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  <title><![CDATA[Codependents' Guide to the Twelve Steps]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;First the Hurt, Now the Healing...&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;P&gt;Millions identified with Melody Beattie in &lt;I&gt;Codependent No More&lt;/I&gt; and gained inspiration from her in &lt;I&gt;Beyond Codependency.&lt;/I&gt; Now she's back to help you discover how recovery programs work and to help you find the right one for you. Interpreting the famous Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve Steps specifically for codependent issues for the very first time, this groundbreaking book combines Melody's expertise with the experience of other people to:&lt;P&gt;&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;B&gt;&amp;#149; Explain each step and how you can apply it to your particular issues&lt;P&gt;&amp;#149; Offer specific exercises and activities to use both in group settings and on your own&lt;P&gt;&amp;#149; Provide a directory of the wide range of Twelve Step programs -- including Al-Anon, Codependents Anonymous, Codependents of Sex Addicts, Adult Children of Alcoholics, and more&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;P&gt;The uniquely warm and compassionate voice of Melody  Beattie will inspire you to turn your life around -- one step at a time.&lt;P&gt;</default_description>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very good for people working a 12 step program]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[  Very insightful, good guidance.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Jul 01 10:14:07 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read this through a number of times in group settings. Each time, I still get a lot of ideas on how to improve my relationships with others and how I treat myself.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my other bible must read.,]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[OK, you can read all my caveats about 12 Step lit on my reviews of the Big Book and the 12 &amp; 12, but if I was gonna HAVE to do the 12 Steps, I would do them from this book b/c she makes a point of saying that it doesn't have to done exactly as AA Nazis tell you it does, and you can even not have a d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28121717">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Easy to read, the author isn't up on a holier-than-thou pedestal, she makes no assumptions about your concept of a higher power. Great program tool for all friends of Lois and Bill. The questions at the end of each chapter are wonderful tools for working the step. Thank you to the author.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not crazy about the author's writing style or all her examples, but the study questions at the end of each chapter are fabulous journal fodder.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Awesome. ]]></body>
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