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Miracle in the Mess
Soulful, Science-Based Guide to Rewiring the Brain, Rebuilding Identity, and Staying Free
Angela J. Burkey4
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This is `3669 bytes` on my counter, with a safety buffer under 4000:You need a recovery book that tells the truth.
Relapse is a process, not an event. It starts long before the drink, the pill, the pipe, the bag - in the slow drift away from the phone, the meeting, the truth, the self. If you know what to look for, you can catch the drift before it becomes a slip. That's what this workbook is for.
Miracle in the Mess: The Relapse Prevention Workbook is the truthful, grown-up, science-based guide for the person who is getting honest about addiction and ready to rebuild a life in recovery. Written by Angela J. Burkey, B.S., CADC - a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor with lived experience. A working book built to be underlined, dog-eared, argued with, and cried on. If it ends up looking beat up, you're using it right.Part mess. Part miracle. Unapologetically real.
Adult voice, because recovery is adult work. Honest, because the disease is a liar. It treats you like a grown person - not a client. It does not talk down to you.The Final Relapse Prevention Plan - your personal capstone
The workbook closes with a six-chapter capstone most recovery books never attempt: your Warning Sign Inventory, Trigger & Craving Plan, Coping Skills Menu, Aftercare Plan, Identity Statement, and Contract With Myself. This is the section you come back to every time life shifts - built with detective eyes, not judge eyes. You don't leave with slogans. You leave with a plan in your handwriting.Every chapter gives you the same bones:
• A short, strong quote and a mini-lesson you can actually use
• A research note - what the science says
• A real-life section - what this looks like on a Tuesday
• A named skill with step-by-step instructions
• An activity and a worksheet you can write on or type into in the digital edition
• A Try This Today nudge, journal prompts, and a Remember box
• Coloring pages for when your hands need something to do
Grounded in evidence-based practices that move the needle in modern treatment - CBT, DBT, ACT, Motivational Interviewing, trauma-informed care, mindfulness, and 12-step integration - and built to address the whole person: physical, mental, and spiritual.Built for:
• People in early recovery - day one, day ninety, or the day after a slip
• Families and loved ones looking for a resource that actually helps
• Counselors, sponsors, and peer specialists running groups
• Treatment centers, sober living homes, IOP and PHP programsAlso available as a FILLABLE Digital Edition
The digital PDF edition is fully fillable. Every worksheet line is typeable on tablet, laptop, or phone. Click, type, save. No printer needed. The paperback uses plain lines for pen-and-paper.From the author:
Angela wrote this because she believes in miracles - and YOU are the miracle in the mess. It does not matter who you are or how you got to this point. What matters is that you made it this far. Don't give up before YOUR miracle happens.
You can rise from the ashes of your mess to a miraculous, successful life in recovery.
Relapse is a process, not an event. It starts long before the drink, the pill, the pipe, the bag - in the slow drift away from the phone, the meeting, the truth, the self. If you know what to look for, you can catch the drift before it becomes a slip. That's what this workbook is for.
Miracle in the Mess: The Relapse Prevention Workbook is the truthful, grown-up, science-based guide for the person who is getting honest about addiction and ready to rebuild a life in recovery. Written by Angela J. Burkey, B.S., CADC - a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor with lived experience. A working book built to be underlined, dog-eared, argued with, and cried on. If it ends up looking beat up, you're using it right.Part mess. Part miracle. Unapologetically real.
Adult voice, because recovery is adult work. Honest, because the disease is a liar. It treats you like a grown person - not a client. It does not talk down to you.The Final Relapse Prevention Plan - your personal capstone
The workbook closes with a six-chapter capstone most recovery books never attempt: your Warning Sign Inventory, Trigger & Craving Plan, Coping Skills Menu, Aftercare Plan, Identity Statement, and Contract With Myself. This is the section you come back to every time life shifts - built with detective eyes, not judge eyes. You don't leave with slogans. You leave with a plan in your handwriting.Every chapter gives you the same bones:
• A short, strong quote and a mini-lesson you can actually use
• A research note - what the science says
• A real-life section - what this looks like on a Tuesday
• A named skill with step-by-step instructions
• An activity and a worksheet you can write on or type into in the digital edition
• A Try This Today nudge, journal prompts, and a Remember box
• Coloring pages for when your hands need something to do
Grounded in evidence-based practices that move the needle in modern treatment - CBT, DBT, ACT, Motivational Interviewing, trauma-informed care, mindfulness, and 12-step integration - and built to address the whole person: physical, mental, and spiritual.Built for:
• People in early recovery - day one, day ninety, or the day after a slip
• Families and loved ones looking for a resource that actually helps
• Counselors, sponsors, and peer specialists running groups
• Treatment centers, sober living homes, IOP and PHP programsAlso available as a FILLABLE Digital Edition
The digital PDF edition is fully fillable. Every worksheet line is typeable on tablet, laptop, or phone. Click, type, save. No printer needed. The paperback uses plain lines for pen-and-paper.From the author:
Angela wrote this because she believes in miracles - and YOU are the miracle in the mess. It does not matter who you are or how you got to this point. What matters is that you made it this far. Don't give up before YOUR miracle happens.
You can rise from the ashes of your mess to a miraculous, successful life in recovery.