Essential Resources for Addiction Recovery & Education
Dr. Bob Weathers
Publications
Spoken Word
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The Gift of Gratitude - Recovery Edition
Dr. Bob Weathers
with Leigh Spusta“The Gift of Gratitude – Recovery Edition“ is a powerful vehicle and framework that allows you to add a life changing gratitude component to your daily recovery practice. iAwake® Technologies’ resident recovery expert, Dr. Bob Weathers, and brain entrainment wizard, Leigh Spusta, have created this extraordinary tool to add power, energy, joy, and efficacy to your daily recovery journey.
Available as download or CD.
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The Freedom of Forgiveness
Dr. Bob Weathers
with Douglas PraterForgiveness is essential for healing, transformation, and authentic happiness. We have all been hurt by others, and we have all hurt others ourselves. With “The Freedom of Forgiveness,” Dr. Bob Weathers and Douglas Prater have created a powerful new tool and practice to help us experience the freedom of forgiveness.
A joint project between iAwake® Technologies and Integral Recovery Institute.
Available as download or CD.
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Calm-Mapping
Dr. Bob Weathers
Four, increasing-length introductions to mapping calmer states of body and mind -- through mindful awareness practice.
Plus, two ambient, music-only compositions by Dr. Bob Weathers to accompany your personal meditations.
Available as download or streaming on Bandcamp, Apple Music, & Spotify
Note: Dr. Weathers has recorded and released a whole series of primarily ambient electronica albums, combining his love for music, poetry, indeed all forms of creative self-expression. You are welcome to explore these resources on Bandcamp, Apple Music, & Spotify under “Dr. Bob Weathers.”
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Integral Recovery: A Revolutionary Approach to the Treatment of Alcoholism and Addiction
John Dupuy
Foreword by Dr. Bob WeathersThis audiobook is for everyone who is suffering from the disease of addiction or who cares about someone who is: for addicts, their families and friends, and their health care providers.
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Lessons in Forgiveness (Part One)
Dr. Bob Weathers & others
Dr. Bob Weathers is featured in this first film (of a two-part series). “Lessons in Forgiveness” is a breakthrough documentary about the act of forgiveness, overcoming resentment, spiritual detox, and how to live a healthy and meaningful life.
The film features best-selling authors, psychologists, therapists, and researchers —all experts on forgiveness. The purpose of the film is to guide the viewers and to inspire them to embark on a forgiveness journey.
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Lessons in Forgiveness (Part Two)
Dr. Bob Weathers & others
Dr. Bob Weathers is featured in this second film (of a two-part series). “Lessons in Forgiveness” is a breakthrough documentary about the act of forgiveness, overcoming resentment, spiritual detox, and how to live a healthy and meaningful life.
The film features best-selling authors, psychologists, therapists, and researchers —all experts on forgiveness. The purpose of the film is to guide the viewers and to inspire them to embark on a forgiveness journey.
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The Gift of Gratitude
Dr. Bob Weathers
with Leigh SpustaGratitude: imagine how powerful its daily practice might be for you. In “The Gift of Gratitude,” Dr. Bob Weathers and Leigh Spusta provide concrete guidelines, powerfully enhanced by binaural entrainment, for you to take just a few minutes each day to consciously remind yourself of all you are thankful for.
Available as download or CD.
Books
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Mind-Body Workbook for Addiction
Dr. Stanley Block/Guy du Plessis
Foreword by Dr. Bob WeathersSeeking treatment for substance abuse or addiction is half the battle—staying sober is the other. In this important book, physician Stanley Block and addiction specialist Guy du Plessis present a powerful, easy-to-use program for overcoming addiction utilizing the mind-body bridging modality.
Certified as an evidence-based intervention by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and listed on the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs (NREPP).
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Haiku and You: Creative Process as Daily Practice
Dr. Bob Weathers
This short volume of my own original poetry, followed by guided invitations to your own private journaling and sharing with others, invites you to read slowly, then respond, as you feel prompted: writing it down, or painting it, or rendering it in song.
The aim here is to encourage each of us to set aside what time we might each day -- for spontaneous creation, which after all, is what the soul or heart within each individual most wants to be and do.
Available in hardcover, paperback, or Kindle.
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Imagine: Creative Exercises in Art, Poetry, & Music
Drs. Bob Weathers & Kevin Fujimoto
My dear, lifelong friend, Kevin, and I collaborated on this book -- combining my love for music and poetry (his, too), plus Kevin's incredibly keen eye for beauty. His original paintings, and then his tying those images to my own, original poetry, are featured throughout. Add to that, then, my linking original music I've composed. Our subtitle ("Creative Exercises") means this book is intended for you, the reader to join in, as well, by means of personal reflections and daily responses evoked by Kevin's and my entries.
Available in hardcover, paperback, or Kindle.
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Reflections for Three
Dr. Bob Weathers &
Amanda Tate, MSWMy daughter, Amanda, and I collaborated on this initial book -- combining my love for music and poetry (hers, too), plus Amanda's incredibly keen eye for beauty. The book is intended for the reader to join in, as well, by means of personal reflections and daily exercises. Each entry is linked to an original musical piece, composed specifically for this project. A co-created bounty is what we envisioned here...Enjoy!
Available in hardcover, paperback, or Kindle.
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Shame in the Therapy Hour
Drs. Edward Teyber, Faith McClure, & Bob Weathers, plus others
Master clinicians from a wide variety of different theoretical and practice orientations offer candid insights into all aspects of shame, including how it develops, how it relates to psychological difficulties, how to recognize it, and how to help clients resolve it.
Available in hardcover.
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Jungian Psychotherapy & Contemporary Infant Research
Dr. Mario Jacoby
Translation by Dr. Bob WeathersInfant research observations and hypotheses have raised serious questions about previous mainstream psychoanalytic theories of earliest childhood development.
In this book, Mario Jacoby shows how early emotional exchange processes, though becoming superimposed in adult life by rational control and various defenses, remain operative and become reactivated in situations of intimacy.
Available in hardcover or Kindle.
Presentations
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The Brain of Addiction: Successful Recovery & Relapse Prevention
Dr. Bob Weathers
Interactive webinar, initially presented locally in southern California, in which participants learn about the latest in brain science, including nervous system regulation, as it relates to: 1) understanding how we first become addicted to substances or behaviors; and 2) leveraging this knowledge into daily practices which directly help us sustain successful addiction recovery.
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Changing Face of Addiction: Disconnection, Dissociation, Identifying as Victim
Colette Baron-Reid & Dr. Bob Weathers
First “Deep Transformation” podcast (of a two-part series), hosted by authors Dr. Roger Walsh and John Dupuy, where two addiction recovery experts discuss: the impact of intrapsychic dissociation and interpersonal disconnection on vulnerability to addictive behaviors, as well as the sociocultural consequences of only identifying oneself as a victim.
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Humanizing Addiction, Sustaining Long-Term Recovery
Colette Baron-Reid & Dr. Bob Weathers
Second “Deep Transformation” podcast (of a two-part series), hosted by authors Dr. Roger Walsh and John Dupuy, where two addiction recovery experts discuss: : healing the long-term effects of trauma, stigma, and shame; plus, practical ideas for creating lives of connection, service, and gratitude.
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Spiritual Elderhood
Dr. Thomas Rüedi & Dr. Bob Weathers
Many of my clients value spiritual resources as essential to their growth and healing processes. In this video series, my dear friend, Swiss holistic practitioner and author, Dr. Thomas Rüedi, and I discuss spirituality as it relates to such crucial topics as: shadow work; managing anger; embracing maturation into elderhood; and mindfulness practice. The free-flowing interview format is intended to draw viewers into their own, companion reflections.
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Addiction Recovery & Nervous System Regulation (Part One)
Dr. Bob Weathers & Angela MacLeod
Introduces practical ways of befriending our bodies and brains by applying the latest insights from brain science. We can build recovery resilience through regular daily practice!
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Addiction Recovery & Nervous System Regulation (Part Two)
Dr. Bob Weathers & Angela MacLeod
Part Two of an introduction to practical ways of befriending our bodies and brains by applying the latest insights from brain science. We can build recovery resilience through regular daily practice!
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The Future of Addiction and Recovery (Part One)
Dr. Bob Weathers
First “Deep Transformation” podcast (of a two-part series), hosted by authors Dr. Roger Walsh and John Dupuy, where topics include: hope for change in recovery; Integral Recovery resources; skillful social strategies; and explorations into what leads to authentic happiness.
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The Future of Addiction and Recovery (Part Two)
Dr. Bob Weathers
Second “Deep Transformation” podcast (of a two-part series), hosted by authors Dr. Roger Walsh and John Dupuy, where topics include: living a life of value, meaning, and purpose; and how this pertains directly to sustaining successful recovery from addictive behaviors.
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Remembering Who We Are: Addiction, Recovery, Enslavement, & Liberation
Dr. Bob Weathers with Mannah Guldager
“Therapeutic Astrology” podcast interview (out of Copenhagen, Denmark) on topics near and dear to anyone seeking from addiction, and their loved ones.
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Close Up Radio Spotlights Recovery Coach, Dr. Bob Weathers (Part One)
Host Jim Masters interviews Dr. Bob Weathers
Featured on a recent Close Up Radio broadcast, Dr. Bob Weathers discusses his understanding of addiction and recovery from the inside.
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Close Up Radio Spotlights Recovery Coach, Dr. Bob Weathers (Part Two)
Host Jim Masters interviews Dr. Bob Weathers
In a follow-up radio interview, Dr. Bob Weathers discusses shame — its relationship to addiction (and other mental health challenges) — as well as its healing.
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Shame, Guilt, and Addiction
Sandstone Care Podcast featuring Dr. Bob Weathers
In this episode, you'll hear Dr. Bob Weathers explain:
» What are shame and guilt in relation to addiction
» How shame and guilt are felt in the body
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Dr. Bob Weathers' Passion for Integral Recovery Practices
Dr. Bob Weathers with Matt Kelly
Interview for “Our Conscious Contact” podcast: Dr. Weathers’ unconventional path toward wisdom began with a Christian upbringing in small town California. The path widened during his collegiate years when he began a lifelong meditation practice. His focus sharpened as a result of the calamitous alcoholic bottom he hit in midlife. Since then he's become a devoted practitioner and teacher of recovery built on the principles of Integral Theory. This conversation was wide-ranging.
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Addiction and Recovery with Dr. Bob Weathers (Rock Therapy Show #2)
Dr. Bob Weathers with David Ward
Dr. Bob Weathers is a drummer, author, recovery coach, & contributor to the 21st Century Drummer Magazine. Join us on The Rock Therapy Show as Dr. Weathers discusses musicians’ struggles with addiction and the hope of recovery.
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Dr Bob Weathers on Integral Recovery, Shame, & Forgiveness
Dr. Bob Weathers with Lynn Fraser
The Radical Recovery Summit features innovators in the field of trauma and addiction recovery. In our sixth year of the Summit, we see the mindset has changed about trauma as it relates to addiction and the importance of somatics (working in the body). The leading edge perspective of people we've interviewed is becoming better known. These new approaches and wisdom are changing the world of trauma and addiction recovery.
Additional Experts
Publications
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Dr. Gabor Maté
Based on Gabor Maté’s two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely addicted on Vancouver’s skid row, this book radically re-envisions this much misunderstood field by taking a holistic approach.
Available in paperback or Kindle.
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The Craving Mind
Dr. Judson Brewer
The craving mind: From cigarettes to smartphones to love – Why we get hooked and how we can break bad habits. A leading neuroscientist and pioneer in the study of mindfulness explains why addictions are so tenacious and how we can learn to conquer them.
Available in paperback or Kindle.
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Pleasure Unwoven
Dr. Kevin McCauley
An explanation of the brain disease of addiction. The important question about addiction is: "Is it really a "disease?" This video essay presents the arguments for and against this question.
Available in DVD .
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Memo to Self
Dr. Kevin McCauley
Protecting sobriety with the science of safety. In this film, Dr. Kevin McCauley re-lives his own precarious early sobriety - negotiating hazards such as hostile prosecutors, treatment programs with divided loyalties, and his own craving brain.
Available in DVD.
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The Addictive Brain
Dr. Thad Polk
Addiction touches us all. What happens when your brain is on drugs? Discover the neural mechanisms that underlie the behaviors of addiction.
Available in DVD.
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Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model
Jan Winhall, MSW
In sharp contrast with the current top-down medicalized method to treating addiction, this book presents the felt sense polyvagal model (FSPM), a paradigm-shifting, bottom-up approach that considers addiction as an adaptive attempt to regulate emotional states and trauma.
This text’s informed, compassionate approach to understanding and treating trauma and addiction is adaptable to any school of psychotherapy and will appeal to addiction experts, trauma specialists, and clinicians in all mental health fields.
Available in paperback or Kindle.
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Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change
Drs. Jeffrey Foote, Carrie Wilkens, Nicole Kosanke, & Stephanie Higgs
The groundbreaking method that upends current treatment models and “offers collective hope to families of substance abusers” (Kirkus Reviews), helping loved ones conquer addiction and compulsion problems through positive reinforcement and kindness—from the leaders in progressive addiction treatment in the US.
Available in hardcover, paperback, or Kindle.
Presentations
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Dr. Gabor Maté | TED
The Power of Addiction and The Addiction of Power
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Dr. Judson Brewer | TED
A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit
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Dr. Kevin McCauley
Is Addiction Really a Disease?
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Johann Hari | TED
Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong
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Michael Brody-Waite | TED
Great Leaders Do What Drug Addicts Do
