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Wasted: An Alcoholic Therapist's Fight for Recovery in a Flawed Treatment System

A harrowing account of one therapist’s struggle with alcohol use and his post-recovery quest to discover a shame-free evidence-based treatment.

“... A riveting and anxiety-inducing read. Mike Pond tells his story of recovery from alcoholism with a brutally honest, warts-and-all approach that makes you want cheer for him and simultaneously slap him upside the head.” — Vancouver Sun

Psychotherapist Michael Pond is no stranger to the devastating consequences of alcoholism. He has helped hundreds of people conquer their addictions, but this knowledge did not prevent his own near-demise. In this riveting memoir, he recounts how he lost his Penticton-based practice, his home, and his family — all because of his drinking. After scores of visits to the ER, a tour of hellish recovery homes, a stint in intensive care for end-stage alcoholism, and jail, Pond devised his own personal plan for recovery. He met Maureen Palmer and together they investigated scientific alternatives to the rigid abstinence doctrine pushed by Alcoholics Anonymous.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 408
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781771641968
  • Genres
  • memoir, counselling, biography
  • Release date
  • 2016