User:Newfreedom1/Recovery Zone, Volume 1

Recovery Zone, Volume 1 is a book (ISBN 978-0-9774400-1-6) written by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., and published in 2010 by Gentle Path Press.

This book, for people recovering from sex addiction, is a followup to Carnes' Facing the Shadow (ISBN 978-0-9826505-2-3). It guides readers to begin working tasks 8-13 of Carnes' Thirty Task Model. The book is designed to help readers understand how to move beyonf merely stopping addictive sexual behavior. Although Carnes says there is no overnight fix for addiction, recovering people can learn how to achieve long-term sobriety through learning to make decisions that suite their individual needs, making a plan for living an optimal life, and becoming proactive leaders of their lives.