The Miracle Method: A Radically New Approach to Problem Drinking
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393315339 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Library Journal Miller, who practices solution-oriented therapy in Milwaukee and Chicago, and Berg, director of the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee, offer a new way to lick liquor.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
You know you have a problem. A new approach to problem drinking that focuses not on the past or the present but on the future. Your spouse complains about your drinking. Neither the humiliation of "hitting bottom" nor a lifetime commitment to AA is necessary to make this approach work. You need a solution; you need a miracle. Highly practical, The Miracle Method is a radically new and effective approach to problem drinking.. The authors ask readers to imagine such a miracle: Suppose that while you are asleep tonight a miracle happens and your problem is solved, just like that! Because you were sleeping, you didnt know that this miracle occurred. What is the first thing tomorrow morning that will let you know that there has been a miracle and that your problem is solved? From that "first thing," the authors help readers to imagine a fu
Her most recent books are Children’s Solution Work (with Therese Steiner) and Interviewing for Solutions (with Peter de Jonge).Scott D. Miller, Ph.D., practices solution-oriented therapy in Chicago. . Insoo Kim Berg, MSW, codeveloped Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and is Director of the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Kishline? What Kishline? A Customer wcdancer appears to be under the impression that Audrey Kishline is somehow associated with this book. In fact, though, her book was a completely separate one and she is not one of the authors of this book at all. Potential readers should weigh wcdancer's opinions accordingly. :-)This book presents common-sense methods for changing your life, essentially by beginning to live. Flys in the face of AA logic I read this book after pretty much exhausting every other possibility for recovery from alcoholic drinking. Berg and Kim present an approach that is radically different from any other I've encountered. Their main thesis seems to be, "Start acting as you expect to act when you're sober, but do it NOW." The idea is that by incorporating healthy habits into your life immediatel. "Moderation Management or Brief Solution Focus" according to A Customer. This book is an excellent resource for those seeking a well established alternative to the pathology/deficit/disease focus of traditional 12-Step programs. I believe the reviewer who rated this book with 1 star was confused on its origns. Audrey Kishline is the founder of Moderation Management while Insoo Kim Berg (a contributor) & Steve de Shazer (both out of Milwaukee) are