Recovery is not a man's world, and yet to a woman it can sometimes seem that way. Geared specifically to that woman, this book brings a feminine perspective to the Twelve Step program, searching out the healing messages beneath the male-oriented words. Based on an open exploration and a flexible interpretation of the Twelve Steps, this new perspective takes into account the psychological development of women as it relates to addiction and recovery, as well as the social and cultural factors that affect women in particular.Acknowledging that recovery raises special issues for women-from questions about sexuality, relationships, and everyday life to anxieties about speaking up at mixed-gender meetings-A Woman's Way through the Twelve Steps focuses directly on the feminine experience of addiction and healing. The author explores the Twelve Steps one by one, reiteration each in its traditional language, then explaining and illustrating it in a way that highlights a woman's experience-empowering the reader to take ownership of her own recovery process as well as her growth as a woman.

Dra. Stephanie S. Covington es reconocida nacionalmente como terapeuta, escritora, consultora organizacional y conferencista. Con sus largos años de experiencia, ella ha creado un enfoque innovador sensible al género para atender las necesidades de tratamiento de las mujeres y las jóvenes que se comprobó ser eficaz en los entornos público, privado y de instituciones. La Dra Covington tiene su base de operaciones en La Jolla, California, donde es codirectora de Institute for Relational Development y Center for Gender and Justice.