(This is a list of resources compiled by members of We Agnostics. Think of this list as personal experience, strength and hope much as you would the shares heard in a meeting.)
12-Step Recovery Alternative Literature
- “Tony A’s Twelve Steps” – Tony A did write a book called The Laundry List (you might try your favorite used book bookseller, if interested)
- “The Proactive Twelve Steps For Mindful Recovery” by Serge Prengel – available as a free download from: Secular Alternative 12 Steps without God
- “The Alternative 12 Steps A Secular Guide to Recovery” (2nd Edition) by Martha Cleveland, Ph.D. and Arlys G. (you might try your favorite bookseller, if interested)
- The Proactive Twelve Steps for Mindful Recovery
- “One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps” by Kevin Griffin
- “Beyond Belief – Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life (finally, daily reflections for nonbelievers, freethinkers and everyone)” forward by Ernest Kurtz, PhD
- “A Woman’s Way through The Twelve Steps” by Stephanie S. Covington, Ph.D. (book/workbook – although not strictly secular, it comes really close — the author stresses defining your own concept of a power greater than yourself)
Healing from Trauma
- “The Body Keeps the Score Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
- “COMPLEX PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving” by Pete Walker
- “Rewire Your Anxious Brain: how to use the neuroscience of fear to end anxiety, panic & worry” by Catherine M. Pittman, Ph.D and Elizabeth M. Karle, MLIS
- “Homecoming” by John Bradshaw
- “Will I ever be good enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers” by Dr. Karyle McBrid
- “Perfect Daughters: Adult Daughters of Alcoholics” by Robert J. Ackerman, Ph.D.
- “The Mindful Way Workbook: An 8-Week Program to Free Yourself from Depression and Emotional Distress” by John Teasdale, Mark Williams and Zindel Segal
Adult Child Issues
- “Lifeskills for Adult Children” by Janet Geringer Woititz, Ed.D. and Alan Garner, M.A.
- “Adult Children of Alcoholics” by Janet Geringer Woititz, Ed.D.
- “Struggle for Intimacy” by Janet G. Woititz
“Out of the Fog – Moving from Confusion to Clarity After Narcissistic Abuse” byt Dana Morningstar
“Learning to Thrive – An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workbook” by Giulia Suro, Ph.D.
“Rewire Your Anxious Brain (how to use the neuroscience of fear to end anxiety, panic & worry)” by Catherine M. Pittman, PhD and Elizabeth M. Karle, MLIS
“When the Body Says NO – Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection” by Gabor Mate, M.D.
“The Drama of the Gifted Child – The Search for the True Self” by Alice Miller