Monday, Oct 8, 2012
Interview by Lon Woodbury
Tom Kimbal, co-author of the recovery book, "Six Essentials to Achieve Lasting Recovery" was interviewed by Lon Woodbury on L.A. Talk Radio. During the interview, he shared his vision of assisting individuals, families, health care professionals and others involved in the recovery field with his six-step program.
About The Guest
Tom Kimball, Ph.D., LMFT, is an Associate Professor at Texas Tech University as well as the Associate Managing Director for the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery. Additionally, he maintains a private practice and gives presentations about his approach to recovery to numerous mental health organizations. "Six Essentials to Achieve Lasting Recovery" was co-authored with Sterling Shumway, Ph.D.
Exactly What Are The Six Essential Steps To Recovery?
Tom discussed the six essentials actions a person in recovery needs to follow in order to achieve lasting abstinence from an addiction to recreational drugs or alcohol. Getting clean or sober is just the start, and it is necessary to work all the other steps in order to patch a life back together again. The real challenge is in remaining clean or sober. During the course of the discussion, Tom illustrated the six action steps and elucidated exactly why they were necessary to follow to ensure lasting recovery.
The initial step was hope. Somebody in recovery, in addition to his or her family, needed to think that it was indeed possible to keep clean or stay sober.
The second action step was developing healthy behavior and balanced coping skills. Addicts and alcoholics needed to learn the best ways to handle life's challenges without turning to the comfort of substance abuse to feel better.
The third step was gaining back a feeling of identity. A person in recovery needed to begin feeling higher self-esteem and quit feeling incessant guilt.
The fourth step was regaining a sense of achievement and accomplishment.
The fifth step was learning how to be in a meaningful and healthy relationship.
Lastly, the sixth action step was reclamation of agency. The addict or alcoholic needed to believe that life offered choices and that it was possible to select the next best thing to do.
The origination of this six-step process arose from extensive academic and field research. After Tom and his co-author asked themselves a question about the characteristics of people in long-term recovery, they sought the answers by researching the mental health literature, speaking to addicts and alcoholics, interviewing their families, and asking the mental health professionals who worked with them.
The interview covered each of the steps in detail and outlined a useful map to recovery.
Interview by Lon Woodbury
Tom Kimbal, co-author of the recovery book, "Six Essentials to Achieve Lasting Recovery" was interviewed by Lon Woodbury on L.A. Talk Radio. During the interview, he shared his vision of assisting individuals, families, health care professionals and others involved in the recovery field with his six-step program.
About The Guest
Tom Kimball, Ph.D., LMFT, is an Associate Professor at Texas Tech University as well as the Associate Managing Director for the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery. Additionally, he maintains a private practice and gives presentations about his approach to recovery to numerous mental health organizations. "Six Essentials to Achieve Lasting Recovery" was co-authored with Sterling Shumway, Ph.D.
Exactly What Are The Six Essential Steps To Recovery?
Tom discussed the six essentials actions a person in recovery needs to follow in order to achieve lasting abstinence from an addiction to recreational drugs or alcohol. Getting clean or sober is just the start, and it is necessary to work all the other steps in order to patch a life back together again. The real challenge is in remaining clean or sober. During the course of the discussion, Tom illustrated the six action steps and elucidated exactly why they were necessary to follow to ensure lasting recovery.
The initial step was hope. Somebody in recovery, in addition to his or her family, needed to think that it was indeed possible to keep clean or stay sober.
The second action step was developing healthy behavior and balanced coping skills. Addicts and alcoholics needed to learn the best ways to handle life's challenges without turning to the comfort of substance abuse to feel better.
The third step was gaining back a feeling of identity. A person in recovery needed to begin feeling higher self-esteem and quit feeling incessant guilt.
The fourth step was regaining a sense of achievement and accomplishment.
The fifth step was learning how to be in a meaningful and healthy relationship.
Lastly, the sixth action step was reclamation of agency. The addict or alcoholic needed to believe that life offered choices and that it was possible to select the next best thing to do.
The origination of this six-step process arose from extensive academic and field research. After Tom and his co-author asked themselves a question about the characteristics of people in long-term recovery, they sought the answers by researching the mental health literature, speaking to addicts and alcoholics, interviewing their families, and asking the mental health professionals who worked with them.
The interview covered each of the steps in detail and outlined a useful map to recovery.
About the Author:
Lon Woodbury created Struggling Teens to help families. He has the recorded this interview on his L.A. Talk Radio show for easy access at any time.
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