{"product_id":"the-fix-how-the-twelve-steps-offer-a-surprising-path-of-transformation-for-the-well-adjusted-the-down-and-out-and-everyone-in-between-9780310368540","title":"The Fix: How the Twelve Steps Offer a Surprising Path of Transformation for the Well-Adjusted, the Down-And-Out, and Everyone in Between","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid you know that \u003cem\u003eanyone--\u003c\/em\u003eaddicts or non-addicts--can benefit from working the Twelve Steps and find the freedom, joy, and intimacy with God that their hearts long for?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all suffer from a sense of spiritual homelessness--a feeling that we're not fully at home in the world. To cope with our painful feelings and life traumas, we search for quick \"fixes\" that eventually become habitual, self-destructive behaviors that ultimately create more problems than they solve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a person in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, Ian Cron is no stranger to these destructive habits. It wasn't until he embraced the Twelve Steps that he found true freedom. He knows from personal experience that Twelve Step recovery is more than just a life-saving strategy for guiding substance users into sobriety. \u003cem\u003eEverybody\u003c\/em\u003e is addicted to something to numb the discomfort of living in a messed-up world, he says, but the good news is that if you committedly \"work the steps,\" you will eventually have a vital spiritual awakening that will give you an entirely new and radically beautiful orientation toward the life God has for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you long for sustainable healing and joy amid life's messiness, \u003cem\u003eThe Fix \u003c\/em\u003einvites you to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJourney step-by-step through a spiritual curriculum that has helped millions overcome trauma, pain, and brokenness for over eight decades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand how the Twelve Steps can be a transformative tool not only for people with chemical or behavioral addictions but for anyone who wants to move beyond self-help to a spiritual awakening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatch yourself in the act of self-sabotaging behaviors and understand how each day is a new opportunity to trade in self-willed reformation for grace-powered transformation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My original subtitle for this book--\u003cem\u003eTwelve Steps to Unscrewing Your Screwed-Up Life--\u003c\/em\u003ewas a little over the top,\" Ian comments. \"But anyone who has ever fallen for a quick fix (like drugs, alcohol, porn, overeating, work, religion, people-pleasing, and more) knows firsthand how our self-prescribed treatment plans derail us. They might not be as visible as empty bottles stashed inside a desk drawer, but they are just as life-complicating and soul-crushing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his characteristic wit and transparent self-disclosure, Ian guides us in learning how to work each of the Twelve Steps so we will finally be given a \"new pair of glasses\" through which we will be able to see ourselves, others, and the world in a startlingly new way--and ultimately take hold of the freedom God has been waiting to give us all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCron, Ian Morgan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eIan Morgan Cron is a bestselling author, psychotherapist, Enneagram teacher, Episcopal priest, and the host of the popular podcast \u003cem\u003eTypology\u003c\/em\u003e. His books include the Enneagram primer \u003cem\u003eThe Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery\u003c\/em\u003e, which has sold over one million copies; the novel \u003cem\u003eChasing Francis\u003c\/em\u003e; the spiritual memoir \u003cem\u003eJesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Story of You: An Enneagram Journey to\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBecoming Your True Self\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51187215696146,"sku":"9780310368540","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b23656fa-9f28-4223-b7c4-86da68ff8596.jpg?v=1772531922","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fix-how-the-twelve-steps-offer-a-surprising-path-of-transformation-for-the-well-adjusted-the-down-and-out-and-everyone-in-between-9780310368540","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}