“Eric Maisel and Susan Rae­burn empha­size that recov­ery is an ongo­ing, life­long process, and they expand upon and rein­force the role played by cre­ativ­ity, which pro­vides an artis­tic out­let to express the hope, strength, and whole­ness of con­tin­ued recovery—an infor­ma­tive, insight­ful, and valu­able book.”—Library Journal

“Cre­ative Recov­ery is a boldly chal­leng­ing, rich, and com­pre­hen­sive guide to pos­i­tive, healthy growth for any­one with cre­ative tal­ents or the desire to look inward for poten­tial and pos­si­bil­ity. The authors have pro­vided a ‘how-to’ map to tar­get your cre­ative ener­gies toward self-reflection and action that will enhance your well­be­ing and health, and rein­force and recharge your cre­ativ­ity. They show you how to cul­ti­vate, har­ness, and direct all forms of cre­ative energy towards the pos­i­tive; how to take the healthy path when you reach the ‘Y’ in the road. Above all, the authors show you how to wake up, pay atten­tion, and to live with integrity and self-honesty. This is a prac­ti­cal and use­ful guide.”—Stephanie Brown, PhD, Direc­tor, The Addic­tions Insti­tute, and author of A Place Called Self: Women, Sobri­ety and Rad­i­cal Transformation

“Cre­ative Recov­ery presents a rock-solid recov­ery pro­gram that any­one can use and that writ­ers, painters, musi­cians, and other cre­ative peo­ple will find invalu­able and for some, even life-saving.”—Bonnie Raitt

“Even sea­soned clin­i­cians work­ing with indi­vid­u­als in the cre­ative pro­fes­sions will appre­ci­ate the util­ity of the exer­cises and ques­tions for cul­ti­vat­ing new avenues of inquiry around the process of change related to addic­tion. I par­tic­u­larly liked that Cre­ative Recov­ery encour­aged inquiry about change and addic­tion from mul­ti­ple per­spec­tives and across mul­ti­ple types of cre­ative activities.”—Nancy A. Piotrowski, PhD, Pres­i­dent, Divi­sion 50 (Addic­tions), Amer­i­can Psy­cho­log­i­cal Association

“As life­long musi­cians and radio hosts who have inter­viewed hun­dreds of singer-songwriters, we know first­hand what havoc addic­tion plays in the lives of cre­ative people—and how beau­ti­fully Cre­ative Recov­ery will serve musi­cians and other artists look­ing for a recov­ery pro­gram tai­lored to their spe­cial needs.”—Vivian Nes­bitt and John Dil­lon, pro­duc­ers and hosts, Art of the Song Cre­ativ­ity Radio

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