Synopses & Reviews
The journey to recoverybegins in this moment... Let this powerful little book be your constant companion as you take the first steps toward abstinence from alcohol and drugs. Here are reflections for every single hour of your first month in recovery -- messages of hope, understanding, and experience that point the way. Carry it with you, turn to it when you need guidance and insight, and know that one hour at a time leads to one day at a time...and a new life free from chemical dependency.
About the Author
Shelly Marshall is the author and compiler of the popular meditation books Day by Day, for recovering alcoholics and addicts, and Young, Sober, & Free, for young adults in recovery. Having beaten her own alcoholism, she has spent the past thirty years working with people in recovery. She has a thriving consulting practice, lectures extensively, and hosts recovery Web sites. She is the founder of the Cortez Community Mission Detox Center in Colorado and helped found the Hand of Hope halfway house in Denver. She also helped found the Social Academy addiction educational institution in Moscow and is currently the NGO representative to the United Nations for the NAN (No to Alcoholism and Drug Addiction) Foundation in Russia.