101 Affirmations for Addiction & Recovery

An essential collection of daily affirmations to help with recovery from Erica Spiegelman, author of best-selling book Rewired.

Conquer negative thinking. Banish self-doubt. Create a vision of hope.

The journey of recovery lasts a lifetime — and it’s never too late to take the first step. Every day, we have the opportunity to form new neural pathways based on our experiences — and unlock the door to successful recovery from addiction.

By reframing our situation in ways positive, uplifting and empowering, we learn to nurture and support ourselves with proper self-care while we work to develop healthy behaviors and thought habits.

From Erica Spiegelman, author of breakout book Rewired, comes 101 Affirmations for Addiction & Recovery, a complete collection of personal affirmations for those in need of healing from current or previous addictions.

Touching on important topics like coping skills, setting healthy boundaries and embracing authenticity, these affirmations closely align with the Rewired Program, a best-selling series of recovery tools that are used worldwide in the treatment of addiction. 

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