Abstract
People recovering from addiction to alcohol or drugs often acknowledge the need for complete change in life pattern orientation in a journey toward healing. Serenity is the hallmark of recovery according to the tenets of 12-step programs, but little is known about the actual experience of serenity in healing from addiction. From a perspective of unitary pattern appreciation and a method of unitary appreciative inquiry, this study explored the experience of serenity among 9 people recovering from alcohol and/or drug addiction. Results are portrayed in both individual and group profiles, depicted in a format that integrates empirical findings as poetry.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 198-210 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Advances in Nursing Science |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2008 |
Keywords
- 12-step programs
- Addiction
- Healing
- Serenity
- Unitary appreciative inquiry
- Unitary life pattern
