It's About Time ...

Happy Friday!

It's so nice to wake up in the morning to the wonderful realizations that a) it's casual day, and b) after work today, there is no plan for two and a half days.

I've never been one for schedules. My creative side is much happier when it can do what it wants, when it wants to do it. Which is in direct conflict with what mortgage companies, bosses, utility people and other picky sticklers feel is required. Lucky enough for me, though, I have aged and matured like fine wine, and only occasionally come uncorked.

So, having said that, I wanted to take an opportunity to tell you all about a limited time offer. Dr. Carnes' Facing the Shadows and Multiple Addictions CD workshops normally sell for $49.95 each. But for a limited time, the combination set will be available for just $69.90.

I feel a little like I'm channeling the Ginsu knives infomercial guy, but this is truly a great deal.

We've also had a number of calls regarding the Recovery Start Kit. They are also available on our website. Recovery Start Kit includes 3 workbooks, 4 audio CDs, 1 DVD, and 2 pocket planners. The workbooks are all perforated to make it easy to work on a single section at a time, or to bring a particular piece into individual or group therapy. Multi-medias were used to take into account people’s different learning styles.

40 Day Focus is the first workbook in the series. It contains 3 core pieces; Daily Meditations (one done every morning), Core Dialogue Queries, (one done every evening), and weekly summaries.

90 Day Prep is a workbook that works in conjunction with 40 Day Focus. It contains exercises to enhance relapse prevention plan. There are many new exercises featured here, including new Cybersex exercises.

90 Day Focus is a culmination of the work done in the first two books. You will continue to track progress, reassess goals, and journal.

The DVD is a conversation between Dr. Patrick Carnes and John Bradshaw about sex addiction and recovery from it, and what can be expected during this time. This DVD has also been helpful to support people (family and friends) that may want to have a better understanding of the disease.

The audio CDs include an introduction to the Recovery Start Kit. One outlines the journaling that goes with 40 Day Focus, one outlines 90 Day Focus, and the third CD, called Positive Sexual Focus, compliments an exercise in the 90 Day Prep workbook.

Pocket planners are designed in two stages; a 90 Day Focus Planner and a One Year Planner. Both serve as portable reminders of target goals for recovery.

Recovery Start Kit is an invaluable tool for recovery, and we've received great feedback from those who have used it. We strongly recommend using it under a therapist's guidance and supervision. To find a therapist near you who specializes in sex addiction, log on to http://www.sexhelp.com/.

All the best to you! It's nearly time to start my weekend!

Warmly,
Amanda