Cultural Addiction: The Greenspirit Guide to Recovery - Couverture souple

LaChance, Albert J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1556436149 ISBN 13 : 9781556436147

Editeur : North Atlantic Books, 2006

Synopsis

Addiction, argues Albert LaChance in this insightful book, affects more than the individual who suffers from it. Cultural Addiction shows how contemporary lifestyles have become addictive, consuming the planet's resources—soil, air, water—in a destructive way that comprises earth's life systems and endangers the survival of both humankind and other species. This book presents a 12-step program for recovery from these dangerous lifestyles. Identifying such traits as egocentricity, materialism, overeating and drinking, and apathy as products of addiction, the author draws on the world's spiritual traditions—Hinduism, Buddhism, shamanism, Christianity, and others—to show individuals and communities how to work together to overcome these problems. The 12-step Greenspirit program empowers people to change the way they live in their environment. This “cultural therapy” in turn creates a renewed culture dedicated to protecting—and respecting—the planet.

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À propos de l?auteur

Albert J. LaChance, Ph.D., LADC, CAS, DAPA, is a certified addiction specialist and a licensed addictions counselor who has treated individuals, families, and groups since 1991.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: North Atlantic Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1556436149
• ISBN 13: 9781556436147
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible