2forrecoveryAug 16, 20238 min read“The Myth of Normal” Review Part One: New Understanding of Addictions, Traumas, and Illness, by ReSummary: Reading Gabor Mate’s recent book, “The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, & Healing in a Toxic Culture” is like having my own...
2forrecoveryAug 16, 20236 min read"The Myth of Normal" Review Part 2: A New Normal With A New Addiction Focus, by Re Mate reminds us that as beings we want to be in stable caring mutual environments, not aggressive hostile ones. Of course, the latter is...
2forrecoveryApr 4, 20234 min readBibliotherapy, pt. 5: The Screwtape Letters: Sin, Addiction, and RecoveryIn 1942, novelist, literature professor, and lay theologian C.S. Lewis wrote a religious satirical novel, The Screwtape Letters, about...
2forrecoveryApr 3, 20235 min readBibliotherapy, pt. 4: Wisdom of the Enneagram, by ReThe Enneagram is a psychological (some would add spiritual) tool which I first encountered in the 1990s when beginning my seminary and...
2forrecoveryMar 1, 20234 min readBibliotherapy, Part One: Reading and Recovery by ReSimply put, bibliotherapy is engaging in reading to find healing. Much of it focuses on certain kinds of readings. Perhaps works of...