The Spiritual Self: Reflections on Recovery and God
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Book Overview
To the thicket of questions surrounding spirituality, this book brings a clear vision and a thoughtful approach that will help us find our way to the very heart of it. Much is made of spirituality these days-in recovery and in the culture at large-but what, exactly, does spirituality mean? Is it something different to different people? How is it discovered, nurtured, expressed? And, perhaps most important, why does it matter? To the thicket of questions surrounding the subject, this book brings a clear vision and a thoughtful approach that will help us find our way to the very heart of spirituality. Writing simply and directly, Abraham Twerski shows how spirituality-independent of religion-is central to emotional and mental health, and is a key to being truly and profoundly human. Founder and medical director of the Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Abraham J. Twerski is a rabbi, psychiatrist, chemical dependency counselor, and the author of many books, including Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-Deception.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1568383649
ISBN13:9781568383644
Release Date:March 2000
Publisher:Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.52 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Great recovery book!
Published by Lori P , 5 months ago
I appreciate the author sharing his amazing experiences with the recovery community. It’s very well written!
A recovery classic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Abraham Twerski has been a giant in the field of recovery for decades. This book may be one of his best. What's not to like?
empowering, inspiring, comforting
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
After accidentally ordering "Addictive Thinking" I remembered that there is no such a thing as "accidentally; I finished the book in few hours and started reading it all over again and right away decided to order two more books by Twerski. Coming from academic philosophy, it was refreshing to find a positive and un-complicated yet so thought-provoking writing about an issue so deep. Empowered by Twerski's "Life is too Short," I found new courage in me, and decided to begin working on a non-academic, practical writing on the subject myself. Yes, his words are THAT powerful. One restrain thought: as a practicing Jew, though I could understand the rationale not to touch G-d from a religious perspective in his other books, I was a bit disappointed not to find anything "Jewish" about the Spiritual Self and G-d.
Fantastic book on what spirituality REALLY means
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Twerski has a very interesting background and training. He was a son of a rabbi, but went to medical school instead and now runs a substance abuse center. This makes him very qualified to talk on the subject of spirituality in recovery, which he does brilliantly in The Spiritual Self. A short book, I consider it a must read for anyone in a 12-step spiritual recovery program (as I am). We always wonder what people mean by saying 'I want to get more spiritual'. Well, the answer is explained eloquently and simply in Twerski's book.
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