Hole in the Sidewalk: A Recovering Person's Guide to Relapse Prevention

People in recovery from addiction need to be aware of the potential for relapse and the range of challenges that can, and often do, lead to it. To assume or simply hope it will not occur is denial. A Hole in the Sidewalk: The Recovering Person s Guide to Relapse Prevention can be utilized to help prevent relapse from all forms of addiction alcohol and other drugs, nicotine, sex, work, spending, gambling, food, and relationships. This workbook is a robust tool for those who take their recovery seriously and want to maximize their knowledge and take actions to minimize the possibility of relapse. Whether or not someone has a history of relapse or wants to be proactive in beginning to work on avoiding potential stumbling blocks, this newly updated and revised workbook can be a major asset. Each section of this knowledge and skill-building workbook concludes with exercises for readers to identify something for which they are grateful currently, as well as to stop and reflect on both the completed section and the day.

Claudia Black, PhD is a world-renowned expert on addiction and codependency, best-selling author, and trainer internationally recognized for her pioneering and contemporary work with family systems and addictive disorders. Since the 1970s, Dr. Black s work has encompassed the impact of addiction on young and adult children. Her writings and teachings have become a standard in the field of addictions. Claudia holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Social Psychology from Columbia Pacific University, and a Masters Degree in Social Work and Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Welfare from the University of Washington. Claudia is the Clinical Architect of the Claudia Black Center for Young Adults, a Senior Fellow, and Addiction and Trauma Program Specialist at The Meadows Treatment Center in Arizona. She is one of the original founders and serves on the Advisory Board for the National Association of Children of Alcoholics and the Advisory Council of the Moyer Foundation and its development of Camp Mariposa, a camp for children impacted by addiction. She serves on the Advisory Board for the National Association of Children of Alcoholics, and the Advisory Council of the Moyer Foundation.