In Goodbye Hangovers, Hello Life, the first book on recovery specifically for women, Jean Kirkpatrick tells how she achieved sobriety. She explains the special problems of the woman alcoholic, and challenges some of the premises of Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization founded by and for men that she believes fails to address the specific needs of women. Instead of harping on past problems and behavior, the Women For Sobriety program focuses on the future, showing women how to build up their emotional strength, self-esteem, and positive approach to life essential to recovery.
Although Ms. Kirkpatrick is no longer with us, her words and her group, Women for Sobriety, live on. Her honesty, and her forward way of thinking are wonderful. She gives self-help advice on a topic she knew well, alcoholism, from a woman's standpoint. Her advice, change your thinking, broaden your spiritual horizons, and thus, change your life, is simple and straight-forward. I highly recommend this book.
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