Pain and A Day without Pain from Central Recovery Press addresses the special problems faced by readers struggling not only with chronic pain, but with either pre-existing or co-occurring addiction to pain medications. -
My Five Year Recovery PlannerPart journal, part artist's notebook, part inspirational guide, and part scrapbook, this charming and engaging book supports readers, no matter where they are in their recovery journey, as they envision and create the future they desire. -
The Secret of Willow Ridge - Gabe's Dad Finds RecoveryMeet Gabe, an extremely likeable ten-year-old. Yet Gabe is almost-friendless, unhappy, and skeptical. He's reeling from mistreatment at the hands of his addicted father and the effects the disease of addiction have had on his family. The good - and exciting - news is that Gabe is about to embark on a hopeful journey that leads him to take pride in his dad's greatest accomplishment: recovery. -
A Spiritual Path to a Healthy RelationshipWe all want our relationships to be healthy but who knows how to make that happen? Husband and wife authors Steven and Angie McCord, a couple with more than twenty years in recovery each show you what works for them. Drawing from lessons learned in their own relationships and Steve's eighteen years of experience in clinical practice, the McCords provide wise counsel about what helps and what hurts a relationship. -
A Day Without PainPain and its management (or mismanagement) is one of the most important and urgent issues facing society today. Millions are afflicted with pain and it is the most frequent reason Americans seek medical attention each year. According to research published in Pain Physician Journal (2006), 90 percent of people in the US receiving treatment for pain management are prescribed opiate medication. Of that number, 18 to 41 percent had opiate abuse/addiction problems. We also know that at least eighty billion dollars is spent for pain relief in the US each year a significant amount of that is for prescription medications. What is harder to quantify is the emotional cost to family systems when one or more members suffer with a chronic pain condition. -
Jennifer StormAn empowering, compassionate guidebook that will assist those in recovery who have been victimized by crime or a traumatic event in healing and rebuilding their lives without returning to addictive behaviors. "Just when you thought recovery couldn't get any harder, life on life's terms happens, and sometimes that means someone perpetrating violence on you or your home." These words from the introduction of Jennifer Storm's newest book encapsulate a very real problem facing thousands in recovery today. Being victimized by crime can be a life-altering, traumatic experience--one that can potentially throw a person off the course of recovery and back into the throes of addiction. - Pain Recovery for FamiliesHow to find balance when someone else's chronic pain becomes your problem too. Has chronic pain become part of your family? Your suffering is important, too. Chronic pain is a life-changing condition, and not just for the person in pain; chronic pain afflicts the whole family. Even a well-functioning family is likely to be thrown out of balance when one of its members has chronic pain.
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Above and Beyond: 365 Meditations for Transcending Chronic Pain and IllnessBursting with insightful meditations that encourage spiritual healing while addressing the unique needs of those with chronic illness and chronic pain, Above and Beyond: 365 Meditations for Transcending Chronic Pain and Illness is a must-have for anyone seeking spiritual guidance and down to earth suggestions on how to live with chronic illness and pain. -
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Dancing In The Dark - How To Take Care of Yourself When Someone You Love Is DepressedAn empowering, compassionate guidebook designed for those in or out of recovery who live with or love one of the millions of Americans who battle depression every year. -
Finding A Purpose In The Pain“Physician, heal thyself,” is made beautifully explicit in the story of Dr. James Fenley, a Tennessee internist, who intended only to accompany his wife on her path to recovery from addiction, but along the way discovered a solution to his own suffering with untreated depression and severe anxiety. The discovery that the Twelve Steps not only held the key to recovery for addicts, but could also be used to treat his own anxiety and depression was a breakthrough that led to relief from decades of suffering for the doctor, and to his fulfilling new vocation as an addiction medicine specialist.
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Central Recovery Press (CRP), a progressive publishing company, is shedding new light on an age-old problem: addiction. We hope to break the stigma of addiction by publishing quality books that holistically address the nature of this devastating disease. We offer a diverse selection of titles focused on recovery and addiction treatment.
