Embracing Your Human Spirit – Your Spirituality – Within Substance Use Disorder Recovery: A book and workbook to support your recovery journey…

About the Book

Often, when individuals hear the word spirituality, they think of religion and thus shy away from exploring this aspect of their lives. Yet, for those in recovery, being spiritual can change and support one’s sobriety and recovery. This book hopes to change those perceptions. Additionally, for those who are spiritual or religious, this book aims to support your use of either of these orientations as you continue your recovery journey. To these ends, this book encourages you to embrace your human spirit – your spirituality – whether you are an atheist, agnostic, someone more psychologically oriented, or someone who is spiritual but not religious, or someone who embraces a religious tradition. This book aims to help you embrace and enact your human spirit orientation in support of your sobriety and recovery.

About the Author

Dr. Bruce D. LeBlanc is a distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Sociology with over thirty years of teaching experience and an exceptional academic background that includes eight advanced degrees across psychology, sociology, public administration, transpersonal studies, addictions counseling, curriculum and instruction, and coaching psychology, along with the completion of his first year of an MTh in theological studies. A former Roman Catholic monk with five years of religious, scriptural, and theological formation, he was ordained a priest in the Ecumenical Catholic Church in 1991, later consecrated a bishop in 2003, and went on to found the Transformational Catholic Church in 2005. In semi-retirement, Dr. LeBlanc continues to serve communities by facilitating Recovery First and Spirituality groups for women in transitional housing in Illinois, as well as providing group and individual counseling at a private residential substance abuse treatment center in Portland, Oregon, where he leads specialized groups on sexual health, relationships, spirituality, and grief. His Curriculum Vitae is available on Academia.edu, and he can be reached at drbdleblanc@gmail.com