Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul: Your Personal, Portable Support Group with Stories of Healing, Hope, Love and Resilience
The concept of recovery is now being applied to a variety of life issues that affect millions of people. Whether readers are just beginning their journey or have already experienced deep healing, hope and love, Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul is a “portable support group” offering hope and inspiration. Filled with stories of people who have been there and now live each day to the best of their ability, these stories convey the life-defining challenges and joys of the recovering journey.
Topics include: alcohol and drug addiction; behavioral disorders; chronic pain; depression; eating disorders; trauma; and destructive relationships.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Dear K, I love the book and I’m so glad you were published in it because otherwise I might not have read it. After 18 years of sobriety, I’m still inspired by an individual’s story of addiction, the necessary desperation that leads to the first step, and their journey to recovery. Although it’s the kind of book I might reread, when I’m finished I’ll probably pass it on to someone that I think needs to read it and hope it keeps getting passed along until it’s worn out. This book won’t go out of style. PAP
5 Stars Very encouraging book
I think you can’t go wrong with this book. The stories are encouraging and uplifting which is what someone in recovery needs, in my opinion. I’ve even highlighted pages so that I can go back and re-read what really spoke to me. I’d recommend buying this book in heartbeat.
2 Stars Disappointed
The Chicken Soup books have been a good read in the past. This one seemed to be the perfect Christmas gift for friends in recovery, so I purchased three copies (there were no reviews to assist my decision.) After reading some of the book, I quickly became disappointed. The stories seem to lack substance or the inspiration experienced in other Chicken Soup books. The stories described difficult events, but no insight as to how the individuals came to find peace and serenity. Basically it was, “I had this situation, and now I don’t.” In the future, I will wait until there are reviews to guide my purchases.
5 Stars Great Recovery Companion
This book inspires and encourages continued recovery. Highly recommended for those directly and indirectly involved with recovery.
5 Stars You can’t go wrong.
What a wonderful collection of inspiring pieces from a broad section of the recovering community. Each story offers a glimpse at the challenges faced and how individuals reclaimed what was rightfully theirs - health, happiness and hope. I’d recommend it for anyone entering recovery as well as those who are already living a recovering lifestyle.
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