Beyond Addiction
How Science and Kindness Help People Change

I found this book fascinating. It is written for people who have loved ones with a substance or behavioural abuse disorder. If you have a partner, parent or child with with any of these issues, I think you might well find this book invaluable. It was written by four members of staff at CMC - The Cent......more

As the father of an addict in recovery, I have read dozens of books on addiction, treatment, and self-help. Believe me when I say that this book is unlike any of the others I've read. Written by people at the Center for Motivation and Change (CMC), Beyond Addiction is a truly unique guide for famili......more

We need a sensible and compassionate approach to treatment for substance dependence. Our traditional methods for addiction recovery are simply insufficient to grapple with the variety and complexity of the issue as we now understand it. It is becoming increasingly clear that we can no longer afford......more

Full disclosure here: I am an audiobook narrator, and I just finished reading (out loud) and recording this book for Tantor Media (should be released in August 2014), so obviously had no choice but to read it cover-to-cover! That said, I found it very illuminating and helpful. I was married to an al......more

As a parent who has walked this journey of addiction in their family, I found tremendous insights into the addiction conversation. Beyond Addiction offers a refreshing alternative perspective to the continuous 12-step theology. Not that I am an anti-stepper, its just that our addiction conversations......more