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The fix : how the twelve steps offer a surprising path of transformation for the well-adjusted, the down-and-out, and everyone in between  Cover Image Book Book

The fix : how the twelve steps offer a surprising path of transformation for the well-adjusted, the down-and-out, and everyone in between / Ian Morgan Cron.

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"In The Fix, Ian Cron--the bestselling author of The Road Back to You--explores how the Twelve Steps are a proven spiritual design for living for everyone who wants to overcome addictions and repetitive, self-defeating behavior patterns; draw closer to God; and find lasting peace and happiness"-- Provided by publisher.
"Did you know that anyone--addicts or non-addicts--can benefit from working the Twelve Steps and find the freedom, joy, and intimacy with God that their hearts long for? We all suffer from a sense of spiritual homelessness--a feeling that we're not fully at home in the world. To cope with our painful feelings and life traumas, we search for quick "fixes" that eventually become habitual, self-destructive behaviors that ultimately create more problems than they solve.As a person in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, Ian Cron is no stranger to these destructive habits. It wasn't until he embraced the Twelve Steps that he found true freedom. He knows from personal experience that Twelve Step recovery is more than just a life-saving strategy for guiding substance users into sobriety. Everybody is addicted to something to numb the discomfort of living in a messed-up world, he says, but the good news is that if you committedly "work the steps," you will eventually have a vital spiritual awakening that will give you an entirely new and radically beautiful orientation toward the life God has for you.If you long for sustainable healing and joy amid life's messiness, The Fix invites you to:Journey step-by-step through a spiritual curriculum that has helped millions overcome trauma, pain, and brokenness for over eight decades; Understand how the Twelve Steps can be a transformative tool not only for people with chemical or behavioral addictions but for anyone who wants to move beyond self-help to a spiritual awakening; Catch yourself in the act of self-sabotaging behaviors and understand how each day is a new opportunity to trade in self-willed reformation for grace-powered transformation. "My original subtitle for this book--Twelve Steps to Unscrewing Your Screwed-Up Life--was a little over the top," Ian comments. "But anyone who has ever fallen for a quick fix (like drugs, alcohol, porn, overeating, work, religion, people-pleasing, and more) knows firsthand how our self-prescribed treatment plans derail us. They might not be as visible as empty bottles stashed inside a desk drawer, but they are just as life-complicating and soul-crushing."With his characteristic wit and transparent self-disclosure, Ian guides us in learning how to work each of the Twelve Steps so we will finally be given a "new pair of glasses" through which we will be able to see ourselves, others, and the world in a startlingly new way--and ultimately take hold of the freedom God has been waiting to give us all along"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780310368540
  • ISBN: 0310368545
  • ISBN: 9780310369288
  • ISBN: 0310369282
  • Physical Description: 249 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan Books, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249).
Formatted Contents Note:
Desperate for a fix -- Drinking from the wrong well -- Without a paddle -- Helplessly hoping -- Somebody take the wheel -- Hug the cactus -- Fess up -- Okay, I'm willing already -- Mea culpa -- Look out! -- So help me God -- It works if you work it -- Epilogue.
Subject: Twelve-step programs > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Spiritual direction > Christianity.
Direction spirituelle > Christianisme.
SELF-HELP / Twelve-Step Programs.
RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal Growth.
Genre: Self-help publications.
Livres de croissance personnelle.

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